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Abbas to address Security Council next week on U.S. Mideast peace plan

Demonstrators hold pictures of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Janua

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Sudan grants initial green light to Israeli overflights

An El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-900ER airplane takes off from the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport as seen from Paracuellos del Jarama, outside Madrid, Spain, August 8, 2018. /Reuters Pho

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Coronavirus forces China buyers to desert Europe's fashion events

Hundreds of Chinese buyers will not be travelling to this year's fashion weeks in London and Milan because of the deadly coronavirus, organizers of both events announce

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Record-breaking US astronaut set to return to Earth

US astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts by spending almost a year aboard the Intern

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AFC Champions League fixtures postponed amid coronavirus outbreak

In a further sign of mounting international concern about the coronavirus outbreak, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced in an emergency meeting that AFC Champions League matches invol

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News Analysis: Israel, Russia play delicate balancing act in maintaining tricky relationship

Just days after Russia released Israeli prisoner Naama Issachar, the nature of the relations between Israel and Russia have been brought to the forefront, prompting a

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WHO says new hospitals in China's Wuhan remarkable effort, pays tribute to lab staff

The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Wednesday that the construction of new hospitals in China's city of Wuhan for novel coronavirus patients is a remarkable effort, while paying tribute to

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Russia to deliver S-400 missile to India by end of next year

The Russian S-400 missile air defense systems in Tverskaya Street before a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in central Moscow, Russia April 29, 2019. /Reuters Photo Russia will begin deliv

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Ancestry lays off 6% of staff as consumer genetic testing market continues to decline

Excitement in the consumer genetic testing market continues to show signs of slowing down.In the past two weeks layoffs have hit two of the biggest consumer genetic testing services — 23andme an

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21 countries donate medical supplies to China: spokesperson

Burj Khalifa is illuminated with slogans in Chinese phonetic alphabets meaning "Wuhan, come on" in Downtown Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Feb. 2, 2020, to chee

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APD | Pakistan stands by China in fight against novel coronavirus

By APD writer Muhammad SohailISLAMABAD, Feb. 6 (APD) – The government and people of Pakistan have stood by China with a loud and clear voice and support in the fight ag

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Trump barrels into 2020 campaign, emboldened after acquittal

With the final gavel banging down Wednesday on impeachment, President Donald Trump barreled ahead in his reelection fight with a united Republican Party behind him, and

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Hospitals told to create 'emergency pods' for coronavirus patients

Those suspected of having the virus will be isolated from other patients at A&E, so an assessment can be made about their health.

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Nike is making footwear to improve athletes’ efficiency for the Tokyo Olympics

All it takes to win a gold medal at the Olympics is the best performance on the day of the event. Champions may be made in countless training hours, but championships, finals and even world title-repr

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SpaceX will now let you book a rocket launch online starting at $1 million

SpaceX has launched a new web-based booking tool for its rideshare Falcon 9 launches, a service it announced last year to expand its addressable market to include small satellite customers who don

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YouTube has seen soaring growth in South Korea

Earlier this week, Google released revenue figures for YouTube for the first time in the product’s history, revealing that the video service pulled in $15.1 billion in advertising revenues in 2019. G

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Uber issued permit to test self-driving vehicles on California public roads

Uber Advanced Technologies Group has been issued a permit that would allow the company to put its autonomous vehicles back on public roads in California nearly two years after the company scaled back