Saudi foreign minister: Attacks on Gulf oil facilities must be addressed with ‘firmness’
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that attacks on Gulf oil facilities must be addressed with “strength and firmness” and that more efforts were...
Ashton Kutcher ‘freaking out’ after date found slain, Los Angeles court told
Actor Ashton Kutcher told a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday that he was “freaking out” after learning that a young woman was found dead in...
U.S.-China trade war of words heads for Fox cable TV face-off
China’s war of words with the United States over their escalating trade dispute will reach a crescendo of sorts when a broadcaster from Chinese state...
Top U.S. security adviser: Iranian mines likely caused UAE tanker blasts
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that naval mines “almost certainly from Iran” were used to attack oil tankers off the United...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa retains Mboweni, Gordhan in new, leaner cabinet
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday retained Tito Mboweni as finance minister in a new, leaner cabinet, following on from a pre-election pledge to...
Canada’s Trudeau to discuss ‘backsliding’ on abortion with VP Pence
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he would raise his concerns about “backsliding” on women’s rights in the United States and elsewhere when...
Missouri governor says politics plays no role in abortion clinic licensing fight
Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday said politics played no role in the state department of health’s intent to close Missouri’s sole abortion clinic, a...
Banks shuttered as Sudan opposition stages second day of strikes
Banks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum came to a virtual standstill on Wednesday as protest and opposition groups organized a second day of strikes to...
UAE, U.S. activate defence cooperation pact: state news agency
A defence cooperation agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the United States has come into force, UAE state news agency WAM said on Wednesday,...
Word whiz kids tap memory tricks at U.S. spelling bee
Spelling savants traced letters onto their palms or gazed at the ceiling on Wednesday while racking their brains in hopes of advancing to the next...