- Sun, 26 Feb 2017 05:56:57 GMT
Driver injures dozens at Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans
A suspected drunken driver drove into a crowd at Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, injuring more than 20 people.
- Sun, 26 Feb 2017 05:55:37 GMT
Malaysia says airport safe after attack on Kim Jong-nam
Malaysian police on Sunday declared its international airport free of any "hazardous material" after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader with the highly toxic nerve agent VX.
- Sun, 26 Feb 2017 05:27:41 GMT
World Bank agrees on $60M support to Gambia
Makhtar Diop, the World Bank's Vice President for Africa, agreed to provide $60M in budget support to Gambia after the former president Yahya Jammeh has fled the country.
- Sun, 26 Feb 2017 05:26:28 GMT
Trump to skip White House Correspondents' dinner
The US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will not be present at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner.
- Sun, 26 Feb 2017 00:58:03 GMT
Egypt frustrated with UK over flight bans
Egypt expressed discontent about UK refusing to lift flight bans to several parts of the country, which were imposed after the Islamic State terrorists brought down a Russian plane that was returning home back in 2015.
- Sun, 26 Feb 2017 00:39:03 GMT
Perez becomes US Democratic leader
On Saturday, Tom Perez, a former US Secretary of Labor and a member of the Obama administration, was chosen as the leader of the US Democratic Party by the Democratic National Committee.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 21:00:59 GMT
Suspect of Kim Jong-nam murder received $90 for baby oil prank
An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of the North Korea's leader said she received $90 to carry out a prank, by smearing the victim's face with baby oil as a part of reality show joke.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 21:00:46 GMT
Kuwait to pay $60K for party at Trump's hotel
The Kuwaiti government could pay up to $60K to the US President Donald Trump's hotel in Washington to host a party, which will be a test of Trump's promise to convert profits from such events to the US Treasury.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:10:59 GMT
North Korea evades UN sanctions
North Korea evades international sanctions with a complex network of overseas companies, according to a forthcoming UN report. The country remains under heavy UN sanctions and a strict arms embargo.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:10:35 GMT
Car incident in Heidelberg unlikely to be terrorist attack, police says
The German police said there were no indications that an incident in which an attacker drove a car into pedestrians in Heidelberg, Germany, injuring three people, had a terrorist background.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 19:00:43 GMT
Mexico to tax US products tit for tat if US imposes border tax
The Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said Mexico could impose a tax on US products tit for tat in case the northern neighbour imposes a levy on Mexican imports to finance the US President Donald Trump's plan to build the "great" border wall.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 19:00:06 GMT
Berkshire Hathway gains $1.6B from its investment in Apple
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathway gained more than $1.6B from its investment in Apple, after shares of the hi-tech company surged. Berkshire's stake in Apple stock rose to 61.2M shares to a total of $6.75B.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 18:10:34 GMT
Next round of intra-Syrian talks due in two weeks in Geneva
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan Mistura plans to conduct the next round of intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva in March. Earlier Mistura said that he would focus on a political solution at the intra-Syrian talks.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 18:10:08 GMT
Man injures 3 people with car in Germany
A man drove a car into pedestrians in a central square in Heidelberg, Germany, injuring three people. The attacker tried to flee away, but was shot by the police officers.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:23:29 GMT
Iraqi forces advance in western Mosul
Following a push through the last major stronghold of Islamic State militants, Iraqi forces continued to advance in western Mosul.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:16:58 GMT
Protests break in Philippines amid traditional celebration
Both opponents and supporters of Rodrigo Duterte's drug policy went into streets on Saturday during the "People Power" celebration in Philippines, which later turned into a demonstration.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:20:25 GMT
Macron to meet Merkel on March 16
The current frontrunner of the French Presidential Election Emmanuel Macron will hold a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel mid-March, reliable sources reported on Saturday.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:15:23 GMT
Government negotiator claims Syria's attacks linked to Geneva peace talks
A Syrian government official said that the suicide bombings and gunmen attacks on the Homs city were a clear message to the Geneva peace talks and would not be left without a response.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 15:27:30 GMT
Hollande responds to Trumps terrorism comments
Francois Hollande responded to Donald Trump's statements that his friend said that „Paris is no longer Paris" after the terror attacks of November 2016, by urging him not to act provocatively.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 15:10:03 GMT
Mugabe not to name successor
Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, claimed on Saturday that he would not name a successor for his post, but would rather hold a congress to name a new candidate if the ruling party preferred him to retire.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 14:20:55 GMT
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister visits Baghdad
Adel Al-Jubeir the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi in a visit to Baghdad.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 14:14:25 GMT
Kuala Lumpur airport to be swept for chemicals
Malaysian officials claimed that the Kuala Lumpur airport will be swept to search for chemicals following Kim Jong Nam's death and an arrest warrant will be issued if the North Korean diplomat involved would not turn himself in.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 13:29:09 GMT
Iran to buy uranium ore from Kazakhstan
Iranian officials told on Saturday that the country is planning to buy uranium ore from Kazakhstan to produce nuclear fuel with help from Russia.
- Sat, 25 Feb 2017 13:20:24 GMT
Jeffrey Gundlach expects T-note yields will fall
CEO of DoubleLine Capital Jeffrey Gundlach told press that he is looking for US 10-year T-note yields to slip beneath 2.25% due to increased safe haven demand.