Greece's 'red gold': saffron trade blooms in wilted economy

2018/11/09 15:11:21

Every autumn, Zisis Kyrou is more often found plucking flowers in northern Greece's purple saffron f...

Qatar pays Gaza salaries to ease tensions; Israel says money's not for Hamas

2018/11/09 15:06:18

A $15 million Qatari cash infusion was paid out to impoverished Palestinian civil servants in the Ga...

Belgian police hurt in Theresa May motorway mishap

2018/11/09 13:45:58

Two Belgian police motorcyclists were hurt on Friday when a motorist disrupted a convoy carrying Bri...

Merkel marks Nazi 'Kristallnacht' against Jews with synagogue speech

2018/11/09 13:39:43

Germany has a moral duty to fight rising anti-Semitism, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday in a...

China, Australia can cooperate in Pacific islands: China

2018/11/08 05:21:15

China and Australia can fully cooperate in the Pacific islands, the Chinese government's top diploma...

Syrian man sentenced in U.S. for making bomb parts

2018/11/08 05:00:54

A Syrian man accused in 2011 of designing and assembling electronic parts for radio-controlled roads...

Vice President Pence to visit Japan Nov 12-13: Suga

2018/11/08 02:55:02

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will visit Japan on Nov. 12 and 13, Japan's top government spokesman ...

Reserved Bavarian, sporty Finn seek center-right ticket for EU's top job

2018/11/08 00:09:35

A reserved Bavarian and a Finn known for doing Ironman triathlons will vie for the backing of Europe...

Gas-laden truck set afire, three stabbed, one dead in Australia terror attack

2018/11/09 15:09:13

A Somali-born man set fire to a pickup truck laden with gas cylinders in the center of the Australia...

At least 17 killed in suicide bomb attack on Somalia hotel

2018/11/09 14:42:11

At least 17 people were killed when suicide attackers set off two car bombs at a hotel near the head...

Taliban attends peace talks in Moscow for first time, no progress reported

2018/11/09 13:45:46

A Taliban delegation on Friday attended a diplomatic conference in Russia for the first time, in a ...

Australia launches $1.5 billion Pacific fund to counter China's influence

2018/11/08 05:23:14

Australia will offer Pacific countries up to A$3 billion ($2.18 billion) in grants and cheap loans t...

Behind Sri Lanka's turmoil, a China-India struggle for investments and influence

2018/11/08 05:12:37

Gleaming cranes stretch out on the waterfront in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo as Chinese companies...

Canada joins effort to counter China with Asian warship drills

2018/11/08 04:48:52

Built to hunt Russian submarines, Canadian frigate HMCS Calgary is instead chasing Japanese and U.S....

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

2018/11/08 00:27:18

Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro faced the first setback in his plans to reduce the country's...