Critics slam Indian PM Modi’s ‘vanity project’
Author: Fri, 2020-12-11 02:17 NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a new parliament building on Thursday that critics have...
Afghan MPs attack plan to move classes to mosques
Author: Fri, 2020-12-11 02:51 KABUL: Afghan Education Minister Rangina Hamidi has come under attack in the country’s parliament over a controversial plan to move primary...
EU plans to hit Turkey with more sanctions over Med drilling
Author: AFP ID: 1607646266026273700 Fri, 2020-12-11 03:17 BRUSSELS: European Union leaders early Friday gave the green light for the expansion of sanctions against Turkey...
One-day US deaths top 3,000, more than D-Day or 9/11
Author: AP ID: 1607647149266317200 Fri, 2020-12-11 04:23 MISSION, Kansas: Just when the US appears on the verge of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, the...
Bhutan parliament decriminalizes homosexuality, to delight of activists
A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to legalize gay sex, making the tiny Himalayan kingdom the...
French Senate report says government failed to heed mask stockpile warnings
A new report from the French Senate alleges that the country’s health policy authority failed to heed expert warnings about its stockpile of personal...
US officials concerned about movements of Iranian-backed militias amid heightened tensions
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have moved to a “heightened level of preparation” in recent days, raising fresh concerns they could be preparing to attack...
Experts recommend the FDA approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
The benefits of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks for emergency use in those 16 and older in the United States, a panel of...
How to watch the northern lights across far northern US tonight
The forecast isn’t certain, but some in the U.S. might get a rare glance at the aurora.
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Security Council LIVE: Drone strikes and political impasse in Libya 
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