Qatar’s emir has held talks with Iran’s president in Tehran amid high tensions in the region, kicking off a state visit that is expected to include a meeting with the country’s supreme leader.
Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US to ease bird flu disruptions
Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States as a devastating outbreak of bird flu is slashing U.S. production and sending prices soaring, a leading sector official ...
Japan’s trade minister to visit US in March for tariff talks, Asahi reports
Japan's Trade Minister Yoji Muto plans to visit the United States in March and ask the Trump administration to exempt Japan from upcoming tariffs on steel and cars, the Asahi newspaper reported on ...
Bangladesh: 150 injured in clashes after BNP tries to recruit students at engineering college
The clashes began on Tuesday afternoon when the members of the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) allegedly ran a recruitment campaign at the campus of the Khulna University of Engin ...
YouTuber’s ‘dirty’ comments spark massive row in India
The comments, made on the show India's Got Latent on 9 February, sparked massive outrage, police cases and even death threats. YouTube quickly removed the episode, but that didn't stall the tide of ...
‘New Georgia Project’ staffers say union efforts got them fired
Recently fired employees at one of Georgia’s most prominent nonprofits spoke out against what they say is retaliation for trying to unionize. ( read original story ...)
One arrested as Jewish and pro-Palestinian groups clash in Brooklyn
The pro-Palestinian group was demonstrating outside a Borough Park real estate event at which land they claimed land in “occupied Palestine” was for sale when pro-Jewish counterprotesters ... ( read original story ...)
NYC real estate expo promoting sale of ‘stolen land’ in Palestine descends into violence
Real estate event organised by company promoting land sales in illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank descends into violence ... ( read original story ...)
Returning families find their homes destroyed in a village in southern Lebanon
Lebanese families returning to the southern border village of Kfar Kila found their homes and entire blocks destroyed after Israeli troops withdrew from the area. (AP Video: Fadi Tawil & Mahmad Aounti ... ( read original story ...)
As Deadline for Withdrawal Passes, Israel Remains in Parts of Southern Lebanon
Israeli forces pulled out of populated areas in southern Lebanon, but retained control over strategic border points as a deadline lapsed for both Israel and Hezbollah to leave the region. ( read original story ...)