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UK accused of blocking UN probe of Saudi war crimes in Yemen
Sep 29, 2017 09:00Amid Saudi threats, Britain is trying to throw a wrench into a new attempt at the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent international inquiry into the war crimes being committed by Riyadh and its allies in their war against Yemen.
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Funeral procession of martyr Mohsen Hojaji in Tehran
Sep 27, 2017 11:07Iranians have held a large funeral procession in the capital, Tehran, in honor of iconic figure Mohsen Hojaji, who was martyred by the Takfiri Daesh terror group in Syria last month.
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Merkel faces bumpy road ahead in building coalition government
Sep 25, 2017 10:27Fresh from elections that gave her a fourth mandate as Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel will now be starting a quest for political partners, a task she is likely to find more difficult than in the past in the wake of a surge in support for a far-right party.
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Suicide soaring among US female veterans: Government study
Sep 23, 2017 11:37American female veterans are committing suicide at more than twice the rate of civilian women, a US government study has found.
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White House staffers begin looking for other jobs: Report
Sep 23, 2017 08:16A growing number of staffers at the White House are starting to look for other jobs to leave the administration of Republican President Donald Trump due to low morale, uncertainty and continued infighting among aides, according to a new report.
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Iran marks Defense Week with nationwide parades
Sep 23, 2017 03:16Iranian Armed forces held massive parades across the nation on the first day of the annual Sacred Defense Week, which marks the 36th anniversary of the 1980s Iraqi-imposed war on Iran.
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Iran successfully test-fires new ballistic missile: Video
Sep 23, 2017 03:10Iran has released footage of the successful test-launch of its new ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, a few hours after it was unveiled during a military parade in the capital city of Tehran.
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Opioid crisis lowers US life expectancy: Study
Sep 21, 2017 10:45The US opioid drug epidemic, which killed over 33,000 people in 2015, is reducing the average life expectancy in the country, new research from the US government shows.
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Hate crimes spike in major US cities in 2017: Report
Sep 20, 2017 12:12Hate crimes have spiked by almost 20 percent in major US cities so far in 2017, after increasing by 5 percent nationally last year, fueled by the election of President Donald Trump, according to a new study.
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UK to lose 10,000 finance jobs after Brexit: Survey
Sep 18, 2017 13:04About 10,000 finance jobs will be shifted out of the UK or created overseas in the next few years if Britain is denied access to the European Union’s single market, according to a survey of international firms.