Atwood says ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ got much closer to reality, prompting sequel
Canadian author Margaret Atwood said a deterioration in women’s rights in some parts of the world including in the United States prompted her to write...
Sudan’s prime minister to join peace talks in Juba with rebels
New Sudan prime minister Abdalla Hamdok will head to South Sudan for peace talks between the ruling sovereign council and rebel leaders, the information minister...
Russia nearly ready for reciprocal response after U.S. missile test: RIA
Russia is close to completing preparations for a like-for-like response following a U.S. missile test that was carried out last month, the RIA news agency...
At least 16 die during Ashura rituals in Iraq’s Kerbala
At least 16 people died and 75 more were wounded on Tuesday during the Shi’ite Muslim religious Ashura rituals in the Iraqi city of Kerbala,...
Labour pledges major extension of workers’ rights
Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday if it won power it would create a Ministry of Employment Rights to deliver better wages, greater job...
UK lawmakers launch new group to try to secure Brexit deal
Several British lawmakers launched a new group on Tuesday to bolster efforts to secure a deal to leave the European Union, hoping to persuade parliament...
Lebanon hopes U.S. will resume mediation in border disputes with Israel
Lebanon’s president said he hopes the United States will resume mediation efforts to resolve a land and sea border dispute with Israel, after the man...
Four cholera cases confirmed in Sudan, three die of acute watery diarrhoea
At least four cases of cholera have been confirmed in Sudan’s Blue Nile state and three people with acute watery diarrhoea have died, the Health...
Algerian PM to resign, paving way for vote after protracted protests
Algerian Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui will resign soon to pave the way for elections this year that the army sees as the only way to...
Schumacher in Paris hospital for ‘secret treatment’: report
Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher was admitted to a Paris hospital for “secret treatment” earlier on Monday, Le Parisien newspaper reported. Mia Womersley...