Pluristem gets positive results from radiation treatment trials
Israel’s Pluristem Therapeutics Inc reported on Wednesday positive results from a series of studies in animals of its placenta-based stem cell therapy to treat acute radiation...
China vows steps to support employment amid job creation pressure
China will implement measures to support employment as it faces relatively large pressure to create more jobs, the state council, or cabinet, said on Wednesday,...
Stoltenberg says no NATO mission requested in Strait of Hormuz
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday there had been no formal request for the military alliance to launch a mission in the Strait of...
Fresh protests in Hong Kong as more than 40 charged with rioting
More than 40 people appeared in a Hong Kong court on Wednesday charged with rioting for their role in a recent protest that turned violent...
Pink seesaws bridge the U.S.-Mexico border wall
Children and adults alike revel in balancing on seesaws on the US-Mexico border wall....
U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan set to resume talks with Taliban: sources
U.S. special representative for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will resume peace talks with the Taliban soon, sources with knowledge of the issue said on...
Israel announces new homes for settlers, Palestinians in West Bank ahead of Kushner visit
Israel will build 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank – a move Palestinian leaders decried as showing Israel’s “colonial mentality”...
Germany: European naval mission in Strait of Hormuz worth considering
The German government has not offered any contribution to a U.S. naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz but thinks it is “worth considering” a...
News TV blackouts in Pakistan draw fresh accusations of censorship
Pakistani opposition parties have accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of intimidating broadcasters into a blackout on television coverage of his critics, after several TV channels...
Ireland not going to be bullied on Brexit: PM
Ireland is not going to be bullied in talks over Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said in an interview...