UK accuses Iranian boats of impeding British tanker in the Gulf

UK accuses Iranian boats of impeding British tanker in the Gulf Britain’s Ministry of Defence had no immediate comment. The incident occurred almost a week
Afghan women note Taliban shift after Doha talks

WASHINGTON: An Afghan campaigner who took part in breakthrough talks with the Taliban said Thursday she saw subtle improvements in the attitude towards women of
EU mulls adding Saudi Arabia to money-laundering grey list

BRUSSELS: The European Union is preparing an overhaul of its listing of countries that pose money-laundering risks, an EU confidential document shows, a review that
R. Kelly Is Accused of Using Hush Money to Silence Family of Girl in Sex Tape

Grammy Award-winning singer R Kelly was arrested by New York police detectives and investigators with the Department of Homeland Security, on Thursday and is expected
Huge power outage plunges Manhattan into darkness

New York: A power outage gripped New York’s Manhattan on Saturday, sending Broadway theaters plunging into darkness, subways grinding to a halt and flicking off
New migrants brought to Libya centre hit by deadly air strike

CAIRO: More migrants have been moved to a detention center in Libya’s capital where an air strike killed more than 50 last week, despite a
IRAN JUDICIARY CONFIRMS ARREST OF FRENCH-IRANIAN SCHOLAR, GIVES NO DETAILS

IRAN JUDICIARY CONFIRMS ARREST OF FRENCH-IRANIAN SCHOLAR, GIVES NO DETAILS “She is among suspects that have been recently arrested,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said, without
Donald Trump says he wants review of Google’s ties to China

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants his administration to “take a look” into whether Google has been working with the Chinese government —