Kuwait’s ruler opens parliament after medical treatment
Kuwait’s 90-year-old ruler opened the country’s parliament on Tuesday with a call to fellow Gulf Arab states to end a row that has shattered regional...
Indian toddler stuck in well found dead during rescue attempt
A two-year-old boy who fell into a well while playing outside his house in southern India died during an 80-hour-long rescue operation, state authorities said...
Morphosys shares fall after dermatitis treatment flops
German biotech company Morphosys halted development of an experimental atopic dermatitis treatment that analysts had pinned hopes of blockbuster sales potential on, sending its shares...
Japan’s Sadako Ogata, first female U.N. refugee chief, dies at 92
Sadako Ogata, a former top United Nations official who was the first and only woman to serve as the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and...
North Korea rejects offer for talks over tourism site: South Korean ministry
North Korea has rejected a South Korean offer to hold talks about the future of joint tourism facilities that leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered...
Saudi Crown Prince congratulates Trump on killing of Islamic State leader
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on the killing of Islamic State’s leader, describing the operation as a historic...
Nepali scales 14 highest peaks in just over six months, becomes world’s fastest climber
A 36-year-old Nepali became the fastest climber to summit the world’s 14 highest mountains on Tuesday, scaling all the mountains in just over six months,...
Brexit election? Johnson makes fresh bid to break the deadlock
Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a fresh bid for an election to break the Brexit deadlock on Tuesday after nearly three-and-a-half years of wrangling in...
Australia man gets maximum 36-year sentence for rape, murder of Israeli student
Australia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced a 20-year-old man to at least 30 years in prison for rape and murder of international student Aiia Maasarwe...
Iraqi security forces open fire on protesters, kill 14
Iraqi security forces killed at least 14 people in the Shi’ite holy city of Kerbala overnight after opening fire on protesters, medical and security sources...