Tried and true: HPV vaccination shows sharp drop in cancer-causing infections
World
July 4, 2019
Tried and true: HPV vaccination shows sharp drop in cancer-causing infections
Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) could wipe out cervical cancer within decades in wealthy nations, scientists say, after a major study showed…
US thwarts UN Security Council condemnation of attack on Libya migrant center
Middle East
July 4, 2019
US thwarts UN Security Council condemnation of attack on Libya migrant center
UN chief Antonio Guterres denounced the “horrendous” attack on a detention center in Tripoli and demanded an independent investigation. A divided…
German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage
Middle East
July 3, 2019
German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage
He was talking following a stage performance of his 2008 novel To the End of the Land (translated from Hebrew into English by…
Iraqi PM orders Iran-backed militias into army command
Middle East
July 2, 2019
Iraqi PM orders Iran-backed militias into army command
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi issued has issued a decree seeking to bring mostly Iran-backed militias under the command…
Plane with missing wheel lands at Tel Aviv airport
Middle East
July 2, 2019
Plane with missing wheel lands at Tel Aviv airport
A plane carrying 152 people made a safe emergency landing at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on Monday afternoon, according to…
Yemen: Houthi rebels attack Saudi airport with drone
Middle East
July 2, 2019
Yemen: Houthi rebels attack Saudi airport with drone
Nine people were reported injured on Tuesday after Houthi rebels launched a drone attack on a civilian airport in southern…
Haftar militia shoots down Turkish drone over Libya
Middle East
July 1, 2019
Haftar militia shoots down Turkish drone over Libya
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) on Sunday claimed it shot down a Turkish drone at an airport near…
G20 summit: World leaders agree on climate deal
Environment
June 30, 2019
G20 summit: World leaders agree on climate deal
World leaders attending the 2019 G20 summit in the Japanese city of Osaka on Saturday agreed to a climate change…
7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013, UN says
Middle East
June 29, 2019
7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013, UN says
More than 7,500 children have been killed or wounded in Yemen over the past five 1/2 years, the UN said in…
Why is the Afghan peace process not moving beyond talks?
Middle East
June 28, 2019
Why is the Afghan peace process not moving beyond talks?
The US is hopeful that a peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban could be reached in less than three months…