Russian nuclear agency committed crime by holding test near city: ecologist
An ecologist in northern Russia said on Thursday the state nuclear agency Rosatom had committed a crime by carrying out a mysterious test last week...
Zimbabwe rights groups say six activists abducted, beaten ahead of protests
Six Zimbabwean political activists were abducted from their homes at night and beaten by armed men this week, a coalition of rights groups said on...
Sudan opposition to nominate economist Abdalla Hamdok as PM: sources
Sudan’s main opposition alliance will nominate Abdalla Hamdok, an economist who has served in international institutions, to be prime minister in the country’s transitional government,...
Israel bars visit by U.S. Democratic lawmakers Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
Israel will bar a visit by two of its sharpest critics in the U.S. Congress, Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who planned to tour...
U.S. FDA proposes graphic warnings on cigarette packs, advertisements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed that cigarette packs carry graphic new health warnings including pictures and text outlining lesser-known risks of smoking...
Surgical training programs not supportive of new parents
(Reuters Health) – Surgical residents say it’s tough to have children during their five years of intensive training due to a lack of flexibility in...
Italian PM blasts immigration-‘obsessive’ Salvini as League’s election bid falters
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday accused his far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, of disloyalty and being obsessed with blocking immigration, intensifying the open...
Beer with the prince: Liechtenstein marks 300th anniversary
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein celebrated its 300th anniversary on Thursday as an island of peace and prosperity in an unsettled world — and a...
Top Trudeau ally offers backing as Canada ethics scandal flares back into life
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday won the backing of a key ally in the aftermath of damning ethics report that could hurt the...
Russian jet makes ‘miracle’ landing in a corn field
Russians hailed a miracle on Thursday after a passenger plane carrying 233 people made an emergency landing in a corn field on the outskirts of...