Hundreds surrender with Islamic State near defeat
BAGHOUZ, Syria – Islamic State faced imminent defeat in its final enclave on Tuesday as hundreds of jihadist fighters and their families surrendered and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said…
Security Council members urge Yemen parties to implement peace deal
ADEN – The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have urged Yemen’s warring parties to implement a peace deal in the port city of Hodeidah, a move they…
Toyota, Japan space agency join forces to develop moon rover
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp, one of the world’s largest automakers, and Japan’s space agency say they have agreed to cooperate in developing a manned lunar rover that runs on…
Fresh iceberg ruptures in Chile’s Patagonia raise alarm
SANTIAGO – Two new icebergs have broken off the Grey Glacier in Chile’s Patagonia in recent weeks, amid fears that such ruptures are becoming more frequent, scientists told Reuters. The…
Ethiopian plane smoked and shuddered before deadly plunge
GARA-BOKKA, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian Airways plane that crashed killing 157 people was making a strange rattling noise and trailed smoke and debris as it swerved above a field of…
Sudan’s parliament cuts state of emergency to six months
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s parliament voted on Monday to shorten from one year to six months a state of emergency declared by President Omar al-Bashir last month in response to widespread…
UN envoy fears “new crisis” for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
GENEVA – A United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar has voiced deep concern over Bangladesh’s plan to relocate 23,000 Rohingya refugees in April to a remote island, saying it…
Venezuela enters fourth day of blackout as Maduro blames US for power outage
CARACAS – Venezuelans woke up to a fourth day of an unprecedented nationwide blackout on Sunday, leaving residents concerned about the impacts of the lack of electricity on the South…
Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes, killing 157
NAIROBI – An Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet bound for Nairobi has crashed minutes after take-off, killing all 157 people on board and raising questions about the safety of the Boeing…
Erdogan accuses women’s march of disrespecting Islam
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has accused a women’s march in central Istanbul on Friday of disrespecting Islam by booing the Islamic call to prayer. Several thousand women had…
