Mars 2020 rover to seek ancient life, prepare human missions
The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way ...
Iran, China, Russia start joint naval drills
Iran, China and Russia started four days of joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman on Friday, the commander of ...
More than 235,000 flee intense bombing in NW Syria
Civilians on Friday packed a road leading out of a flashpoint town in northwest Syria, where two weeks of heightened regime and ...
Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan killing at least nine
ALMATY : A Bek Air plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday, ...
Philippines’ Typhoon Phanfone toll jumps to 28
The death toll from Typhoon Phanfone’s battering of the Philippines on Christmas Day has risen to 28, and will likely climb ...
Mexico appeals to international court as diplomatic row with Bolivia intensifies
Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard
MEXICO CITY/LA PAZ: Mexico on Thursday turned to the International Court of Justice to ...
Ballooning dispute: America’s giant inflatable rats under attack
New Yorkers are used to seeing rats on the street but they are not always small, furry ones. Sometimes they are inflatable and taller ...
Netanyahu wins ruling party leadership vote
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a “huge” victory Friday, after winning a leadership primary ...
Anti-racist group protests tweets about black Miss France 2020
An anti-racist association said Friday it has filed a complaint with French prosecutors over racist comments posted on social media ...
Modi unveils plan to tackle water shortages in heartland states
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a 60-billion-rupee ($842 million) plan to tackle water shortages in the ...