Quarter of pesticides used in US are banned in EU

More than a quarter of the total volume of pesticides used in US agriculture are banned in the European Union, and 3 percent and 2 ...

Uganda confirms Ebola case as virus spreads from DRCongo

A five-year-old boy is being treated for Ebola in Uganda, the first case since a deadly outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic ...

Hong Kong protesters begin night vigil as extradition anger mounts

Tensions rose in Hong Kong late Tuesday as hundreds of protesters began a nighttime vigil outside the city’s parliament, just ...

Russian journalist walks free as drugs charges dropped after outcry

A Russian investigative journalist walked free late Tuesday after authorities in Moscow dropped drug charges against him in a rare ...

Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator

Protest leaders have agreed to end a campaign of civil disobedience launched after a deadly crackdown on demonstrators and to resume ...

Botswana scraps anti-gay laws in landmark decision

Botswana’s High Court ruled Tuesday in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, handing down a landmark verdict greeted with ...

EU should resist US’ economic terrorism against Iran: Rouhani

Tehran [Iran], Jun 11 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday said that the European Union should resist the “economic ...

Mexico immigration deal ‘significant win’ for US: Pompeo

Washington DC , Jun 11 : Defending the immigration deal the United States reached with Mexico, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on ...