Iran has accused Saudi Arabia of using warplanes to attack the Iranian embassy in the Yemeni capital Sana’a. Some guards were reportedly wounded in the attack, according to state news channel IRIB.... Read more »
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has replaced his defense and Europe ministers but kept on his hawkish shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn. In the wake of the reshuffle, three members of the... Read more »
British MPs will hold a debate reviewing the petition calling for US presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from entering the UK, which has gathered more than 565,000 signatories. Any petition... Read more »
Britain will not “shy away” from raising human rights issues with Saudi Arabia, the government’s Middle East minister told Parliament, while noting that progress must “move at a pace that is acceptable... Read more »
Cyber hacktivist group Anonymous has hacked at least 14 Thai police websites in protest against the “scapegoating” of two Burmese men convicted of murdering two British backpackers, it has emerged. In December,... Read more »
The militia occupation of a federal building in Oregon is casting a new light on the friction caused by federal ownership of land in twelve western US states, and a growing disconnect... Read more »
A supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy has been spotted “burping” gas and star-forming dust, NASA says. Scientists now think black holes could be “star factories” – not just star-eaters. In... Read more »
Four days into the takeover of an Oregon government building, the armed militia in charge says it has no plans to back down any time soon. Lead by Ammon Bundy, son of... Read more »
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency over Flint’s contaminated drinking water. The announcement comes less than a month after Flint’s mayor declared the same, saying the city’s water was... Read more »
A 26-year-old woman has died in China after being infected with a highly contagious bird flu virus, leading to a heightened alert at border checkpoints with Hong Kong. Another patient in the... Read more »