Saudi King Salman returns from holiday
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz returned home on Sunday after a month-long holiday in Morocco, and ordered a month's extra pay for Saudi...
First Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer: Japan official
A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer, Japanese officials said Tuesday, and an expert said the first confirmed case...
Tawaf on Segway board: Opinions differ on whether it is Islamic
A short video showing a pilgrim, draped in the two pieces of seamless cloth called ihram, circumambulating the Kaaba in Makkah using a Segway...
Almost 46 million people trapped in slavery with North Korea, India key offenders
Almost 46 million people are living as slaves globally with the greatest number in India but the highest prevalence in North Korea, according to...
Jordan queen calls for 'legal' refugee path to Europe
Jordan's Queen Rania on Monday called for "legal" paths into Europe for refugees, criticising the EU's controversial deal with Turkey which she said endangers...
Young Pakistani female boxers punch through gender barriers
In a dense and dusty neighbourhood in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, eight young girls lined up against a cement wall, touching their...
Defiant ex-Afghan football chief rejects sex abuse charges
Bazarak, Afghanistan, Sept 4, 2020 (AFP) - Afghanistan's fugitive former football chief, wanted over the sexual abuse of women players, rejected all charges against...
Oil prices hold steady on lower U.S. supplies
Oil prices rose in Asian afternoon trade on Friday after a fall in US crude inventories offset OPEC's refusal to introduce production caps.
The commodity...
Saudi Arabia says shot down missile fired from Yemen
Saudi Arabia says it has shot down a missile fired into the kingdom from nearby Yemen, which is engulfed in a civil war.
The Saudi...
Israeli police say Palestinian has stabbed Israeli to death
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian who entered Israel from the occupied West Bank on a work permit stabbed an Israeli to death on Wednesday...
