Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics
The host of the 2022 Winter Olympics has been decided as China's capital, Beijing, beating Almaty to host the Games. Beijing was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday…
PLO holds Israel accountable for toddler’s death
Israeli Prime Minister Netenyahu condemns Palestinian toddler's death in arson attack, expressing his “shock over the reprehensible act”
Facebook launches Aquila, the Internet-beaming drone
Facebook said they are ready to begin the pilot program of a high-altitude drone that will beam Internet to remote parts of the world. The solar-powered drone will be able…
France, Russia in compensation deal on Mistral warships
Negotiations on compensating Russia for the non-delivery of two French Mistral warships have come to an end, Russian media have said. They claimed the two sides had agreed on how…
France, Russia in compensation deal on Mistral warships
Negotiations on compensating Russia for the non-delivery of two French Mistral warships have come to an end, Russian media have reported. They claimed the two sides had agreed on how…
Why Taiwan’s single people are a national security threat
Lydia from Taipei and almost all of her friends are single. Sociologist Wen-Shan Yang explains why Taiwan's single culture is putting the welfare of the whole country at risk. Whether…
Austria’s top pole-vaulter paralyzed after training injury
Austrian pole-vaulter Kira Grünberg suffered a serious injury in training and despite emergency surgery, has been left paralyzed by the accident. Austria's leading pole-vaulter Kira Grünberg has suffered severe cervical…
Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign ‘Declaration of Cairo’
Strategic cooperation between two countries enhanced in Al-Sisi’s meeting with Saudi delegation
Finally an identity for India-Bangladesh enclave denizens
For decades, some 50,000 stateless people have lived in tiny enclaves in the border area between Bangladesh and India. But after a new agreement between the two countries, they will…
China cracks down on automated trading
As stocks in China continue slipping, the Asian country's securities watchdog has started looking into the impact of computerized trading on the share market. It hopes to stop the current…