17+ hour, 38+ min ago   (422+ words) Niger’s junta chief appointed a new chief of staff, state TV reported on Friday, after a thwarted army mutiny last month shook his grip on power. Supporters of the military government put down the attempted uprising with the help of…...

17+ hour, 23+ min ago   (672+ words) A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children’s agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage. The blaze…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (462+ words) The US-led anti-jihadist coalition has begun withdrawing from Iraq’s Kurdistan region ahead of a deadline to end their mission in the country, a Kurdish official said Thursday. They had already completed their withdrawal from other bases in Iraq in January…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (340+ words) US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed Thursday, driven by higher energy costs in the month — particularly for diesel — as the US war with Iran continued. The Producer Price Index (PPI) was up 5.4 percent…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (444+ words) Japan said on Thursday it had asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the United Nations because it made the disputed Kuril islands appear to belong to Russia. The UN General Assembly voted on Friday to…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (368+ words) China on Wednesday officially recognized 11 new occupations and 23 new specialties under existing occupations, reflecting evolving labor demand driven by technological advances, industrial upgrading and shifting consumer needs. The new occupations, released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (567+ words) The UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Wednesday decided to close a long-time probe against Syria launched under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad after the country’s new authorities led agency exports to key nuclear sites. Inspectors from the International Atomic…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (405+ words) Drinking this year’s champagne might give you a heftier headache as France’s record heatwaves are forcing some producers to up the alcohol levels, industry officials said Wednesday. French authorities have allowed champagne houses to make their bubbly with alcohol content…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (410+ words) British broadcaster Channel 4 said Wednesday that it would cut around 340 jobs — more than a quarter of its workforce — by the end of the year. The privately-funded television channel, whose programming includes “The Great British Bake Off” and “Big Brother”, said…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (577+ words) Salama Saeed and her son fled for their lives when shelling and gunfire from Yemen’s Houthi rebels engulfed their village, forcing her to leave other children behind. They are among thousands of people driven from their homes since the Iran-backed…...