Netanyahu: Attorney-General opens hearing in president’s alleged corruption cases

Israeli Attorney-General, Avichai Mandelblit, on Wednesday opened a series of pre-indictment hearings to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of possible criminal indictments over corrupt…

Iran sentences alleged U.S. spy to death

Iran has sentenced one person to death on espionage charges for the United States, Gholamhossein Esmaili, the spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary, announced on Tuesday. Esmaili did not identify the convic…

Prince Harry claims ‘powerful forces’ after his wife, Meghan

Britain’s Prince Harry has claimed that some ‘powerful forces’ who chased his mother, Diana, to her death are also after his wife, Meghan Markle. The British Royal made this claim in a strong-wo…

World Leaders gather for the funeral of Jacques Chirac

About 30 foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, gathered on Monday in the French capital for the funeral of former president Jacques Chirac, who died last week aged 86. &nb…

UK will leave EU on October 31 says finance minister Javid

The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, hopefully with a deal, finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday. Hopefully we leave with a deal,” Javid told ITV. “If we cannot strike …

Released British oil tanker leaves Iranian port to int’l waters

The released British oil tanker, the Stena Impero, has left Iran’s Bandar Abbas port to international waters on Friday morning local time, the Ports and Shipping Office of Iran’s southern Hormozgan P…

Khashoggi: Saudi Crown Prince breaks silence on murder of journalist

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist, Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch,” according to a PBS documentar…

Jacques Chirac: Former French President Dies At 86

Jacques Chirac, the former French president whose later years were blighted by corruption scandals, has died aged 86. President Jacques Chirac died this morning surrounded by his family, peacefully,"…

Bill Gates opened my eyes to healthcare issues in Nigeria – Dangote

The Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said that he had no idea the level of neglect in Nigeria’s health sector until he had a conversation with Bill Gates.         Dangote said on Wednesd…

Iran sentences 3 Christians to prison

Three Christians in Iran urge believers to pray for them as they and another Christian convert each received six-month prison sentences for their faith and Christian activities, activists told BosNew…

US authorities seize five tons of cocaine from submarine

A homemade submarine carrying more than five tons of cocaine was intercepted in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, the US Coast Guard reports.        The …

US sanctions Chinese companies for Iran oil imports: Pompeo

The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on Chinese companies for buying Iranian oil, stepping up pressure despite European attempts to arrange talks between Washington and Tehran.        S…

Pakistan: 5.8 magnitude earthquake kills 26, injures 300

The death toll amounted to 26 in a powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several cities. At least 300 people were injured.        T…

Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk: UN

Indonesian forest fires are putting nearly 10 million children at risk from air pollution, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse g…

UNGA: Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old environmental activist blasts world leaders

Greta Thunberg, the 16 years old famous Swedish environmental activist, has accused world leaders of doing little to tackle climate change.         Greta, who has been r…

Iran behind Saudi attack – Britain, France, Germany

Britain, France and Germany have declared that Iran “bears responsibility” for the attack on a Saudi Arabia oil plant this month. Dpa reports that the world powers announced their position in a joint…

Bomb scare in Manchester Airport UK

Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Manchester Airport on Monday, police said, adding a man had been detained by officers at the scene.  &nb…

Rouhani heads to UN in quest to win Iran support against US

President Hassan Rouhani on Monday departed Tehran for New York to attend the UN General Assembly on a mission to win Iran support against "cruel" pressure from arch-foe the United States. &nbsp…

S/Arabia shows proof Iran backed drone attack

Saudi Arabia said it would show evidence on Wednesday linking regional rival Tehran to an unprecedented attack on its oil industry that Washington believes originated from Iran in a dangerous escalat…

Netanyahu, Gantz deadlocked after Israeli polls

Various Israeli media reported that Netanyahu's right-wing Likud and Gantz's Blue and White had 32 seats each of parliament's 120 with more than 90 percent of the vote counted.    &nbs…