Agency Desk

US unemployment claims rise by 14,000 to 262,000

The number of Americans who signed up for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since November, though the US job market...

Taliban cleric killed in blast in Kabul – intelligence official

A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in Kabul on Thursday, according to an intelligence official. Abdul Rahman, the...

Big Mac is coming back: McDonald’s to reopen in Ukraine

McDonald's will start reopening restaurants in Ukraine in the coming months, a symbol of the war-torn country's return to some sense of normalcy and...

Russia doubles number of air strikes on Ukraine positions, infrastructure -Ukrainian general

Russia has doubled the number of air strikes on Ukraine's military positions and civilian infrastructure compared with the previous week, Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksiy...

Research: Lack of phosphorus is limiting Amazon’s growth

Growth of the Amazon rainforest in our increasingly carbon-rich atmosphere could be limited by a lack of phosphorus in the soil, new research shows....

2nd Australian state bans public displays of Nazi symbols

A second Australian state on Thursday banned public displays of Nazi symbols.New South Wales, the nation's most populous state, followed Victoria, the second most...

WRAPUP 6-Satellite pictures show devastation at Russian air base in Crimea

Satellite pictures released on Thursday showed devastation at a Russian air base in Crimea, hit in an attack that suggested Kyiv may have obtained...