Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025
The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel powered cars and trucks by the middle of...
Major cybercrime network Avalanche dismantled in global takedown
Law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cybercriminal network responsible for malware-based attacks that have been harassing victims across the globe for years. The...
President Francois Hollande of France Won’t Seek Re-election
STRASBOURG, France — Battered by months of dismal approval ratings and a stubbornly high unemployment rate, President François Hollande of France announced Thursday night...
A Subdued Vladimir Putin Calls for ‘Mutually Beneficial’ Ties With U.S.
MOSCOW — After the outpouring of euphoria among Russia’s political elite over the victory of Donald J. Trump, President Vladimir V. Putin on Thursday...
Operation in Syria only targets terror, Erdoğan clarifies
Turkey’s military operation in Syria is not against any country or person but terror groups in general, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, in...
Ohio State Attacker May Have Been ‘Inspired’ by Al Qaeda, F.B.I. Says
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The student who wounded 11 people this week at Ohio State University, plowing his car into a cluster of pedestrians and...
Putin: We won’t allow infringement of Russia’s rights, will decide our own fate
During his annual address to Russian lawmakers, President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is ready for dialogue with its international partners, but will not...
First cargo train from China leaves for Karachi
China and Pakistan have launched a direct rail and sea freight service, with the first cargo train departing from Yunnan, an inland province in...
Results of an innocent looking referendum in Italy may jolt the world from EU to Pakistan, Why?
Samina Tippu | Italian public would be voting, on Dec. 4, in a referendum to approve of a bill of political reforms presented by Italian...
Belgium and Netherlands agree to swap land to simplify border
Belgium is about to get smaller and the Netherlands bigger after the countries agreed to a swap of land. Each will cede small, uninhabited...
Saudi prince calls for end to country’s ‘unjust’ ban on women driving
A billionaire Saudi prince has called for an “urgent” end to his country’s ban on women driving. “Stop the debate: Time for women to drive,”...
Indian National anthem must be played before screening of films
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered all cinema halls across the country to play the national anthem before the screening of films and that...