Iran: Iran has seized a foreign oil tanker carrying 6 million liters of smuggled diesel in the Gulf of Oman, state-run IRIB news agency reported Friday. The tanker was confiscated by Iranian judicial officers on Thursday in Iran’s territorial waters n…
Beijing: With a high-level meeting wrapped up in Beijing this week, China set out a clear roadmap for how it intends to steer the economy as the next five-year plan period is set to begin. The annual Central Economic Work Conference, chaired by Presid…
Nanjing: Xia Shuqin, a 96-year-old survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, watched intently as the 12th national memorial day ceremony was broadcast live from her hometown, Nanjing. The annual event honors the 300,000 victims of the massacre that occurred d…
Sumatra: The death toll from the recent floods and landslides in three provinces on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island has reached 1,000, with 218 others missing, according to the latest data posted by the National Disaster Management Agency on its online das…
Oshivelo: Uruguayan manager Robert Siboldi has parted ways with Mazatlan after less than seven months in the role, the Mexican top flight club said on Friday. The Liga MX side won just two of its 17 league fixtures under Siboldi’s stewardship as it mi…
