Credit Suisse has violated a plea agreement with American authorities by failing to report secret offshore accounts that wealthy Americans used to avoid paying taxes, US lawmakers have said, releasing a two-year investigation that detailed the role employees...
It was the spring of 1996 and the newspapers were filled with love stories. Runaway girls. Budding romances that “started with a cup of ice cream”. The story of the young woman who “eloped with her college van...
Is your gas stove killing you and our planet slowly? Recently, a series of studies raised the alarm about the negative health and environmental effects of this commonly used cooking appliance. They linked gas stoves to an increased...
Twenty years ago this month, the US and several allies invaded Iraq, pledging to rid the country of its purported weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and topple the Saddam Hussein regime.
The US-led invasion plunged the country into war and...
Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon has shifted to daylight savings time a few days later than initially planned after a backlash to a controversial government decision left the country split between two different time zones.Lebanon had been scheduled to...
Scientists warn deep ocean water flows from the Antarctic could decline by 40 percent by 2050, threatening the collapse of circulation crucial for planetary systems.Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the...
US Senator Rand Paul has blocked a bid to fast-track a ban of TikTok, citing concerns about free speech and uneven treatment of social media companies.The app, which was founded by Chinese entrepreneurs, has more than 150 million...
Islamabad, Pakistan – A prominent rights group has raised alarm over Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons and called for reforms to the country’s criminal justice system.In a report released on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Pakistan’s more than 100...
Plan is to send 60 hippos to Gujarat, India, and another 10 animals will go to zoos and sanctuaries in Mexico.Colombia will transfer 70 hippos once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar to overseas sanctuaries at a cost...
From: The Bottom LineRwandan activist and US resident Paul Rusesabagina was freed from jail and allowed to return to Texas after White House intervention.Paul Rusesabagina is considered a hero by many for sheltering hundreds of Rwandans...
The far-right politicians said they were protesting against the speech because it violated Austria’s principle of neutrality.Lawmakers from the pro-Russia, far-right Freedom Party have walked out of the lower house of Austria’s parliament during a speech by Ukrainian...
Hyderabad, India – Once when Nikhat Zareen came home with a bleeding nose, her mother burst into tears. “Your face will be spoiled,” she said, worrying how her girl would find a groom.Nearly a decade later, Zareen on...
Harare, Zimbabwe – Revelations of gold smuggling by individuals affiliated with Zimbabwean government officials and the ruling party in an Al Jazeera documentary have triggered outrage in the country.The four-part documentary titled The Gold Mafia was filmed by...
Peru accuses Colombia of downplaying ex-President Pedro Castillo’s recent attempted power grab which led to his removal.Peru has announced a “definitive recall” of its ambassador to Colombia, accusing its neighbour, as it did with Mexico last month, of...
Dakar, Senegal – Prominent opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is scheduled to face charges of libel in a Dakar court on Thursday. If found guilty, the political leader could be barred from running in the 2024 presidential elections.Originally set...
The Wall Street Journal reporter was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information.Russian authorities have detained an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, Russia’s top security...