
ECONOMY
Obama to veto bill to block Iran plane sales
The US president is set to veto a Republican-led legislation to block sales of passenger planes to Iran on grounds that it would hurt the nuclear agreement with the country.

The US president is set to veto a Republican-led legislation to block sales of passenger planes to Iran on grounds that it would hurt the nuclear agreement with the country.

Some members of the US Electoral College are openly persuading their colleagues to vote against Trump.

The ruling party plans to divulge the 'exact cause' of the 2010 plane crash which killed ex-president Kaczynski and dozens of other officials, suspecting foul play in earlier investigations.

A 7.8 earthquake struck the tourist town of Kaikoura after midnight in the early hours of Monday, causing massive infrastructure damage along the country’s East Coast.

The Republican Party has become "the most dangerous organization in world history,” Noam Chomsky says.

Iran says it is negotiating with two German companies over the allocation of €12 billion for the development of the country’s petrochemical projects.

The command center, which hosted the largest number of Saudi troops in the region, was targeted with a Tochka missile on Tuesday.

Authorities say Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev was detained on Tuesday and that President Vladimir Putin was informed of the investigation.

Joey Logano won the elimination race at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, keeping his 2016 Sprint Cup title hopes alive.

The world No1 Andy Murray started his ATP World Tour Finals with a comprehensive win, beating Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2.

Hundreds of Bahrainis staged a demonstration demanding the immediate release of activist Seyed Alawi Seyed Hussein.

Thousands of students across several states have walked out of their classes to protest against President-elect Donald Trump.

The United States has decried a new measure by the Israeli regime to legalize illegal settlements built on the Palestinian land.

US President-elect Donald Trump's strong priority is to mend relations between Washington and Moscow, says an analyst.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks of a referendum next year on his country’s EU accession.

US President Barack Obama says he doubts Donald Trump will scrap the nuclear deal with Iran.

The International Criminal Court says the US’s actions while interrogating prisoners in Afghanistan may be instances of war crimes.

The UK government has rejected MPs' calls to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia over its war crimes in Yemen.