Protesters in Portland, Oregon, have rallied against a city policy demanding that owners of brick houses post warnings of potential collapse in case of an earthquake. Civil rights activists say…
UK-backed covert influence network apparently planned to use its connections to ensure Hollywood and foreign-language films put out a pro-Western message and sought to influence awards like the Oscars and…
The US, Germany’s closest strategic ally, came surprisingly close to the ‘bogeyman’ Russia in the list of countries that the Germans fear the most, leaving North Korea and others lag…
Contrary to everything you’ve ever been said, in most developed countries men are actually more disadvantaged than women, according to new research published in one of the world’s leading scientific…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he has been in indirect contact with Kim Jong-un and his talks with the North Korean leader have averted a major war in…
One more US Navy vessel, landing ship USS Fort McHenry, is about to arrive in the Black Sea where tensions are running high after three Ukrainian ships violated Russian territorial…
Holidaymakers escaping the UK for some January sun in Greece were left angry and stranded in a faraway airport for about a day after they were diverted – and the…
Tehran may not receive Russia’s Sukhoi SuperJet 100 airliners to boost its ageing air fleet due to US trade restrictions. The jets reportedly have more US-made parts than are allowed…
Taiwan’s ruling party elected a new chairman on Sunday, choosing a moderate to replace the post vacated by President Tsai Ing-wen after a recent electoral mauling, in a vote closely…
Sultan Muhammad V has stepped down as Malaysia’s king hot on the heels of his reported marriage to a Russian beauty queen. The king’s future has been the source of…
