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Karabakh blast toll soars to 170 as exodus grows
The death toll from a Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast soared to 170 on Friday as the exodus from the ethnic Armenian enclave following its fall to Azerbaijani forces continued unabated.
Relatives of detained Saudis urge 'ashamed' prince to act on cases
Relatives of Saudis facing heavy sentences for social media posts are calling on the kingdom's de facto ruler to take action after he voiced shame over their cases.
Markets end tough month with gains after Wall St rally
Most markets followed Wall Street higher Friday as a drop in oil prices and US Treasury yields provided some much-needed respite from speculation the Federal Reserve will push interest rates even higher.
Markets mostly rise after Wall St gains
Most markets followed Wall Street higher Friday as a drop in oil prices and US Treasury yields provided some much-needed respite from speculation the Federal Reserve will push interest rates even higher.
Trump, in campaign mode, attempts to back off abortion
Donald Trump never misses a chance to remind voters that he was the one to appoint three justices to the US Supreme Court who voted to ditch the federal right to an abortion.
China's gateway to North Korea waits in vain for border opening
Stranded North Korean workers and merchants who rely on cross-border trade see scant signs that the frontier with China will reopen soon, despite recent trips abroad by leader Kim Jong Un and the country's athletes.
Asian markets mostly rise after Wall St gains
Most Asian markets followed Wall Street higher Friday as a drop in oil prices and US Treasury yields provided some much-needed respite from speculation the Federal Reserve will push interest rates even higher.
Venezuelan migrants pay for passage to Trinidad with sex work
In a dingy, dimly lit brothel, Maria explains how she left her young child behind in crisis-hobbled Venezuela to work as a prostitute in Trinidad and Tobago, hoping to earn enough money to return home and start anew.
EU's Mediterranean leaders meet on migration
The leaders of nine Mediterranean and southern European countries, including France's Emmanuel Macron and Italy's Giorgia Meloni, meet Friday in Malta for talks set to focus on migration.
Argentine women march in defense of abortion
Thousands of Argentine women marched Thursday in defense of the recently acquired right to abortion, which they fear will be endangered if Javier Milei wins presidential elections next month.
Biden warns US democracy in peril from 'extremist' Trump
President Joe Biden launched a blistering, direct attack on "extremist" Donald Trump Thursday, urging Americans to stand up for democracy and accusing his rival of trying to subvert US institutions.
US government readies for imminent shutdown
The US government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay, unless Congress reaches a last-ditch deal.
Swiss indict daughter of late Uzbek leader in corruption case
Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, was on Thursday indicted in Switzerland in a vast case of corruption, fraud and organised crime, prosecutors said.
Biden to blast 'dangerous' Trump in 2024 democracy speech
President Joe Biden will warn that Donald Trump and his "extremist" allies pose a danger to US democracy in a speech Thursday, sharpening his attacks on his likely Republican challenger in the 2024 election.
Kosovo seeks international sanctions against Serbia
Kosovo on Thursday called for international sanctions against Serbia, claiming that Belgrade had supplied the weapons used by gunmen suspected of having killed a Kosovo police officer at the weekend.
Karabakh separatists to disband after surrender to Azerbaijan
Ethnic Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday agreed to dissolve their government by the end of the year and become a full part of Azerbaijan in the wake of Baku's lightning offensive.
Armenia and Azerbaijan: ex-Soviet neighbours and enemies
The fate of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh has poisoned relations between fellow ex-Soviet neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan since the 1990s.
Biden to give democracy speech, fueling 2024 race with Trump
US President Joe Biden will give a key speech in Arizona Thursday on protecting democratic institutions, in a fresh attack on Donald Trump as the rivals ramp up their 2024 election battle.
Israel top court weighs rules on removing prime minister
Israel's top court debated appeals Thursday against a law restricting how a prime minister can be removed from office, as current premier Benjamin Netanyahu faces protests against the judicial overhaul.
Nagorno-Karabakh to dissolve, ending independence dream
Nagorno-Karabakh's decades-long, bloody dream of independence ended on Thursday with a formal decree declaring that the ethnic Armenian statelet in Azerbaijan "ceases to exist" at the end of the year.
Republicans advance Biden impeachment probe dismissed as 'stunt'
US Republicans launch impeachment inquiry hearings into Joe Biden on Thursday, escalating an eight-month corruption investigation that has failed to uncover evidence of wrongdoing by the president.
Oil extends rally as supply fears build, dollar holds strength
Oil extended gains Thursday to a fresh one-year high and towards the $100-a-barrel mark on concerns about growing demand and waning supplies, while bets on another US interest rate hike kept the dollar elevated and equities mixed.
North Korea enshrines nuclear power status in constitution
North Korea has enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for more modern atomic weapons to counter the threat from the United States, state media reported Thursday.
Nobel Prizes to illuminate bleak year for world peace
Next week's Nobel Prize announcements will celebrate a string of groundbreaking achievements, but with conflicts raging around the globe, experts solicited about possible Peace Prize winners are scratching their heads.
NKorea makes nuclear weapons status part of constitution
North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature has enshrined the country's status as a nuclear weapons power in the constitution, state media reported Thursday.
Burkina's military govt says foiled coup attempt
Burkina Faso's military government said Wednesday it had foiled a coup attempt the previous day, almost a year after the country's leader came to power in a coup himself.
US soldier 'happy' after being freed by North Korea
US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is "happy" to be heading home on Wednesday, nearly three months after he ran across the border from the South, US officials said.
Violence, rape, impunity grow worse in Haiti, UN chief warns
Gang-plagued Haiti is sinking further into bloodshed and lawlessness, the United Nations chief warned in a report Wednesday, urging the international community to provide security and financial aid to the troubled Caribbean nation.
Trump, Biden fight next year's battle now in blue-collar Michigan
In the politically crucial US state where workers make cars they could scarcely afford, Donald Trump and Joe Biden face a tough battle for blue-collar votes.
Oil prices finish at highest level in a year
US oil prices closed at their highest level in more than a year Wednesday on a mixed day for global equities as the dollar continued its upward climb.
US soldier Travis King released by North Korea
US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is heading home, nearly three months after he ran across the border from the South, the White House said Wednesday.
US soldier Travis King released by N.Korea
US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea, where he had been held since running across the border from the South in July, the White House said on Wednesday.