Bystanders may hesitate to perform CPR for fear of causing harm
(Reuters Health) – People who witness a cardiac arrest may be reluctant to perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and their reasons shed light on how CPR...
U.N. investigator says Saudi royal adviser should be tried for Khashoggi killing
Supporters of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi called for justice a year after his death and a U.N. investigator said Saud al-Qahtani, a key adviser...
Three more Iraqis killed as violent protests spread nationwide
Three people were killed and at least 115 wounded on Wednesday in renewed nationwide clashes between demonstrators and Iraqi security forces, the largest display of...
EU to consider new supervisor in fight on money laundering
Banking scandals and growing crypto currency use have prompted European Union finance ministers to consider setting up a bloc-wide supervisor on money laundering at a...
Brazil police investigate mysterious oil slicks polluting Northeast beaches
Brazilian police on Wednesday opened an investigation into possible criminal activity surrounding an apparent oil spill off beaches along the country’s Northeast coast, federal prosecutors...
Saudi energy minister says country has showed resilience after oil attacks
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Abdulaziz Bin Salman has said his country has shown resilience following attacks on its oil plants. Joe Davies reports....
French police march in Paris for better working conditions
Thousands of French police officers marched in the streets of Paris on Wednesday, protesting against poor working conditions they say have led to dozens of...
Stagnant politics, graft and slow recovery fuel new Iraqi unrest
Fed up of waiting for a peace dividend, Iraqis feel their country should be well on the road to recovery by now. War against Islamic...
Putin backs Trump in U.S. domestic row, jokes about election meddling
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sided with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in the domestic political storm raging in the United States, and briefly...
U.S. re-opens embassy in Somali capital amid persisting Islamist violence
The United States announced on Wednesday it had re-opened its embassy in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, nearly three decades after it was shut down, underscoring deepening...