An anti-money laundering body in the Maldives has informed police that President Abdulla Yameen received 22.5m Maldivian rufiyaa ($1.5m) in hard currency days ahead of a contentious presidential election in the Indian Ocean island nation.
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Over Akere Muna's five-decade-long career, he has headed various missions of the African Union and worked as vice president of Transparency International, a civil society organisation against corruption. Now, he has turned his eye
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Investors cheered Tesla's deal with the SEC that keeps Elon Musk as CEO. The stock surged 17% on Monday, more than wiping away Friday's loss. Over the weekend, Musk agreed to a settlement with
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JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said. Defense Minister Avigdor
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JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said. Defense Minister Avigdor
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China expressed anger on Tuesday after a US Navy destroyer sailed near islands it claims in the disputed South China Sea, calling the operation a threat to its sovereignty. China's defence ministry said a
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An anti-money laundering body in the Maldives has informed police that President Abdulla Yameen received $1.5m in hard currency days ahead of a contentious presidential election in the Indian Ocean island nation. Yameen, long
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Suspected cholera cases have almost tripled in Yemen's coastal Hodeidah region since the Saudi Arabia-UAE coalition launched a military offensive in June to retake the area, according to a rights group. Health facilities across
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The tropics continued to show their force while a 'Medicane' brought widespread damage to parts of the Mediterranean.
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Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has urged parliament to "confirm the will of the majority" after "more than 90 percent" of referendum voters agreed to change the country's name. However, the leader of Macedonia's
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