Poorly-controlled asthma commonly affects pregnancy in U.S
(Reuters Health) – Asthma is often not well controlled during pregnancy, especially among publicly-insured women, according to a U.S. study....
James Dyson buys Singapore’s priciest apartment
British billionaire and inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, James Dyson, has bought the most expensive apartment in Singapore, where his company plans to relocate...
Exclusive: New Kurdish PM says priority is stronger Baghdad ties, rather than independence
Two years after a failed independence bid plunged Iraq’s Kurdistan Region into months of instability, the new regional prime minister said his priority was strengthening...
Zimbabwe opposition lawmaker to appear in court away from capital
The court appearance of a Zimbabwean opposition politician facing up to 20 years in jail was moved hundreds of kilometers away from the capital, where...
Indian media body asks government to withdraw restrictions on journalists
The Editors Guild of India, which represents the country’s newspapers, urged the government on Wednesday to withdraw curbs that have reduced journalists’ access to officials...
Singapore detains Myanmar nationals accused of links to Arakan Army
Singapore authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested a group of Myanmar nationals accused of garnering support for armed violence against the Myanmar government....
Trump accuses Iran of secret nuclear enrichment, says sanctions to be cranked up ‘substantially’
President Donald Trump accused Iran on Wednesday of secretly enriching uranium for a long time and said U.S. sanctions would be increased “substantially” soon, as...
Exclusive: New chemical weapons team to launch first Syria investigations
A new team established by the global chemical weapons watchdog to attribute blame for the use of banned munitions in Syria will investigate nine alleged...
Countries that restrict media freedom must pay price: UK’s Hunt
Countries that restrict media freedom must be made to pay a diplomatic price, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday, as he warned about...
Merkel has third bout of shaking, says she is fine and ‘working through’ issue
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “working through” a bout of shaking that first occurred in mid-June and struck for the third time on...