Masses of seaweed and toxic algal blooms are choking the coastlines of Florida and the Caribbean. The so-called 'red tide' is the worst seen in more than a decade. The algae and seaweed are

A court in Turkey has ordered the release of Taner Kilic, honorary chair of Amnesty International's Turkish branch, the rights group said in a statement.  Kilic had been in pre-trial detention since June 2017,

Turkey doubled tariffs on some imports from the United States - such as passenger cars, alcohol and tobacco - in what it said was retaliation for "deliberate attacks" on its economy. The development on Wednesday comes amid

Tehran, Iran - Reza, 27, wanted to work in a stock exchange firm, or in an insurance company in the Iranian capital. He had high expectations. Years before, he topped Iran's cut-throat university entrance

Shortly after winning her hotly contested primary for US Congress, Michigan's Rashida Tlaib immediately packed her bags and headed northwest, landing in Minnesota to work on another campaign. For this longtime community-organiser-turned-politician, celebrating her landmark victory took

AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official said Russia will repatriate the Syrians

BEIRUT:  A Bangladeshi man kidnapped by Indian workers in Lebanon was the victim of a ransom plot, Lebanese internal security forces said. The 41-year-old worker was kidnapped as he was heading to work in

AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official said Russia will repatriate the Syrians

New Zealand has rolled out legislation banning foreigners from buying existing homes in the country amid an ongoing housing crisis which has left tens of thousands of people homeless. The Overseas Investment Amendment Bill, passed by

Johannesburg, South Africa - It has been described as the worst act of South African police brutality since the end of apartheid. On the afternoon of 16 August, 2012, some 34 striking miners were