RCEP Asia-Pacific free trade agreement comes into force
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade agreement, officially came into force on Saturday.
Russian Deputy FM berates NATO for perpetuating Cold War model
Russia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko has chastised NATO for adhering to obsolete Cold War constructs by focusing its efforts on deterring a per
FBI releases newly declassified document on September 11 attacks
The FBI on Saturday released a newly declassified 16-page document related to logistical support provided to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the September 1
28% of 138,000 assessed species face extinction: IUCN
Some 28 percent of the 138,374 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for its survival watchlist are now at high risk of vanishing forever, the global conse
At least 8 injured in a mass shooting in NE Italy: reports
At least eight people were injured in a mass shooting in Trieste, Italy, on Saturday, local media reported.
Thai PM survives no-confidence vote
Thai Prime MinisterPrayutChan-o-cha and five cabinet ministers Saturday survived an opposition vote of no confidence in parliament that claimed the government has mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to 724 people dead: govt
At least 724 people were killed in the powerful earthquake that rocked Haiti, authorities said Sunday, updating the toll on the disaster-hit nation.An additional 2,800 people were injured in the 7.2-
