June2018

Hundreds of electronic music fans will be treated to a rare concert in the opulent courtyard of the presidential Elyse Palace on Thursday, part of France’s Day of Music festival. More than 1,500 free tickets were...

Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson revealed Saturday how he worked on psyching out Argentine superstar Lionel Messi to make a penalty save that sealed a 1-1 draw with the footballing superpower. Halldorsson was the hero when he...

Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Inc said on Friday it would discontinue a trial testing its drug for the treatment of chronic cluster headache, after an analysis showed that the drug was unlikely to meet the study’s main...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck 223 km (139 miles) south-southeast off the coast of Sigave in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday. There...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world’s two largest economies showed signs of igniting as...

Dozens of women work busily, their hands forming balls of dough before stuffing them with date paste and molding them into small pillows, while the air around them burbles with the sound of their chatter and...

Paris is to unveil its newly built perimeter defenses around the Eiffel Tower to protect against terror threats. Temporary barriers were placed around the tower in June 2016, and are now being replaced with more permanent...

China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is set to launch in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 June as it continues its international expansion. The firm, which recently launched in Mexico, has just completed a month-long trial in close-by...

Arsenal’s Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka has signed a new long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Friday. The 25-year-old featured in all 38 league games last season and has made 94 appearances for the London...

The World Bank (WB) approved $700 million to improve the primary education sector in Bangladesh. The new fund will help implementation of the government’s Fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP4), according to a WB press release...