Arts Aug 15 Iran denies involvement in Salman Rushdie attack but justifies assault An Iranian government official has denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie.
World Aug 04 Indirect Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna as Tehran expands uranium enrichment Negotiators from Iran, the United States and the European Union have resumed months-long, indirect talks over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal.
World May 14 Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed as UAE’s president The ascension of Sheikh Mohammed, 61, had been expected after the death Friday of his half-brother and the UAE's president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the age of 73.
World May 12 Ukraine prepares for first Russian war crimes trial with captured soldier Ukraine's top prosecutor says the country plans to hold its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier.
World May 11 Ukraine cuts Russian gas hub, risks supply to Europe while war in east continues Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian natural gas through one hub that feeds European homes and industry.
World May 10 Russia pummels vital port of Odesa, targeting supply lines One of the most dramatic examples of Ukraine's ability to prevent easy victories is in Mariupol, where Ukrainian fighters remained holed up at a steel plant, denying Russia's full control of the city. The regiment defending the plant said Russian warplanes…
World May 10 Russia pounds Ukrainian port city of Odesa to sever supply lines Ukrainian officials say Russian troops are pounding away at the vital port of Odesa, apparently as part of efforts to disrupt the supply lines and weapons shipments that have been critical to Kyiv's defense.
World May 09 Putin hails Victory Day, does not signal end to Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict was headed. That came as his forces pressed their offensive with…
World May 08 Western officials visit Ukraine after deadly school bombing A Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in eastern Ukraine. The governor of Luhansk province said Sunday that 30 people were rescued from the rubble of the school in the village of Bilohorivka but the rest probably…
World May 07 Last of Ukrainian civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant Rescuers finished the evacuation of civilians Saturday after a week of Russian shelling and on-and-off convoys to get people out of Mariupol.