Seattle reduces police funding, signals deeper cuts ahead
Seattle's city council on Monday approved a reduction in the budget of the city's police department of less than 1 percent after months of protests demanding that it defund the…
Lebanese government quits amid fury
Prime Minister resigns after bomb incident in Beirut kills 220, rocks city Lebanon's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered…
Mauritius must brace for ‘worst case scenario’ amid spill
A Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has now stopped leaking oil into the Indian Ocean but the island nation must still prepare…
World surpasses 20m cases
WHO urges people not to despair over tough measures The coronavirus pandemic chalked up another horrific milestone Monday as the world surpassed 20 million recorded cases of infection from the…
EU voices concern over Turkey’s gas, oil search
Turkey's resumed search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean is "extremely worrying," the EU said Sunday after Greece and Egypt set up an exclusive economic zone in the…
Afghanistan to release 400 ‘hard-core’ Taliban prisoners in bid for peace
The Afghan government agreed on Sunday to release 400 "hard-core" Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks aimed at ending almost two decades of war. The insurgent group welcomed…
Egypt mulls law to protect accusers’ identities as MeToo movement on rise
Egyptian lawmakers are pushing for a new law to protect the identity of women coming forward to report sexual abuse and assault as the nation's MeToo movement picks up speed.…
World to provide Lebanon aid
Leaders pledge 250 million euros to help people in need World leaders on Sunday pledged more than 250 million euros ($294 million) for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France said, with…
India begins examination of plane’s black box after deadly crash
Indian investigators on Sunday began examining the black box of a Boeing-737 that overshot a runway on its second landing, killing 18 people in the country's worst aviation accident in…
US lawmakers restart virus talks
Pelosi and Mnuchin inch closer to COVID-19 consensus US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID-19 aid talks, after…