BOISE, Idaho—A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher Thursday, authorities said. The three victims were shot […]
(AP) – Germany has opposed the US call to expand access to Covid-19 vaccines for poor countries by removing patent protections on the jabs. A spokeswoman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “The protection of intellectual […]
BAMAKO – A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies at once — after expecting seven, according to Mali’s Minister of Health and the Moroccan clinic where the nonuplets were born. It appeared to […]
Colombia’s finance minister has resigned, but experts say public anger goes beyond the widely-decried tax proposal. By Steven Grattan San Jose Del Guaviare, Colombia – Violent protests continue around Colombia as unions make more demands […]
By SUSANNAH GEORGE AND SHARIF HASSAN | The Washington Post | KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban issued a warning to U.S. and NATO forces of possible counterattacks as the original May 1 deadline for the […]
Russia has placed entry bans on eight officials from EU states, including members of the European Parliament and the European Commission. The move comes after the EU hit Russian officials with sanctions in March. Russia […]
Manufacturer of ‘Quds Rise’ hopes 10,000 vehicles will be produced by next year in the crisis-hit Mediterranean country. A Lebanon-made electric car has made its debut, the first time the Mediterranean country has manufactured an […]
Andrew Rosati and Jake Rudnitsky, Bloomberg News* (Bloomberg) — Russia protested a decision by Brazilian health regulators to block imports of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19, citing a “lack of consistent and reliable data” […]
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, which said Israel has crossed the threshold and is committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians, was angrily rejected by Israeli officials. “The purpose of this spurious […]
A scan detected the submarine at 850 metres deep – well beyond its survivable limits. Singapore’s MV Swift Rescue – a submarine rescue vessel – arrived to aid in the recovery effort, the navy said. […]