WASHINGTON, July 16 — The United States (US) State Department has approved a potential US$1.96 billion (RM7.97 billion) arms sale to Saudi Arabia and a separate US$484 million sustainment package […]

FONTAINEBLEAU (France), July 16 — A volunteer firefighter who was suspected of starting a fire in France’s historic Fontainebleau forest, was placed under formal investigation and remanded in custody on

CARACAS, July 16 — The death toll from last month’s devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela has surpassed 4,800, the government reported on Wednesday. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes struck

WASHINGTON, July 16 — A US aircraft fired on and disabled an unladen oil tanker Wednesday as it tried to break the naval blockade of Iran’s ports, the US military

TEHRAN, July 16 — The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday to curb its ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as

BENIN CITY, July 16 — She thought she was leaving Nigeria to work at a mobile phone shop in Mali to save money for university. Instead Blessing was forced into

NAIROBI, July 16 — Kenyan politicians are hiring armed thugs for as little as US$4 (RM16) per day, as poverty and ruthless political competition threaten to unleash uncontrollable violence ahead of

MARACAY (Venezuela), July 15 — Seamstresses at Venezuelan fashion label By Efrain Mogollon are used to making colourful dresses with ruffled sleeves and elegant draped skirts, but these days they

NAIROBI, July 15 — A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a ruling Wednesday. Rastafarians, who use marijuana as part of

JERUSALEM, July 15 — The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had sentenced an active-duty soldier to five years in prison for sending videos of missile interceptions to an Iranian