Saudi Arabia splits industry and mining from energy ministry
Saudi Arabia created a new ministry for industry and mineral resources, separating it from the kingdom’s colossal energy ministry, and replaced the powerful head of...
After heavy air strikes, calm in Syria’s Idlib as ceasefire declared
Syria’s Idlib region saw a lull in air raids that have been pounding the insurgent territory, a monitor and rebel official said on Saturday, after...
MLB notebook: Coroner rules Skaggs died of accidental OD
Los Angeles Angels left-hander Tyler Skaggs died from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol, the Tarrant County (Texas) Medical Examiner’s Office said in a...
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
A Sudanese judge formally indicted former president Omar al-Bashir on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption on Saturday....
Yemeni separatists arrest dozens of government loyalists in Aden
Southern Yemeni separatists said they arrested dozens of government loyalists in Aden on Saturday after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s forces withdrew from the port city...
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon in latest clashes
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw petrol bombs in the latest in a series of clashes...
Brazil agents raid illegal miners in Amazon as environmental enforcement ratchets up
Federal agents in Brazil exchanged gunfire with illegal miners in the Amazon state of Para on Friday, according to Reuters witnesses, in a dramatic example...
Florida residents asked to have a week’s worth of supplies as Hurricane Dorian gets closer – CNN
Florida residents asked to have a week’s worth of supplies as Hurricane Dorian gets closer CNN Trump Confronts a Storm Threatening His Re-Election and Property Bloomberg Hurricane...
Hong Kong protesters join meandering march for democracy
Thousands marched in a meandering tour of downtown Hong Kong on Saturday in the pouring rain, the latest in a series of pro-democracy protests that...
12 dead, 50 injured in chemical factory blast in western India
At least 12 people were killed and around 50 injured after a series of explosions at a chemical factory in the western Indian state of...