At least two dead in Afghanistan blasts
JALALABAD, Afghanistan At least two people were killed and up to 20 more wounded in three explosions in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad...
US firefighters optimistic over world’s biggest tree
RED FIR (UNITED STATES) - Firefighters battling to protect the world's biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said Friday they are...
Algeria’s Bouteflika: a veteran leader who was finally ousted
ALGIERS - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who died Friday aged 84, was Algeria's longest-serving president and a veteran of the independence struggle who clung to power...
Allegations of favoring China could erode confidence in IMF chief
WASHINGTON - A storm of controversy threatens to undermine Kristalina Georgieva's leadership of the IMF as experts, US lawmakers and the Treasury scrutinize her...
Victorious, Taliban face fierce new test in Afghanistan
KABUL - Having conquered Afghanistan, the Taliban now face the formidable task of keeping the peace within their own ranks and running a country...
IMF chief denies altering World Bank report to appease China
WASHINGTON - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday disputed an independent investigation which found that in her previous job at the World Bank, she...
‘We only have each other’: Bangladesh’s trans entrepreneurs create safe work...
DHAKA - Simran Snigdha was begging when a chance encounter helped get her off Bangladesh's streets and realise her artistic dreams -- one of...
First all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit aboard SpaceX Dragon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying a billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens he...
French forces kill IS Sahel jihadist leader wanted by US
PARIS - The head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers,...
SpaceX poised to launch all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States: Can four people who've never been to space before spend three days spinning around Earth after only a few...
