G20 to tackle ocean plastic waste as petrochemical producers expand in Asia
Japan wants to make reducing the glut of plastic waste in the oceans a priority at the Group of 20 summit it is hosting this...
Stranded Rohingyas linked to human trafficking: Thai police
Thai police said on Thursday there is enough evidence to press human trafficking charges against the captain and crew of a boat carrying 65 Rohingya...
Fowl ref! Scotland bring out the rubber chickens at World Cup
Scotland’s hopes of reaching the last 16 at their maiden women’s World Cup were dented by defeat to England in their opener but they have...
Syrian army shells rebel area despite ceasefire move: monitor
The Syrian army and its allies shelled rebel-held areas of northwest Syria on Wednesday night and early on Thursday, a war monitor said, despite Russia...
Frontline oil tanker struck by torpedo off UAE coast: Tradewinds
An oil tanker owned by Norway’s Frontline has been struck by a torpedo off the coast of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, shipping newspaper...
Italy will discuss later this year how to fund tax cuts: Di Maio
The Italian ruling coalition will discuss later this year how to finance its ambitious tax cut plans, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on...
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza, calling attack response to rocket fire
Israeli aircraft attacked a Hamas target in Gaza on Thursday after a Palestinian rocket strike, the Israeli military said, in the first serious cross-border flare-up...
Cyclone Vayu spares Indian west coast a direct hit, to skirt coast
A powerful cyclone that threatened the western Indian state of Gujarat, has changed course and it is now expected to just brush past the coast,...
Putin says Russia-U.S. relations are getting ‘worse and worse’: Mir TV
President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that relations between Moscow and Washington were getting worse and worse, noting that the current...
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda: health ministry official
A second patient affected with the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda has died in the current outbreak, a health ministry official said on Thursday....