WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey is assessing whether to delay taking delivery of the S-400 Russian missile defense system, currently scheduled for July, after a new request from the United States, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The move would be a rare detente in months of escalating tensions between the two NATO […]

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday it would impose higher tariffs on a range of U.S. goods including frozen vegetables and liquefied natural gas, striking back in its trade war with Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump warned it not to. The move, widely expected after the United States last week raised tariffs on […]

Gunmen shot dead a former television journalist and adviser to the Afghan parliament in Kabul on Saturday, underlining threats to women and drawing widespread condemnation. Mina Mangal, who used to report for prominent TV station Ariana News, was killed by two unidentified men on a motorbike close to her home in eastern Kabul, police spokesman Basir […]

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday it would impose higher tariffs on a range of U.S. goods including frozen vegetables and liquefied natural gas, striking back in its trade war with Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump warned it not to. The move, widely expected after the United States last week raised tariffs on […]

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – An improvised bomb rigged to a motorcycle and apparently targeting a police vehicle exploded near a mosque in the western Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday, killing at least four policemen and wounding 11, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which came amid high security […]

Police in Lindsay are seeking two suspects after a taxi driver was robbed and assaulted on Sunday night. City of Kawartha Lakes Police say around 9 p.m., an unknown man and woman approached a taxi which was parked in a business parking lot on Lindsay Street. While the cabbie was briefly out of his vehicle, […]

The case involved Conor McGregor allegedly smashing a fan’s phone. But the complainant has reportedly withdrawn statements he gave to police. McGregor, 30, did not appear in court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His defence lawyer Sam Rabin said he thought the hearing was an “appropriate resolution” for the case. The court heard the complainant had […]

Micro-gardening kits are distributed to tackle malnutrition and improve the diet of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. There is something new on the menu in the world’s biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh. More vegetables and greens have been introduced to the diets of those living in the camp. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports on new […]

A look at Papanikolaou’s story, the doctor whose achievements helped save millions of women’s lives. Described by many as one of the most brilliant scientific minds of the 20th century, Georgios Papanikolaou is recognised for developing the life-saving cervical cancer test also known as Pap smear or Pap test.  In his honour, Google is changing […]

Swedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a month after he was removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. They said they will seek his extradition after he has served his 50-week prison term in Britain for jumping bail. Eva-Marie Persson, Sweden’s deputy director of public prosecutions, told […]