The incident comes in the face of a major demonstration marking Land Day and the right of return of Palestinian refugees A Palestinian farmer has been killed by Israeli artillery fire near Khan Yunis in Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry said. According to eyewitnesses, the victim, identified by the ministry as 31-year-old Omar Samour, was on his land near the […]

WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Volkswagen (VW) and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over the German automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, alleging a “massive fraud” on U.S. investors. VW was caught using illegal software to cheat U.S. pollution tests in 2015, triggering a global backlash against diesel that and has so far cost […]

Witnesses have spoken of their horror and shock as dozens of people were shot dead at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it was “one of New Zealand’s darkest days”. :: New Zealand’s mosque attacks: Live updates These are some of the accounts given by witnesses. :: A survivor identified only as Nour told the […]

Newly appointed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a controversial history. Where does he stand on the issues? US President Donald Trump’s decision to put forward  former CIA director Mike Pompeo as a candidate for US secretary of state occurred on Tuesday after months of rumours that Rex Tillerson was on the way out. Tillerson, who will end his tenure as state secretary […]

Nepalese farmers say water-sharing treaties between Nepal and India are diverting water from their farms and giving them nothing in return. Nepal shares 6,000 rivers and streams with India. Various treaties have been reached to divide the water between the two, but many in Nepal say they are disproportionate – with India getting far more than its fair share. Al […]

Bright future predicted for Sobchak but her political programme is seen as close to Kremlin’s due to family connections. Moscow, Russia – Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian presidential candidate, has announced the creation of a new party called the Party of Changes. The announcement was made during a pre-election rally, attended by a few thousand supporters, at the Adrenaline Stadium  here in the Russian capital on Thursday […]

The office has been set up to locate thousands of people still missing seven years after the defeat of separatist Tamil Tiger rebels. An Office of Missing Persons has finally opened in Sri Lanka, nine years after the end of its civil war. The office will have powers to investigate the unexplained disappearances of thousands of people in decades of […]

The UN report indicates that Egypt and the UAE have violated the arms embargo in their support of General Khalifa Haftar’s forces in Libya. Armed groups in Libya are continuing to receive foreign support from nations aiming to steer control of the oil-rich nation, according to a panel of United Nations experts. A leaked report from the UN’s Libya sanctions […]

YouTube is targeting news and science videos a top priority this year. YouTube will begin displaying text from Wikipedia articles and other websites alongside some videos in a couple of weeks as Google attempts to combat conspiracy theories on the service, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Susan Wojcicki, speaking on stage at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, […]

The vote is seen as a litmus test gauging reaction to Beijing’s increased interference in the city’s governance. Polls have opened in Hong Kong’s legislative council by-elections. More than two million people are expected to cast their ballots to fill four of six seats formerly held by pro-democracy politicians. The vote is seen as a litmus test gauging reaction to […]