Unheard Lennon tape goes on sale

A 1970 tape of John Lennon singing a hitherto unheard song called “Radio Peace” and expressing frustration at his Beatles image to a group of Danish schoolboys goes under the hammer in Copenhagen.
28 September 2021

Swiss court reopens probe into Iran opposition figure’s killing

A Swiss investigation into the 1990 killing of Iranian opposition figure Kazem Rajavi must reopen, after a court ordered genocide and crimes against humanity charges added to the probe.
28 September 2021

UN condemns ‘xenophobia’ against Venezuelan migrants in Chile

The United Nations has condemned the violence and “xenophobia” targeting mainly Venezuelan undocumented migrants in Chile over the weekend, carried out by locals fed up with their presence in the country.
28 September 2021

Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in Congress

President Joe Biden’s top military leaders are expected to face some of the most contentious hearings in memory this week over the chaotic end to the war in Afghanistan, which cost the lives of U.S. troops and civilians and left the Taliban back in power.
28 September 2021

Tunisia FM tells UN emergency measures aim to ensure ‘democracy’

Recent emergency measures strengthening the powers of Tunisian President Kais Saied were aimed at ensuring “an authentic and peaceful democracy” in the country, its foreign minister told world leaders Monday.
28 September 2021

Pfizer launches mRNA flu vaccine trial

US pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Monday it had begun a clinical trial to test an influenza vaccine designed with the same mRNA technology behind its successful Covid-19 shot.
28 September 2021

People’s Tribunal to hold govts accountable, seek justice for murdered journalists

To achieve justice in the killing of journalists, three leading press freedom groups have established a People's Tribunal to investigate their murders and hold governments accountable, reports Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
28 September 2021

Why a journalist created World News Day

A record number of newsrooms across the world have joined this year’s World News Day, a global day of action to promote the importance of fact-based journalism.
28 September 2021

Germany Elections: SPD narrowly wins vote

German Social Democrat Olaf Scholz vowed yesterday to strengthen the European Union and keep up the transatlantic partnership in a three-way coalition government he hopes to form by Christmas to take over from Angela Merkel’s conservatives.
27 September 2021

Covid cuts life expectancy by most since WW2: study

The Covid-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy in 2020 by the largest amount since World War Two, according to a study published yesterday by Oxford University, with the life expectancy of American men dropping by more than two years.
27 September 2021

Grant access or face action

Iran must stop denying the UN nuclear watchdog access to a workshop making centrifuge parts as agreed two weeks ago or face diplomatic retaliation at the agency’s Board of Governors within days, the United States said yesterday.
27 September 2021

This day in history

1939 - Warsaw, Poland surrenders to Germans after weeks of resistance.
27 September 2021

World’s crisis manager steps down

It’s a lesson many politicians -- mostly male -- have learned the hard way over the past 15 years: never underestimate Angela Merkel.
27 September 2021

Biden getting Covid-19 booster shot after authorization

President Joe Biden will receive his Covid-19 booster shot on Monday, days after federal regulators recommended a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for Americans age 65 or older and approved them for others with preexisting medical conditions and high-risk work environments.
27 September 2021

Covid-19 prevention: Pfizer to begin oral drug study

Pfizer Inc said on Monday it has started a mid-to-late-stage study testing its investigational oral antiviral drug for the prevention of Covid-19 infection among those who have been exposed to the virus.
27 September 2021

Afghan war crimes: ICC prosecutor seeks to resume probe

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he was seeking approval to resume a war crimes investigation into Afghanistan, focusing on the actions of the Taliban and the Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) militia.
27 September 2021

Germany's SPD wins election, seeks three-way alliance with EU, US

German Social Democrat Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday to strengthen the European Union and keep up the transatlantic partnership in a three-way coalition government he hopes to form by Christmas to take over from Angela Merkel's conservatives.
27 September 2021

1 killed as strong quake hits biggest Greek island

A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 shook Greece's largest island Crete on Monday and one person was killed when a church dome collapsed, authorities said.
27 September 2021

Women hold more than half of the seats

In a first in Europe, women hold more than half of the seats in Iceland’s new parliament, final election results showed yesterday.
26 September 2021

Be more active

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Saturday on the United States to take a more active approach to help resume stalled talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal.
26 September 2021