Their rulers at each other's throat, the United States and Iran have just lost two towering icons of their respective art and culture scenes in the span of one day. On August 16, 2018,

An Indian court sentenced two men to death for the gang rape of an eight-year-old girl that sparked angry protests. The death sentences ordered on Tuesday were the first under a new law allowing

The number of deaths from a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to rise. Since it was declared in the northern Kivu province 3 weeks ago, 55 people

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) last month claimed responsibility for its first attack in Tajikistan, the poorest ex-Soviet state that shares a border with Afghanistan. On

Brexit has already slammed the pound once. It could happen again. The currency would be put under severe pressure if Britain crashes out of the European Union next year without striking a deal on

One country could lose more than most from the trade war between the United States and China. Australia risks getting caught in the crossfire as the world's two biggest economies move ahead with tariffs

The world's biggest shipping company is about to try out a new route. Denmark's Maersk (AMKBY) said Tuesday it plans to send the first container ship from East Asia to Europe via the Arctic

WhatsApp has rolled out a slew of features designed to prevent mob violence in India. But officials there say the company needs to do even more. The Facebook-owned messaging app "must find solutions to

BAGHDAD: The US-led anti-Daesh coalition said on Monday one of its members was killed in an apparently accidental aircraft crash in Iraq which left several others wounded.A statement said “there are no indications the

United States immigration officials have arrested and deported a former Nazi concentration camp guard who lived in New York, according to government officials. Acting on a 2004 deportation order, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)