Tunisian PM delegates his powers to focus on presidential race
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed will temporarily delegate his powers to Public Service Minister Kamal Morjane to focus on the presidential campaign and to ensure...
Bosnia-born Matrix co-writer foresees partition of America
Novelist and Matrix co-writer Aleksandar Hemon worries that growing U.S. social divisions could bring about the partition of the United States, saying present-day America reminds...
Algeria court detains former justice minister over alleged corruption
Algeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday placed former justice minister Tayeb Louh in custody over alleged corruption under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, state television reported....
Gender minority college students at increased mental health risk
(Reuters Health) – Gender minority students in U.S. colleges and universities are four times as likely as other students to experience mental health problems, researchers...
Argentina presidential front-runner Fernandez pledges ‘no default’ if elected
Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday there was “no possibility” the country would default on its debt if he were elected in October,...
Trade in giraffes to be regulated for first time: CITES
Countries voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to regulate international trade in giraffes, an endangered species, and in their skins and other parts, overcoming objections by southern...
German court convicts Syrian over stabbing that triggered Chemnitz riots
A German court sentenced a Syrian asylum seeker to nine and a half years in prison on Thursday over the fatal stabbing of a man...
Indonesia tells some Jakarta supermarkets to remove ‘palm oil-free’ products
Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, has told some retailers in Jakarta to remove food products with “palm oil-free” labels from their shops, a...
Edwards Lifesciences recalls delivery system for Sapien heart valves
Medical device maker Edwards Lifesciences Corp is recalling its Sapien 3 Ultra delivery system after burst balloons during implantation led to several injuries and a...
Argentina opposition candidate Fernandez says ‘no possibility of default’ if elected
Argentina presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday the country had “no possibility” of default if he were elected in October....