2020

DUBAI: One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law. The ruling nearly brings to…

The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020, passed by the US Senate last week, calls for the establishment of a US consulate in Lhasa and reaffirms the absolute right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai…

Federal agents are pursuing several theories, including the possibility that the AT&T building in the city's downtown area was targeted NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With federal…

Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, was sentenced at a brief hearing in a Shanghai court for allegedly 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' for her reporting in the chaotic initial stages of the outbreak…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, prompting China to warn that the act…

ZAGREB: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rattled central Croatia and the capital Zagreb early Monday morning, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, with initial reports indicating no casualties. The tremor was felt at…

GENEVA: Hundreds of Britishtourists forced into quarantine in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier fled in the night rather than seeing their holidays go downhill, the local municipality said Sunday. Around 200 of the 420 or so affected…

Agence France-PresseDec 28, 2020 10:23:02 ISTGeneva: The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health is "doomed" without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health…

Agence France-PresseDec 28, 2020 10:10:01 ISTRome: A 2,000-year-old fast-food stall unearthed from the ash of Pompeii has given researchers new clues about the snacking habits of the ancient Romans. The ornate snack bar counter,…

The legislative package will provide billions of dollars for the distribution of a vaccine, funds for schools, small businesses, hospitals and American families US President…