A decades-old conflict may be on the verge of reigniting, as reports emerged this week of attacks along the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Story Published at: September 13, 2022 at 07:16AM
Clashes erupt along Armenia-Azerbaijan border, potentially reigniting an old conflict
Blinken calls Iran’s latest response to nuclear deal proposal a ‘step backward’
Iran has taken “a step backward” with its latest response to a nuclear deal proposal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, calling a near-term agreement “unlikely.”Story Published at: September 13, 2022 at 03:18AM
Haiti prime minister announces gas hike despite weeks of protests
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Sunday announced a new hike in gas prices, despite weeks of anti-government protests over the cost of living and raging gang violence in the country.Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 10:58PM
Analysis: Indians have moved on since the Queen took the throne. But they’d like the Koh-i-Noor back
India was still a British colony when Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926, but it had been independent for nearly five years by the time she became Britain’s monarch in February 1952. Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 05:25AM
Queen Elizabeth witnessed the crumbling of British power in the Middle East
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952, Britain was the dominant power in the Middle East and North Africa. It had direct control over protectorates such as Sudan, Egypt and Iraq and indirect control over Gulf states such as Bahrain, Qatar, and what is now the United Arab Emirates, that had signed treaties with Britain. Story Published […]
The worst of inflation finally might be over
Is inflation really peaking? Are consumers growing more confident? We’ll get those answers this week when the latest consumer and producer price indexes as well as retail sales figures for August all come out. Story Published at: September 11, 2022 at 12:42PM
Credit card companies will adopt new sales code for US gun transactions
US credit card giants said they will implement a new merchant category code for the nation’s gun retailers, which gun control activists say will help flag potential mass shooters and gun traffickers. Story Published at: September 11, 2022 at 08:41PM
Mortuary schools see jump in enrollment amid funeral industry worker shortage
As American industries struggle to fill plentiful job vacancies in a tight labor market, there’s at least one type of work where interest seems to be flourishing: funeral services.Story Published at: September 10, 2022 at 05:12PM
Tigrayan forces accept immediate ceasefire and AU-led peace talks with Ethiopia govt
Forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region said they are ready to observe an immediate ceasefire and accept an African Union-led peace process to end a conflict with federal forces that has stretched over nearly two years.Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 01:41PM
In a remote corner of Asia lies the ‘last paradise on Earth’
More than 30 years ago, Dutchman and history enthusiast Max Ammer received a lead from his then-landlord, a war veteran, about submerged WWII aircraft in the waters of Indonesia. Story Published at: September 05, 2022 at 04:28AM