Afghan schools hit as militants seek soft targets

2018/08/16 09:18:03

A suicide bomb attack on a group of teenagers studying for university exams in Kabul on Wednesday sh...

UNRWA says its schools for Palestinian refugees to open on time despite U.S. funding cut

2018/08/16 08:51:50

The United Nations agency dealing with Palestinian refugees said on Thursday it would open its schoo...

U.S. tariffs to stay on Turkey, Qatar offers Ankara aid

2018/08/16 08:46:35

The United States on Wednesday ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency ...

U.S. hits Chinese and Russian firms over breach of North Korea sanctions

2018/08/16 08:33:43

The United States imposed sanctions on a Russian port service agency and Chinese firms on Wednesday ...

Thailand to ban imports of high-tech trash, plastic waste

2018/08/16 07:53:50

Thailand will ban imports of 432 types of scrap electronics within six months, an environment minist...

State may have to take over Italy motorways: Italy deputy PM

2018/08/16 07:42:09

The Italian state will have to take over the country's motorways if companies who have concessions a...

Shares in Italian motorway operators hit after bridge collapse

2018/08/16 07:35:34

Shares in Italy's Atlantia and other toll road operators came under heavy pressure on Thursday afte...

Philippines' Duterte could resign if Marcos Jr becomes VP: spokesman

2018/08/16 07:15:50

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos ...

Women charged with murder of North Korean to testify in Malaysia trial

2018/08/16 08:53:28

Two women charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un must ...

Trump's latest boost to the dollar: U.S.-Turkey spat

2018/08/16 08:48:26

President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for a weaker U.S. dollar in a bid to help U.S. exporter...

Turkish lira firms against dollar ahead of Albayrak presentation

2018/08/16 08:42:20

The Turkish lira rallied 3 percent on Thursday ahead of a presentation by Finance Minister Berat Alb...

Russia mulls response to U.S. sanctions over North Korea: Ifax

2018/08/16 08:32:49

Russia is working on retaliatory measures against the United States after it imposed sanctions on a ...

Italian police say 38 died in Genoa bridge collapse

2018/08/16 07:42:55

The Italian police said 38 people died this week in the port city of Genoa when a concrete bridge co...

Italy bridge collapse: The financial facts behind the fury

2018/08/16 07:35:53

Italy's anti-establishment government, outraged at the deadly collapse of a 50-year-old bridge, has ...

Atlantia says concession stripping announcement may damage investors

2018/08/16 07:28:34

Italy's Atlantia said on Thursday the way the Italian government had announced it would revoke a mo...