Opposition collective asks supporters to take to streets starting Monday after four people die in demonstrations backing opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.An opposition movement in Senegal has called for three days of protests starting on

DUBAI: Pope Francis is in Iraq on Friday for the start of a historic trip to the war-battered country, defying security fears and the coronavirus pandemic to comfort one of the world's oldest and most

But coronavirus rates have plateaued over the past week, raising concern over yet another surge in cases and deaths.The United States has administered 82 million coronavirus vaccine shots, White House officials announced on Friday,

Wednesday was the bloodiest day in four weeks of protests, as security forces opened fire on crowds of people across the country, killing at least 38 people. Images and footage, captured by bystanders, local

VIENNA: Iran has accepted holding a series of meetings with the UN nuclear watchdog in order to “clarify a number of outstanding issues,” the body’s Director General Rafael Grossi said Thursday. “We are going

Wasted food in 2019 was roughly equal to 23 million fully loaded 40-tonne trucks, according to United Nations research.An estimated 17 percent of food available to consumers, which amounts to 931 million metric tonnes

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The government of Iran remains the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, and unfortunately its educational curriculum is no exception. Public school teachers in Iran today use textbooks designed by the state

President Joe Biden has agreed to moderate Democrats’ demands to narrow eligibility for stimulus checks, but rejected a push to trim extra unemployment benefits, as he tries to win support for his $1.9 trillion