The Obama administration tread warily Monday around inflamed tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia that threaten several key U.S. foreign policy objectives. A U.S. official said Secretary of State John Kerry had spoken Sunday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad … Read More
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit India’s remote northeast region. At least eight people were killed and 100 others were injured. India’s Meteorological Department said the epicenter of the quake was in Tamenglong region of Manipur state. The death and injuries … Read More
The periodic table of elements just got four new members, thereby completing its seventh and currently last row. The four new elements — with the atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 — were announced on Dec. 30 by scientists … Read More
“The assassin is still at large,” reads the first Charlie Hebdo cover of 2016 — nearly one year after two gunmen attacked the magazine’s Paris office and killed nearly a dozen people. The cover shows a depiction of a God-like … Read More
LONDON — A British man has apologised after a joke he made about a horse’s penis led to him being arrested by authorities in Kyrgyzstan, the BBC reports. Michael Mcfeat, who works for Kumtor Gold Company as a welding superintendent … Read More
What do you call cowboy hat-wearing militiamen who have taken over a federal building while criticizing the federal government with a deep southern drawl? They might call themselves defenders of “the people.” But to most of Twitter, they’re “Y’all Qaeda,” … Read More
LONDON — We’ve long been told that dangerous amounts of sugar lurk in some of our favourite food and drinks, and now a new app will let you know exactly how much you might be inadvertently consuming. The free app, … Read More
The first refugee to drown in 2016 is a 2-year-old boy who was trying to cross into Europe from Turkey. The child was on a boat with 39 other refugees when it slammed onto the jagged rocks of a small … Read More
LONDON — A man with a British accent has appeared in a new Islamic State (ISIS) video purporting to show the killing of five men that the group say were spies, directly addressing British Prime Minister David Cameron. In the … Read More
Sweden has tightened border controls for those arriving by train, bus and ferry in an attempt to halt the flow of migrants and refugees into the country from mainland Europe The new rules went into effect on Monday, and require … Read More