The United States is not opposed to foreign banks doing business with Iran following Tehran's compliance with a historic nuclear agreement with the P5+1 group of countries. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says: "The United States is not standing in the way, and will not stand in the way, of business that is permitted in Iran since the (nuclear agreement) took effect. ... More
The United Nations torture committee has called on Saudi Arabia to stop physical punishment, including flogging and amputations, in the Persian Gulf kingdom. In its first review of Saudi Arabia since 2002, the committee that monitors the UN Convention against Torture also expressed concern about the abuse of bloggers, activists and human rights lawyers in Saudi prisons. ... More
A U.S. judge has allowed a lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency's military psychologists to proceed, marking a major victory for a group of the agency's torture victims. ... More
Volkswagen is headed to court in the U.S. city of San Francisco, where it faces a deadline to work out a deal with the U.S. government over the auto giant's emissions cheating scandal. ... More
New data shows the U.S. Air Force is increasingly relying on drones, rather than manned aircraft, in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. ... More
Another powerful earthquake, with a 6.0 magnitude, has struck off the coast of Ecuador, only days after an earlier quake claimed the lives of at least 587 people in the South American country.... More
The Israeli regime is closing off all entry points to the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip ahead of a Jewish holiday.... More
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has dispatched forces to the Gaza Strip's frontier with Egypt in a confidence-building measure aimed at boosting security in the border area. ... More
Israel is walling off an area in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border and the Israeli-occupied side of Golan, citing what it claims are security threats from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement.... More
Today is Earth Day and climate is on the world’s agenda as more than 60 heads of state met at the United Nations headquarters to sign the Paris climate agreement aimed at slowing climate change.... More
U.S. President Barack Obama has reaffirmed support for Washington’s Arab allies, saying the U.S. will use every element of its power to ensure the security of its interests and partners in the Persian Gulf region. ... More
The United Nations has officially opened delayed peace talks aimed to end more than a year of deadly conflict in Yemen. After repeated delays over alleged truce violations, Yemeni delegates started negotiations in Kuwait City.... More
Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Macedonia's capital against a government decision to grant mass pardon to officials accused of fraud and corruption.... More
Anti-austerity protests have been held in the Greek capital of Athens against scheduled government job cuts and reforms.... More
Nearly 1,000 striking employees of the U.S. communications giant, Verizon have staged a march over job security and wages. ... More
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