Archive by category World

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AFP) ― Israeli fire killed 10 Palestinians across Gaza on Monday, while Egypt proposed a new cease-fire that would open key crossings …

SYDNEY (AFP) ― The Australian government on Tuesday announced a $60 million package to help prevent youngsters from being radicalized and joining extremist …

KABUL (AFP) ― Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah threatened on Tuesday to withdraw from an audit of votes cast in the election, a move that …

MUMBAI, India (AFP) ― A Jewish center in Mumbai will reopen its doors on Tuesday, nearly six years after heavily armed militants stormed the building and …

BRASILIA (AFP) ― Brazilian authorities reached a deal with rioting prisoners Monday who had killed four fellow inmates, beheading two of them, and held two …

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) ― Boko Haram on Monday overran a border town in northeast Nigeria, forcing residents and soldiers to flee in the latest indication of the …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The United Arab Emirates has secretly sent warplanes on bombing raids against Islamist militias in Libya over the past week, using bases …

The U.S. stock market notched another first on Monday as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index nudged briefly past the 2,000-point mark and closed with its …

JERUSALEM (AFP) ― The head of Israel’s manufacturers’ association has urged his European counterparts not to boycott Israeli businesses, warning that …

HARARE (AFP) ― Foreign investment in Zimbabwe more than halved in the first six months of the year, the central bank chief said Monday, calling for the …