General News

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A "widespread and significant" heat wave is predicted to bring oppressive temperatures to drought-hit western US states over the weekend, with all-time records at...

Tehran (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the long-time foes...

Everett (United States) (AFP) - Boeing will mark another step in a marathon comeback Friday when it commemorates expanded production of the 737 MAX, now an aircraft in heavy demand...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - Sales of previously owned homes in the United States dropped in June, according to industry data released Thursday, as affordability worries continued to weigh on...

New York (AFP) - The World Cup has sparked a surge of interest in football -- or soccer as most New Yorkers call it -- but exposed a shortage of...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ever recorded when it...

New York (AFP) - Global stock markets were largely positive on Thursday as investors rediscovered their appetite for tech names and brushed off a new volley of strikes between the United...

Mashhad (Iran) (AFP) - Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to...

Houston (AFP) - The son of a Mexican man fatally shot by US immigration officials in Texas demanded an investigation on Wednesday, with a leading civil rights group calling it...

New York (AFP) - The high-rise building under renovation that buckled in the heart of Manhattan, forcing the evacuation of thousands of local residents and workers, is now "stable," New...