As Biden tours Iowa, farmers want to know where he stands on ethanol
The former U.S. vice president has pledged support for advanced biofuels as part of his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination....
South Sudan jails prominent economist over media interviews
A South Sudanese court sentenced a prominent economist to two years in prison on Tuesday for disturbing the peace because he gave interviews to foreign...
Sudan civil disobedience campaign keeps businesses in Khartoum shuttered
Many shops and business stayed closed and troops watched the streets of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, the third day of a civil disobedience campaign...
Merck’s Keytruda wins FDA approval to treat head and neck cancer
Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a type...
New York Marathon expands ‘virtual race’
Jogging solo in Florida in near 80 degree Fahrenheit heat, Theresa Winterhalter’s New York City Marathon experience last November looked much different to what you...
Where’s Johnson? UK PM candidate criticized for avoiding scrutiny
Boris Johnson, the favorite to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, was criticized on Tuesday by rivals who said the former foreign minister was avoiding...
UK PM candidate Harper asks Johnson: Why won’t you answer questions?
Mark Harper, one of the candidates vying to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, said rival Boris Johnson should answer questions in public....
New PM won’t change Britain’s EU exit deal: Commission
The election of a new British prime minister will not change the accord on Britain’s departure from the bloc agreed between the EU and the...
Kazakh activists call for more protests over presidential vote
Anti-government activists called on Monday for more protests in Kazakhstan against what they said was a rigged presidential election result, as police warned they would...
Iran frees detained Lebanese businessman Zakka: Lebanese official
A Lebanese businessman detained in Iran since 2015 for alleged anti-state activity left the country on Tuesday, a Lebanese official said, after Beirut secured his...