-- 2017-12-18 01:59:27
At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, officials said, the latest bout of violence to highlight increasing instability in a...
-- 2017-12-18 01:22:55
A baby panda has made a special appearance before Tokyo's governor, a group of local schoolchildren and the media one day ahead of its official public debut. The six-month-old female giant panda, Xi...
-- 2017-12-17 12:47:35
Chairperson of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina has said the inflation in Russia will be about 3.0 per cent in early 2018 and will reach the target of 4.0 in the second half of the year. "Inflati...
BBC 2017-12-17 12:00:00
An ancient skeleton of a woolly mammoth has sold for €548,000 ($640,000) at auction in the French city of Lyon. The skeleton, which exceeded its estimated value, is thought to be the largest of...
-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00
The sister of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and five other people were killed in a helicopter crash Saturday on a mountain near the Honduran capital. Hilda Hernandez, 51, was an agronomy...
Xinhua 2017-12-17 12:00:00
When trying to help children lose weight, involvement of a parent in the treatment makes the entire family healthier, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found....
-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00
It is almost the end of 2017 and as usual, many of us will begin to reflect and set resolutions for 2018. Some of these might look like: eat healthier, travel to Japan, learn a new language, clear th...
-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00
Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products Sunday in Indonesia's largest protest against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Wearing white robes and c...
-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00
Actor Ben Affleck appeared to have returned to a residential rehab facility, in his ongoing battle to conquer his struggle with alcohol addiction. Reportedly, it is confirmed that the 45-year-old ac...
-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00
Armed terrorists have attacked a Catholic church, killing at least nine people and injuring 56 in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, media reports say. The attack targete...
-- 2017-12-17 10:31:37
Libya’s coastal guard has rescued more than 250 illegal migrants trying to leave the North African country in small boats bound for Italy, officials said on Saturday. Libya’s western shor...
-- 2017-12-17 10:16:05
A mudslide tore through a small village in southern Chile near a popular national park, leaving five people dead and at least 15 missing after a night of torrential downpours, authorities said. A vid...
-- 2017-12-17 04:07:41
Indian stocks markets ended at an over two-week high on Friday as investors turned optimistic after exit polls forecast a victory for the ruling BJP in the Gujarat assembly election. The result will...
-- 2017-12-17 01:17:25
The Pentagon has been running a secret multi-million dollar programme to investigate Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), US media report. Only a small number of officials were aware of the programme,...
BBC 2017-12-16 12:50:02
Thousands of Vodafone customers will be able to end their contracts early after the UK's communications regulator raised concerns over new charges. In April, Vodafone introduced new international roa...
-- 2017-12-16 12:07:24
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan of about US$79.1 million for Mongolia following two rounds of reviews of the country’s performance. In a statement, the IMF said...
-- 2017-12-16 12:03:18
Amazon.com Inc likely doubled its sales to become the biggest internet retailer in Mexico this year, helping to grow the country’s nascent e-commerce market by a third, according to a report by...
BBC 2017-12-16 12:00:00
Uber set up a covert unit tasked with stealing competitors' secrets and engaging in undercover surveillance, a letter published by a US court on Friday has alleged. It is critical evidence in Uber's...
-- 2017-12-16 12:00:00
Russia and Egypt signed a deal on Friday to resume flights between Moscow and the Egyptian capital of Cairo starting from February, after more than a two-year break, officials announced. Moscow suspe...
-- 2017-12-16 12:00:00
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's densely populated Java island, killing two people and severely damaging dozens of homes near the epicenter. The quake struck at 11:47 pm on Friday and was...
-- 2017-12-16 11:46:42
The Star Wars: The Last Jedi is set to release this week around the world but astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will also be able to watch it in the coming days, NASA said. &ldq...
-- 2017-12-16 11:17:50
A Canadian billionaire and his wife have been found dead at their home in Toronto in circumstances that police described as "suspicious". The bodies of Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found in...
Reuters 2017-12-16 10:57:57
Women with sleep disorders other than sleep apnea may be more than three times as likely to experience infertility as their counterparts who don’t have trouble sleeping, a recent study suggests....
-- 2017-12-16 10:39:08
Austria's conservative People's Party has agreed a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party. The deal comes two months after a parliamentary election which the People's Party won but without an ove...
-- 2017-12-16 04:49:57
Marco Polo del Nero was suspended as president of Brazil’s soccer confederation on Friday, two years after he was indicted in the United States on charges of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud...
BBC 2017-12-16 04:46:15
A Chinese man has been jailed for a year for stamping on a portrait of Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, after being found guilty of inciting ethnic hatred. The court in China's Inner Mongolia region was to...
-- 2017-12-16 03:27:21
British Finance Minister Philip Hammond said it is likely Britain will want to negotiate a bespoke arrangement for future trade deals with the European Union (EU), according to Reuters. Speaking at a...
BBC 2017-12-16 02:52:31
A Nigerian law graduate has been denied her call to the bar after insisting on wearing a hijab during the ceremony. Amasa Firdaus was refused entry into the hall at the law school at the University o...
-- 2017-12-16 02:06:17
India increased the customs duty on some electronics including mobile phones, television sets, and microwave ovens in a bid to curb imports and boost local manufacturing, according to Gulf News. The...
Reuters 2017-12-16 01:22:33
Political uncertainty in Catalonia has dented expectations for growth in Spain’s economy, the country’s central bank said on Friday, as voters in the region gear up for an election that pr...
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