Snowden says he hopes France will grant him asylum
PARIS: Former U.S spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes France will grant him asylum, according to a France Inter radio ...
Saudi’s full oil supply could take weeks to resume: source
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s return to its full oil supply capacity after Saturday’s attacks on Aramco oil plants could take “weeks not ...
Tunisia heads to polls for keenly fought presidential contest
Rarely has the outcome of an election been so uncertain in Tunisia, the cradle and partial success story of the Arab Spring, as some ...
Britain may need a second Brexit referendum, says former PM Cameron
LONDON: Former British prime minister David Cameron, who took the decision in 2016 to hold a referendum on the country’s membership ...
Would consider an interim trade deal with China, says Trump
Washington, Sep 13: US President Donald Trump has said that the United States would consider reaching a partial trade deal with China, ...
How fast is the universe expanding? The mystery endures
Scientists have known for decades that the universe is expanding, but research in the past few years has shaken up calculations on ...
Dangerous misuse of mandate by BJP: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed concern over the country’s “grim” economic situation and accused the BJP ...
At least 50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo
At least 50 stowaways were killed when a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo early Thursday, the ...
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across ...
Water found in atmosphere of planet beyond our solar system
LONDON: Scientists for the first time have detected water in the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet orbiting a distant star, evidence ...