ANKARA: Turkey has arrested two intelligence operatives who confessed to spying on Arab nationals for the United Arab Emirates, and
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Journalist shot dead in Northern Ireland in ‘terrorist incident’
DERRY: A journalist was shot dead during riots in Northern Ireland in what police on Friday were treating as a
US Congress plunges into Robert Mueller report, subpoena upcoming
WASHINGTON: It’s now up to Congress to decide what to do with special counsel Robert Mueller‘s findings about President Donald
President Emmanuel Macron meets officials, eyes Notre Dame for legacy-building
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting officials from the United Nations‘ cultural agency, where he is expected to set
11 sleeping civilians killed in Cameroon Boko Haram attack
YAOUNDE: Boko Haram fighters torched a village in Cameroon‘s troubled Far North Region overnight and killed 11 civilians in their
Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body
KHARTOUM: Protestleaders Friday announced plans tounveil a civilianbodyto take over from Sudan‘s ruling military council as crowds of demonstrators kept
Mueller report shows ‘no reasonable proof’ of Russian meddling: Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday once more dismissed the Mueller report, saying that it failed to present evidence of any meddling
China invites North Korea to Belt and Road summit
BEIJING: China said Thursday leaders from 37 nations and North Korean representatives will attend a summit for its Belt and
In Indonesia’s election, the winner is Widodo – and Islam
JAKARTA: Two months before this week’s presidential election in Indonesia, prize-winning novelist Eka Kurniawan declared in an opinion column that
‘It’s a witch hunt’: Trump’s brash fight against Mueller
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump‘s strategist warned him not to fire FBI director James Comey. His advisors told him to stop
America’s 1st female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb, dies
FLORIDA (US): America’s first female astronaut candidate, pilot Jerrie Cobb, who pushed for equality in space but never reached its
328 days in ISS? Christina plans to create a spaceflight record
NEW YORK: A female astronaut is due to set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman, the US
‘Swastika Acres’ no more: US locality changes name
COLARADO: A Colorado city has voted to drop the name ‘Swastika Acres’ from a subdivision.The neighborhood in the Denver suburb
Man, 37, tries to enter NY church with petrol cans
A 37-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday night after walking into St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City with two
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Guns in school
Transcript No, they’re not soldiers. These armed men are actually teachers. At this school in Pakistan, teachers have been told
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Shining a light on the past
Transcript They might not look like much, but these are in fact texts from ancient Rome. Since their discovery 250
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Flying food
Transcript Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a flying waiter. Due to a lack of staff,
New Mexico panel blindsides Facebook with $39M utility bill
ALBUQUERQUE: A powerful New Mexico regulatory authority is requiring the state’s largest utility to bill Facebook $39 million for a
Hindus in Pakistan protest abduction, forced conversion of girls
ISLAMABAD: Protest against the abduction of teenage Hindu girl by an influential person continued on Thursday in Rahim Yar Khan
The Sky is the limit for Cricket in the USA: Nadia Gruny, USA Women’s Cricket
Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Nadia played cricket with her brothers and watched games on TV with her father.
Mueller time: Trump gets a pass, but Democrats won’t give up
WASHINGTON: In a deeply conflicted report, the redacted version of which was made public on Thursday, FBI Special Counsel Robert
Donald Trump tried to seize control of Mueller probe, report says
WASHINGTON: Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller‘s report revealed to a waiting nation on Thursday that President Donald Trump
Donald Trump declares victory on Robert Mueller report D-Day
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, backed by his attorney general, declared himself fully vindicated on Thursday in the investigation into Russian
After two years of waiting, Americans will see Mueller report
WASHINGTON: After nearly two years of waiting, America is about to get some answers straight from Robert Mueller but not
North Korea says it tested new weapon, wants Mike Pompeo out of talks
SEOUL: North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” its first such test