Baghdad, July 1 -- Two rockets hit an airbase area late yesterday in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk without causing casualties, the official Iraqi News Agency reported. The agency quoted a senior se... Read More
Helsinki, July 1 -- Sweden will ban AR-15 rifles and similar semi-automatic firearms for hunting following a deadly school shooting in February. Starting Aug. 1, police will stop issuing new hunting... Read More
Tehran, July 1 -- The death toll from a recent Israeli attack on Evin Prison in the Iranian capital Tehran rose to 79, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. The victims of the June... Read More
Moscow, July 1 -- Moscow has decided to impose reciprocal restrictions on 15 European media outlets operating in Russia in response to EU sanctions against several Russian media outlets, the Russian F... Read More
Cairo, July 1 -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday discussed developments in the Middle East and ways to restore regional stability. During a ... Read More
Washington, July 1 -- The IMF Board has approved a nearly $500 million disbursement to Ukraine following a review of the Extended Fund Facility program, the Fund announced in a statement on Monday. "... Read More
Buenos Aires, July 1 -- Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, sa... Read More
Jodhpur, July 1 -- The Rajasthan High Court has extended the interim bail, for medical treatment, of Aasaram Bapu -- a convict in the rape case of a minor, until July 9. The division bench of the hig... Read More
Mumbai, July 1 -- The first look of 'Ramayana', an epic cinematic retelling produced by Namit Malhotra, will be unveiled on July 3 across nine major Indian cities. Audiences in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangal... Read More
Los Angeles, July 1 -- DCU CEO James Gunn, addressing rumours of whether he'll cast actress Adria Arjona as Wonder Woman, said "She'll make a great Wonder Woman." In an interview with Extra, Gunn w... Read More