Maurice the Rooster pitches city slickers against locals in rural France
A loud 4-year-old rooster called Maurice on an island off the French Atlantic shore has pitted a couple of city slickers who bought a second...
Scores killed as Taliban, Afghan forces clash in Kunduz despite peace talks
A Taliban suicide bomber struck a main square in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz where Afghan forces had gathered to defend the city from...
One dead, six wounded in France after suspected knife attack
One person was found dead and six others wounded on Saturday in the city of Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France, after a suspected knife attack,...
Turkey to launch own Syria plan in weeks unless has ‘safe zone’ control: Erdogan
Turkey will launch its own operation to establish a “safe zone” in Syria if talks with the United States fail to give Turkish troops control...
Robots take up pole dancing at French night club
Donning high heels and standing on elevated platforms at a dimly lit club, humanoid robots moved their hips as they pole danced in front of...
Iranian oil tanker no longer has Turkish destination: ship tracking data
An Iranian oil tanker at the center of a dispute between Washington and Tehran is no longer heading towards Turkey’s Iskenderun port and now has...
U.S. engages in threats to stop Iran oil sales to traditional clients: Zarif
Iran’s foreign minister accused the United States on Twitter on Saturday of engaging in “piracy and threats” to stop Tehran from selling oil to traditional...
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as march turns into violent chaos
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday and pro-democracy protesters threw petrol bombs in the latest in a series of chaotic...
World War Two veteran breaks own scuba diving record at 96
A 96-year-old celebrated his birthday on Saturday by breaking his own record as the world’s oldest active scuba diver for the third year running, plunging...
Russians demand free elections in Moscow, defying protest ban
A few thousand Russians took to the streets of central Moscow on Saturday to demand free elections to the capital’s city legislature on Sept. 8,...