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  • American detained in Russia on spy charges extends 2 months

    American detained in Russia on spy charges extends 2 months

    Date: 2019-08-23 23:08:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:8074541

    A retired United States Marine detained in Russia for eight months on allegation of spying will remain in detention for two more months, a Moscow court ruled Friday, despite the man’s claims that prison guards had injured him, Fox News ....

  • Indonesian rescuers search for 30 missing after ferry fire

    Indonesian rescuers search for 30 missing after ferry fire

    Date: 2019-08-23 23:08:18 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:10 - ID:8074540

    Rescuers were searching Friday for at least 30 people thought missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java, ABC News reported. The vessel was carrying 277 people from Tanjung Perak port in East Java's ....

  • 9 killed as tanker topples onto van in Rajasthan

    9 killed as tanker topples onto van in Rajasthan

    Date: 2019-08-23 23:07:30 GMT - India - International - SN:9 - ID:8074538

    Nine people were killed on Friday when a tanker toppled onto a van in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, NDTV quoted the police as saying Friday. The accident occurred near the Desuri ki naal area when the victims, belonging to two families, were ....

  • Global recycling crisis should be a wake-up call

    Global recycling crisis should be a wake-up call

    Date: 2019-08-23 23:06:15 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:8 - ID:8074537

    The Financial Times said that producing more waste and recycled materials than could be processed at home did not previously create problems for developed countries. The excess was simply exported to poorer countries, mainly in Asia. But now, ....

  • Ahly hammer S. Sudan's Atlabara; qualify for CAF CL's 1st round

    Ahly hammer S. Sudan's Atlabara; qualify for CAF CL's 1st round

    Date: 2019-08-23 21:56:16 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:7 - ID:8074524

    Egypt's Ahly thrashed South Sudan's Atlabara 9-0 on Friday in the second leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round. Winning 13-0 on aggregate, the Cairo giants have picked a place in the tournament's first round. ....

  • Egypt welcomes Rwanda-Uganda pact

    Egypt welcomes Rwanda-Uganda pact

    Date: 2019-08-23 21:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8074520

    Egypt has welcomed a pact inked by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni in Angola aimed at ending months of tensions. In a statement Friday, the Foreign Ministry hailed the positive move, which reflects the ....

  • Interior Ministry: 228 inmates pardoned, 314 released on parole

    Interior Ministry: 228 inmates pardoned, 314 released on parole

    Date: 2019-08-23 15:53:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8074271

    The Interior Ministry announced that 228 inmates were finally pardoned while 314 others were released on parole on the occasion of Eidul Adha. The move was taken in accordance with presidential decree no. 351/2019, the ministry said in a ....

  • China threatens new tariffs if Trump escalates trade war

    China threatens new tariffs if Trump escalates trade war

    Date: 2019-08-23 15:10:46 GMT - China - International - SN:4 - ID:8074241

    China said it would impose tariffs on 75 billion dollars in American-made goods if US President Trump carries through on his promise to escalate his trade war with Beijing, in a sign that neither side is ready to back down from an economic conflict ....

  • Sisi's participation in G7 Summit, TICAD chance to lure investments: former diplomat

    Sisi's participation in G7 Summit, TICAD chance to lure investments: former diplomat

    Date: 2019-08-23 14:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8074213

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s participation in the G7 Summit in France and the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) in Japan in one week will provide him with a key opportunity for consultation with leaders of major ....

  • Egypt beat Japan in FIVB World U19 championship in Tunisia

    Egypt beat Japan in FIVB World U19 championship in Tunisia

    Date: 2019-08-23 14:36:21 GMT - Tunisia - Sport - SN:2 - ID:8074196

    Egypt's volleyball team beat Japan on Friday, notching up its third victory in matches held as part of the ongoing 2019 FIVB World U19 championship in Tunisia. Egypt pummel Japan 3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 15-25 and 15-10). ....

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