Lightning strike near White House leaves 4 in critical condition – Four people are in critical condition after a lightning strike near the White House on Thursday, officials in the US capital
UAE affirms support for China’s sovereignty, importance of ‘One China’ principle – The UAE affirmed its support for China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, while also stressing the importance of respecting the “One
Iran arrests members of Baha’i faith on spying charge – Iran’s intelligence ministry arrested several members of the Baha’i faith on spying charges, state TV reported Monday. The ministry said in a
Arab League chief urges Iraqi parties to avoid escalation – Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has appealed to all Iraqi parties to avoid further escalation in the country’s political crisis. He urged all Iraqi
Indonesia blocks Yahoo, PayPal for failing to comply with licensing rules – Indonesia has blocked several popular tech websites including search engine Yahoo and e-payment provider PayPal, an official confirmed on Saturday.
China announces military exercise opposite Taiwan – China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the US House of Representatives to
Iran arrests a Swedish citizen on espionage charges -IRNA – Iran’s intelligence ministry said on Saturday that it had arrested a Swedish citizen on espionage charges, the official IRNA news agency reported,
Iran – Three Women Executed in a Day; Afghan Senobar Jalali Executed for Murder – Senobar Jalali, an Afghan woman sentenced to qisas for murder is the third woman to have been executed in
Iranian actress Nazanin Bahrami arrested after signing anti-sexual violence statement – Iranian actress Nazanin Bahrami has been arrested in Tehran by undercover police after signing a mass statement against sexual violence, her
Amnesty: Taliban crackdown on rights is ‘suffocating’ women – The lives of Afghan women and girls are being destroyed by a “suffocating” crackdown by the Taliban since they took power nearly a