Zarif vows Iran won't escalate tensions

May 16,2019
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran won't be responsible for escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf.
Masters of puppets: Indonesia's 'Ondel-Ondel' kids
May 16
Peeking through a slit in her giant puppet costume, Indonesian teen Juniarti is drenched in sweat as she moves stiffly under the blistering sun.
Trump ramps up battle against Chinese telecom giant Huawei
May 16
Donald Trump stepped up his battle against Huawei Wednesday, effectively barring the Chinese telecom giant from the US market and adding it to a blacklist restricting US sales to the firm amid an escalating trade war with China.
UN says half of Gazans may face food shortage by June
May 15
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday that more than half of the population in the Gaza Strip may not have enough food by June.
Claude Monet's Haystack painting fetches $110.7 mn at auction
May 15
A Claude Monet painting from his celebrated "Meules" (Haystacks) series fetched $110.7 million in New York on Tuesday in an auction record for the French Impressionist master.
Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence
May 15
Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic video as took place with the Christchurch massacre.
More than 460 infected with measles in Japan
May 15
Health officials in Japan say nearly 470 people across the country have been infected with measles this year.