This file picture taken on August 3, 2015, shows a mobile phone made by Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei displayed in a store in Beijing. (Photo by AFP) Federal prosecutors in New York have been investigating since at least last year whether Chinese tech company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd violated US sanctions in relation to Iran, […]

This file photo shows Senator Bernie Sanders at a news conference on November 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Independent US Senator Bernie Sanders is preparing to release a plan for the federal government to guarantee a job with at least a $15-per-hour wage and health benefits to every adult American “who wants or needs one.” A representative from […]

People from the towns of al-Rahiba, Nasiriyah and al-Athma take to the streets to welcome Syrian government troops and security forces into their towns on April 25, 2018. (Photo by SANA) Law and order has been restored to Syria’s East Qalamoun region after the final batch of militants leave the enclave located in the suburbs […]

In this image released by the US Department of Defense the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile on April 14, 2018. (Photo by AFP) The Syrian air defense was able to successfully shot down 46 cruise missiles that the US, France and the UK fired at it on April 14, a […]

People demonstrate in Managua demanding Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo, step down, April 23, 2018. (Photo by AFP) The United Nations called Tuesday on Nicaragua to investigate a crackdown on protests that have left at least 27 dead, saying that a number of the killings may have been “unlawful.” Pension […]

The photo, taken on April 19, 2018, shows experts from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences working at the house from where three film students went missing about a month ago, at Haciendas de La Reina neighbourhood in the municipality of Tonala, Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico, April 19, 2018. (Photo by AFP) Three missing Mexican […]

The photo, taken on October 14, 2013, shows Indian spiritual guru Asaram Bapu (C), accused of sexually assaulting a minor, being escorted by Gujarat state police in Jodhpur. (Photo by AFP) An Indian court has sentenced Asaram Bapu, a controversial popular guru, to life in prison for raping a teenage devotee under the pretext of […]

Chinese fighter jets are pictured on the aircraft carrier Liaoning during a drill at sea, on April 24, 2018. (Photo by AFP) China says a series of recent military drills conducted near Taiwan was aimed at sending an “extremely clear” message to the self-ruled island that Beijing would be ready to take action against any […]

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (AFP photo) South Sudan‘s President Salva Kiir has dismissed calls by the country‘s opposition to step down, saying there is no logic in signing a peace agreement with the opponents and then resign as president. “They want me to sign the agreement and then step down immediately. Just imagine, what […]

A file photo of members of Nigeria’s Fulani ethnic community during a rally in Bamako, Nigeria, on March 15, 2018 (by AFP) Gunmen have killed 19 people in an attack on a church in the central Nigerian state of Benue. The attack by the armed men, believed to be cattle herders, was launched on Tuesday […]