Rich Russians continue eating caviar despite economy crisis
A recession may be looming in Russia, as the economy shrank for the first time in five years and the value of the ruble dropped… Read More ›
A recession may be looming in Russia, as the economy shrank for the first time in five years and the value of the ruble dropped… Read More ›
Turkey began issuing new identification cards to Syrian refugees, although it stopped short of granting them official refugee status, which would give them greater benefits,… Read More ›
Tehran – In an attempt to gain custody of former marine in prison in Iran, Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency is saying the United States… Read More ›
London – On Tuesday, Brent crude oil fell to a 5-1/2-year low of less than $57 a barrel as a global supply glut outweighed concerns… Read More ›
Cairo – The head of Egypt’s Jewish community condemned Tuesday the court decision in his own country to ban an annual Jewish festival, calling the… Read More ›
Surabaya, Indonesia – Investigators into the AirAsia flight are focusing on the timing of the crew’s request to climb to a higher altitude to avoid… Read More ›
Somalia – U.S. and Somali officials said on Tuesday that a leader of the Somali militant group al Shabaab was killed by a U.S. air… Read More ›
Washington – In an interview with NPR News President Barack Obama said, Iran could become a “very successful regional power” if Tehran agrees to a… Read More ›
Moscow – As the country is buffeted by falling oil prices and Western sanctions, the Russian currency extended its losses on Monday after a report… Read More ›
Seoul – Four South Korean officials will be punished for improper conduct during an investigation into a former Korean Air Lines executive who forced a… Read More ›
Tehran – According to a senior commander in Iran’s Basij militia, the paramiltary volunteer corps which is part of the Revolutionary Guards, the fight against… Read More ›
Chicago – Anti-Semitic graffiti was found on various garages and a synagogue in a highly populated Jewish area in Chicago early Sunday morning. Messages were… Read More ›
AirAsia said there are 155 passengers on board—138 adults, 16, children and one infant. Also on board are two pilots and five crew members. The… Read More ›
Pyongyang – After the release of a comedy film about a fictional plot to kill its leader, North Korea suffered a new Internet outage on Saturday… Read More ›
Lebanon – A twitter account affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) tweeted photos of IRGC soldiers with blurred faces supposedly on the border of… Read More ›
New York – JetBlue flew 730 officers from law enforcement agencies across the country to New York for the wake and funeral of a slain… Read More ›
London – Snow and icy weather swept through parts of Europe on Saturday stranding drivers overnight and leaving thousands of homes without power in Britain.… Read More ›
Tehran – On Saturday, Iranian army officials said it deployed a suicide drone for the first time in massive ongoing military drills near the strategic… Read More ›
Queens, NY – Peers, family and friends of a policeman gunned down along with his partner lined up outside a church Friday and dozens of… Read More ›
New York – At the funeral held for a policeman killed along with his partner in an ambush shooting, hundreds of officers turned their backs… Read More ›