Algeria detains opposition activist in new sign of clampdown
Algerian authorities have arrested Fodil Boumala, a prominent opposition activist and anti-government protester, fellow activists and a lawyer said on Thursday....
Fast facts about the smoky haze smothering Southeast Asia
During Southeast Asia’s dry season, farmers in Indonesia and other countries clear land using fire, often for palm and wood pulp plantations, with flames frequently...
Malaysia to push Southeast Asian nations for long-term solution to smog
Malaysia will push its Southeast Asian neighbors to strengthen cooperation in finding a long-term solution for smog wafted across the region from forest fires in...
Among babies and pregnant mothers, a death every 11 seconds, says U.N.
More women and newborns survive now than ever before, largely thanks to better healthcare, United Nations data showed on Thursday, but a baby or a...
Afghanistan braces for deadly attacks as Taliban vow to disrupt presidential election
A deadly suicide bombing this week near an election rally in central Afghanistan where President Ashraf Ghani was due to speak came as a sharp...
Israel’s Netanyahu cites 1980s precedent in hint at rotating premiership with Gantz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Thursday at a possible rotating premiership deal with election challenger Benny Gantz after inviting his centrist rival to...
Weakened Netanyahu seeks Israeli unity government with rival Gantz
Israel’s weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited his main rival, Benny Gantz, on Thursday to join him in a broad coalition government — an abrupt...
Vaping devices still available on Amazon, Flipkart after India ban
Some vaping products were still listed on the Indian websites of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart’s Flipkart on Thursday, while several other websites discontinued their sales...
Central African militia suspects, one a soccer boss, hear war crimes charges
Two alleged leaders of Central African Republic militias, one of them prominent in African football, heard details of war crimes accusations against them at the...
Singapore F1 organizers stock up on anti-smog masks
Singapore Grand Prix organizers are stocking up on disposable face masks to sell to spectators if the worst air pollution in three years threatens to...