Iran faces sensitive time due to America tensions, economic woes: leader says
The people of Iran face a sensitive time because of the pressure from America and economic problems, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a key address broadcast by state television on Thursday.
Iran will deliver a slap and defeat America by defeating sanctions: Iran supreme leader
Iran will deliver a slap and defeat America by defeating sanctions, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an address broadcast Thursday on state TV.
At least three people shot dead in Ethiopian capital: residents
At least three people including one man in a unidentified uniform were shot dead in a shooting in a central district of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, residents said.
Four Turkish soldiers killed, five wounded in Kurdish militant attack: governor’s office
Four Turkish soldiers were killed and five others were wounded after a roadside bomb in the southeastern province of Batman was detonated by Kurdish militants, the local governor’s office said on Thursday.
Factbox: Rosmah Mansor, the former first lady of Malaysia
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, has drawn questions over her spending habits and luxurious lifestyle from citizens grappling with a rising cost of living.
India’s top court clears way for deportation of seven Rohingya to Myanmar
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking to stop the government from deporting seven Rohingya men to neighboring Myanmar, the chief justice said, paving the way for their repatriation later in the day.
UK’s May planning to rush Brexit through parliament: Bloomberg
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s officials are planning to rush her Brexit deal through Parliament to stave off a rebellion from her own party, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Foreign aid picks up for Indonesia’s desperate quake survivors
International efforts to help survivors of Indonesia’s devastating earthquake and tsunami gathered pace on Thursday as concern grew for hundreds of thousands with little food and water, six days after disaster struck.
Wife of Malaysian ex-PM Najib charged with money laundering
The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was charged with 17 offences on Thursday, including money laundering, as anti-graft agents investigate billions of dollars missing from state coffers.
Pence to tell China: We will not be intimidated in South China Sea
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, sharpening U.S. criticism of Chinese policies around the globe, will give China a blunt warning on Thursday that the United States will not back down from what Washington sees as Chinese intimidation in the South China S…
