Politics
Ghani sworn in as Afghan president, rival holds parallel inauguration
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term on Monday but his main rival refused to recognize the inauguration ...Germany announces economic measures to stall ‘corona-crisis’
Germany announced measures to boost its sputtering economy in the face of the fast-spreading coronavirus on Monday, while also calling for the ...Sudan Prime Minister unharmed in assassination attempt
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived unharmed an assassination attempt using explosives in the capital Khartoum Monday, said his top aide. “An ...Heavy police raids leave east Jerusalem neighborhood on edge
Murad Mahmoud’s 14-year-old son has been detained by Israeli police in his east Jerusalem neighborhood three times in the last two years. ...Global coronavirus cases reach 100,000
Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone Friday, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into ...Over 20,000 migrant deaths on Mediterranean since 2014: UN
The U.N. migration agency said Friday that a shipwreck off Libya and other recent maritime incidents have raised its estimated death toll ...9 in 10 of all people hold bias against women
– Nearly 90 percent of the world’s population — of every gender — holds some prejudice against women, according to a UN ...Russian and Turkish presidents agree ceasefire in Syrian region
Turkey and Russia agreed on Thursday to halt fighting in northern Syria that has sparked a humanitarian disaster and raised fears of ...290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, ...Yemen cafes shut, women harassed as Huthis impose harsh morals campaign
The Huthi rebels arrived without warning, heavily armed and in a furious mood, as they barged into Ophelia, the only cafe for ...














