UN Security Council to vote on Syria ceasefire
The UN Security Council is expected to vote, probably today, on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow deliveries of humanitarian aid and medical evacuations, diplomats said.
Top experts warn against ’malicious use’ of AI
Artificial intelligence could be deployed by dictators, criminals and terrorists to manipulate elections and use drones in terrorist attacks, more than two dozen experts said on Wednesday as they sounded the alarm over misuse of the technology.
Tourists stranded as cyclone’s tail hits New Zealand
Up to 1,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand's Golden Bay on Wednesday after the remnants of Cyclone Gita buffeted the South Pacific nation, officials said.
EU nations should seize chance to boost renewable energy: study
EU member states should take advantage of falling costs for renewable energy to invest more in the sector and make it account for a third of total energy output by 2030, an new report said on Tuesday.
Trump, Mexican president talk security, trade, migration
US President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto agreed to boost cooperation on security, trade and migration in a phone call on Tuesday, both countries said.
Sharp decline in illegal migrants entering EU in 2017: Frontex
The European Union saw in 2017 the lowest number of detected illegal border-crossings since the migrant crisis began four years ago, the EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday.
Abbas calls for Mideast peace conference in rare UN speech
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday called for an international conference to be held later this year to launch a new, wider Middle East peace process and pave the way to Palestinian statehood.
Albanian PM moots co-presidency with Kosovo
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country and Kosovo could one day have a single president as a "symbol of national unity" between Tirana and Pristina.
Florida students to march on Washington in call for gun reform
Students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida school on Sunday (February 18) announced plans to march on Washington in a bid to "shame" politicians into reforming laws that make firearms readily available.
Five Women Killed In Dagestan Church Shooting Claimed By ISIS
The regional internal affairs ministry said in a statement that the assailant used a hunting rifle, and that four women were killed on the spot, while the attacker was "eliminated".
Iran postpones hunt for plane lost in mountain blizzard
The hunt for a plane that disappeared with 66 people onboard in Iran's Zagros mountains was stopped until morning as blizzard conditions made progress impossible for rescue teams, state television said on Sunday.
’Shame on you!’ student tells Trump at Florida anti-gun rally
A survivor of the Parkland school shooting called out US President Donald Trump on Saturday over his ties to the powerful National Rifle Association, as several thousand rallied in Florida to demand urgent action on gun control.
Islamic scholar facing rape charges hospitalised in France
Prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was remanded in custody in France on rape charges earlier in the month, has been hospitalised due to multiple sclerosis, his support group said Saturday.
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Israel strikes Gaza after blast wounds four soldiers
Israeli jets struck the Gaza Strip on Saturday after four soldiers were wounded when an improvised explosive device blew up along the border with the Palestinian enclave.
British PM to warn EU over security cooperation
British Prime Minister Theresa May will restate her case on Saturday for an unprecedented security partnership with the European Union after Brexit, warning that lives depend on it.
Trump visits Florida shooting survivors, FBI admits it missed tip
US President Donald Trump on Friday visited a Florida hospital to offer comfort to those wounded in a mass school shooting, after the FBI admitted it mishandled a tip about the troubled teen behind the massacre that left 17 dead.
Strong quake shakes Mexico, no reports of damages
A strong earthquake shook a large swathe of southern and central Mexico on Friday, triggering the quake alarm system in Mexico City and causing buildings to sway.
UN nuclear agency to help Japan for 2020 Olympics
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced Thursday that it will help Japan in "enhancing nuclear security measures" for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Tillerson meets Erdogan to ease Turkey tensions
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, seeking to ease tensions between the NATO allies that reached new heights over Ankara's ongoing operation inside Syria.
S.Africa’s new president vows to tackle state corruption
Cyril Ramaphosa, a former anti-apartheid activist turned businessman, was named South Africa's president Thursday and immediately vowed to fight corruption in a direct reference to accusations levelled at his predecessor Jacob Zuma.
