Tunisia cannot face jihadists alone, president saysTunisia cannot stand up to the jihadist threat alone, President Beji Caid Essebsi said after a gunman killed 28 people at a tourist resort, calling for a unified global strategy.
27 June 2015
Obama says gay marriage ruling 'victory for America'US President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage, saying it shows social changes once thought impossible can become reality.
27 June 2015
Primakov, ex-PM 'who turned around Russia,' dies aged 85Russia's former prime minister Yevgeny Primakov, famed for turning around his US-bound plane over the Atlantic upon learning of NATO's bombing of Serbia in 1999, has died aged 85.
27 June 2015
Hollande condemns violent French protests against UberFrench President Francois Hollande on Friday condemned violent protests against ride-booking app Uber after taxi drivers set fire to vehicles and blocked highways.
26 June 2015
South Korea passes new law to curb MERS outbreakSouth Korea has introduced a new law designed to curb a MERS outbreak, tightening quarantine restrictions and imposing jail sentences on those who defy anti-infection measures.
26 June 2015
Rio Tinto puts 'vivid' pink and red diamonds on marketSixty-five extremely rare pink and red diamonds were unveiled Friday by mining giant Rio Tinto which expects the stones from a remote western Australia mine to fetch record prices.
26 June 2015
High emotions as Charleston mourns massacre victimsEmotions ran high as defiant mourners held the first funeral services for nine African Americans shot dead by a white alleged supremacist in a Charleston church.
26 June 2015
Italy's Renzi slams EU leaders over migrant quotasItalian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi launched a furious broadside at fellow EU leaders Thursday for failing to help deal with a tide of Mediterranean migrants.
26 June 2015
Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, IS group: White HouseRussian President Vladimir Putin called his US counterpart Barack Obama to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the Islamic State group's advances and a deal on Iran's nuclear program.
26 June 2015
Google self-driving prototype cars hit public roadsGoogle said on Thursday that its self-driving prototype cars have taken to streets in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View where it has its headquarters.
26 June 2015
Rick Owens fashion show turns political with anti-Merkel signA model at a Rick Owens fashion show in Paris brandished a banner saying "Please Kill Angela Merkel - Not", prompting the designer to note he had nothing to do with the "act of protest."
26 June 2015
Netanyahu: air force key in meeting future Iran threatDays before the deadline for an Iranian nuclear deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told young pilots that they would be at the forefront of safeguarding the Jewish state.
Univision breaks with Trump over immigration commentsUnivision, America's top Spanish-language TV network, severed its ties with Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization over the real estate mogul and now presidential hopeful's nasty comments about Mexican immigrants.
26 June 2015
Air Astana leases 7 Airbus neosAir Astana, the anchor airlines in Kazakhstan, has arranged for operational leasing of 7 Airbus planes from A320 neo family.