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Iran Under Pressure: Why America's Sanctions Strategy Will Work

That is why it is so long and detailed. "After July 7, if you don't live up to the commitments you have made within an agreed timetable, we will restore Arak ...

Kushner: US to announce new steps on Mideast peace plan

Last week's US -led economic workshop in Bahrain, which was created to promote development of the Palestinian territories and the broader Middle East, produced ...

PH to conduct own inquiry on China's reported missile tests

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he had no first-hand knowledge of the missile launch, adding that the Department of National Defense would conduct its o...

United Kingdom minister warns leadership rivals of no-deal Brexit consequences

Mr Hunt will tell MPs he plans to immediately ramp up no-deal preparations and identify actions the Government could take to mitigate the impact of no deal in t...

Train Attack Case: 9 Bangladesh Opposition Leaders Get Death, 25 Lifer

Li Keqiang, however, stressed the need for solving the crisis bilaterally and assured that China will help end the crisis. The investment continues to be rega...

Eva Mozes Kor, Holocaust Survivor and Activist, Dies at 85

After the war, Kor joined the Israeli army and later moved to the USA with her husband, a fellow Holocaust survivor. Kor, of Terra Haute, Indiana died on Thur...

Iraqi PM issues decree curbing powers of Iran-allied militias

The move comes amid U.S. -Iran tensions and follows several unclaimed attacks near U.S. forces or U.S. interests in Iraq. The order followed the US decision in ...

Suppression orders: Google backs down after New Zealand murder case gaffe

In February Justice Moore ruled the man's interim suppression would continue with his reasons and the judgment also suppressed. Google was accused of "givin...

Over 45 Israeli Police Officers Injured in Clashes With Ethiopian Protesters

Police said 111 officers and dozens of protesters were wounded and 136 people were arrested. We embrace the Ethiopian community. They have complained of syste...

Protests in Israel for third day over police killing, but less violence

The rioters were protesting the death of Solomon Tekah, an 18-year-old Israeli of Ethiopian descent who was shot dead by a police officer during a scuffle on Su...

North Korea says United States hell-bent on sanctions despite Trump-Kim meeting

The letter urged all United Nations member states to comply with security council sanctions requiring the repatriation of all North Korean workers by December...

New U.S. census turmoil as Donald Trump again pursues citizenship question

A protester holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court where the court ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration did not give an adequate exp...

Man arrested in violent sexual assault in Aurora

The teen was treated for minor injuries in hospital. The suspect's name will not be released until charges have been laid in court, she said. He has been ch...

US sanctions Cuban oil company over Venezuelan petroleum shipments to Havana

On Tuesday, the 2nd of July 2019, the communist government of Cuba said that it had been examining a potential use of digital currencies or cryptocurrencies...

Pak books 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed for 'terror financing'

Pakistan's counter-terrorism department said it had launched 23 cases against Jammat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and 12 aides. These proscribed outfits were ope...

Donald Trump delivers July 4th speech

Donald Trump's Salute To America is underway in Washington, D.C. The President is set to begin his address in front of the Lincoln Memorial at 6:30 PM ET/3:3...

Ancient DNA Reveals Mysterious Origin Of The Biblical Philistines

He continued: "There is not much known from the Biblical accounts regarding the origins of the Philistines except an interpretation that has been made regardi...

Earthquake shakes parts of Southern California, Nevada

The long, rolling quake measured 6.4 in magnitude and was centered in the remote Searles Valley area near Ridgecrest in San Bernardino County, over a hundred mi...

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp issues have been fixed

With these three major platforms suffering an outage , affected users predictably took to Twitter to report the problem. "We're sorry for any inconvenience",...

California bans discrimination against afros, dreadlocks

The law was introduced by California State Sen. "I am so excited to see the culture change that will ensue from the law". The student had to choose whether "t...

5.8 magnitude quake felt on northern Vancouver Island

The epicentre was also near the fault line that divides the Explorer Plate and the North American Plate. There was no tsunami warning issued and officials are...

Australian detained in North Korea has 'safely left the country,' PM says

Alek Sigley smiled at reporters upon arriving at the airport in Beijing Thursday, telling them he felt "great". "I'm very good", but did not respond to reporte...

Tutankhamun: Egypt demands auction of bust be cancelled

Christie's says Egypt has not expressed concern about the bust in the past despite it being "exhibited publicly". The Egyptian embassy said it had requested d...

Facebook fined for violating German transparency law

The German Federal Office of Justice (BfJ) has imposed a fine of Euro 2 million on Facebook for failing to list all the complaints concerning illegal cont...

Palestine Cup Delayed after Gaza Teams Denied Permit into West Bank

The first leg, played on Sunday in Gaza, ended 1-1. Out of the 35 people on the Khadamat Rafah delegation list, only four were approved; the club president, v...

Trump Meets Kim at DMZ, Crosses Into North Korea

However, Trump had floated his plan to meet Kim earlier in the week to media. As a part of the plan reported by the Times , US negotiators would try to get N...

Dog killed in swan attack at park in Ireland

The swan latched onto the dog , and "beat down on it, with one wing and then another", as stated by an onlooker who witnessed the incident as he was feeding th...

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer Riza Aziz Arrested on Money Laundering Charges

Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian producer of the Leonardo DiCaprio-starred film " The Wolf of Wall Street " was arrested Thursday on suspicion of money laundering ...

Putin begins official visit to Italy

He noted that Putin would not raise the issue of extending an invitation for the pontiff to visit Russian Federation. Conte has pressed for Russian Federation...

Syria: Response to Israel strikes may change

According to Sputnik , the Syrian air defence responded to the Israeli strikes in Homs and the outskirts of Damascus, noting that the strikes killed a numb...