Iran says it arrests CIA spies, Gulf tensions simmer
Iran announced on Monday it had captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and sentenced some of them to death, deepening...
British politician Elphicke charged with sexual assault
A lawmaker in Britain’s ruling Conservative party has been charged with three counts of sexual assault against two women, the Crown Prosecution Service said on...
Will life imitate art? Steppe queen movie makes Kazakhs wonder
An aging central Asian leader grooms his daughter to succeed him, and she then overcomes suspicion from her patriarchal society to unite her people....
Portuguese fires under partial control, weather raises concerns
Fires that swept across central Portugal for nearly 48 hours were under partial control on Monday, but adverse weather conditions are raising concern they will...
At least seven killed in bomb attack in Somalia’s Mogadishu
At least seven people were killed and 27 others wounded when a bomb went off outside a hotel near the international airport in Somalia’s capital...
Capital & Regional-owned London mall evacuated after fire incident
Shopping center owner Capital & Regional Plc said on Monday The Mall, Walthamstow in London had been evacuated after a fire and the London Fire...
Libyan warplane lands on road in southern Tunisia
A Libyan warplane landed on Monday on a road in the southern Tunisian town of Beni Khadash, witnesses and local media said....
Factbox: Overflowing inbox – Five urgent tasks for Britain’s new prime minister
Britain’s next prime minister will face an overflowing inbox when he takes office on July 24: delivering Brexit, building a relationship with Donald Trump, deciding...
UK minister quits before Johnson becomes PM, decries ‘dark cloud’ of Brexit
A minister and longstanding critic of Boris Johnson quit on Monday, the latest resignation before the presumed new prime minister takes office with a “do...
Death toll from India, Nepal, Bangladesh floods jumps to over 300
The death toll from severe flooding in parts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh rose to more than 300 on Monday, even as heavy rains are...