The UN refugee agency has warned in a report that for every 18 asylum seekers that landed on Europe’s shore, one has died while trying to cross the Mediterranean in the first seven months of 2018.
The Afghan Taliban who have mounted a 17 year war against U.S.-Afghan forces are in Moscow for peace talks that will be a landmark for the group and the Russian government.
A report in CNN has revealed that scientists investigating the attacks against U.S. diplomats are saying the ailments could have been caused by microwave weapons.
Turkey and Russia are in negotiations to carry out non-dollar trade as both countries are suffering – Moscow under economic sanctions for its actions in Crimea, and U.S. elections; while Turkey for not releasing an arrested American pastor.
The EU diplomat negotiating UK’s exit from the common trade grouping has said he is "strongly" opposed to key parts of British Prime Minister Theresa May's proposals for a future trade deal.
There is no guarantee for India that the United States government will exempt it from sanctions if it purchases weapons and defence systems from Russia, a top Pentagon official said.
U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be feeling besieged as he is lashing out at news media who he feels has been unfair in their coverage of him. In his latest volley he has attacked CNN's president Jeff Zucker on Twitter, saying that he should be fired.
The U.N. director of humanitarian operations gave out a dire warning on Tuesday that an outright Syrian government offensive in the province of Idlib "has the potential to create a humanitarian emergency at a scale not yet seen."
Air Canada has confirmed that personal information of about 20,000 customers "may potentially have been improperly accessed" via a breach in its mobile app a few days ago.
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri has requested the International Monetary Fund for the early release of a bailout package for the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his warning to internet search giant Google, and also included social media platforms Twitter and Facebook to say, they are "treading on troubled territory" over what he claims is a political bias against him and the Republican Party.
A United Nations committee has recommended that top Myanmar military officials “be investigated and prosecuted” for genocide and human rights atrocities against the Rohingya and other minority groups in Myanmar.
A firm that had uploaded 3D-printable blueprints for guns has circumvented a ban on sharing them online by selling pen drives containing the files.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration had reached a preliminary trade deal with Mexico to rework the NAFTA trade deal.
Iran has filed a case against the United States at the International Court of Justice against the Trump Administration’s sanctions saying their imposition violates the terms of a 1955 friendship treaty between the two countries.
A day after a deadly stabbing provoked anti-immigration demonstrations, the German city of Chemnitz is at the center of opposing protests. Several people were injured and had to be hospitalised for injuries.
Lebanon is preparing to legalize cannabis cultivation for medical use and to formally regulate marijuana which is cultivated openly, but illegally, in some parts.
Europe’s biggest volcano, Italy's Mount Etna has erupted with immense strength - sending large blocks of flaming lava 500ft into the air. Mount Etna sent ash plumes into the sky, with officials remarking that the lava spewing down Mount Etna appears to be "non-stop".
The North Korean establishment has accused the United States of “double-dealing” and “hatching a criminal plot” against Pyongyang, after Washington abruptly cancelled a scheduled visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Two people have died after being fatally shot during a video game tournament at a shopping complex in Jacksonville, Florida. The gunman took his own life inside the plaza after carrying out the shooting.
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