Venezuela will use Russian military equipment at drills on July 24: RIA
Venezuela will use Russian military equipment during exercises on July 24, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday....
Smartwings passenger plane makes emergency landing in Budapest
An airplane operated by Czech airline Smartwings made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport on Thursday after its landing gear...
IAEA meeting did not produce any results for America: Iran ambassador to IAEA
An emergency meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, held at Washington’s request to weigh Tehran’s breach of a nuclear deal, did not produce...
North Korea calls South Korea’s F-35 jet purchases ‘extremely dangerous action’
South Korea’s acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets will force North Korea to develop and test “special armaments” to destroy the new weapons, North...
Amnesty International calls on South Korea to end discrimination of gay soldiers
Amnesty International on Thursday called on South Korea to decriminalize same-sex relationships for men in the military, warning current laws fuel violence, discrimination and stigmatization...
Iranian boats ‘harass’ British tanker in the Gulf: U.S. officials
Five boats believed to belong to Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in...
Six foreign nationals killed as severe weather hits Greece
Six foreign nationals were killed and dozens others were injured after gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms struck northern Greece late on Wednesday, authorities said....
Heavy rains flood New Orleans streets in taste of storm ahead
New Orleans was hit with widespread flooding on Wednesday from heavy rain spawned from a weather system that forecasters warned could grow into a hurricane...
Brazil pension overhaul bill wins by resounding margin in lower house
Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a landmark overhaul of the country’s pension system on Wednesday by a far wider margin than predicted, delivering a...
Former Puerto Rico government officials arrested in corruption probe
Two former high-ranking Puerto Rico government officials were among six people arrested and charged with conspiracy and other crimes in connection with millions of dollars...