Iran will be ready for a new satellite launch in a few months’ time after a failed attempt this week, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, ignoring U.S. and European warnings to avoid such activity. Western officials say the missile technology used in such launches could be applied to delivering a nuclear weapon. Iran’s bid

Explosions and heavy gunfire heard as security officers engage suspected terrorists on Wednesday at about 6am inside Grosvenor Hotel in the Dusit office complex. Officers were seen advancing towards where the attackers are suspected to be hiding on the seventh floor of the building. This comes after more than 50 survivors of the attack were

Gunmen blasted their way into a hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and sending workers diving under desks from an attack claimed by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab. Eight hours after the assault began at Nairobi’s upscale 14 Riverside Drive complex, a burst of gunfire was

A Saudi teen whose flight from her allegedly abusive family captured global attention said Tuesday she wants to work in support of freedom for women around the world for years to come. Rahaf Mohammed also has quickly embraced life in Canada, saying that when she learned she would be granted asylum, “the stress that I

Photo (AP) Ben Curtis Extremists launched a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya’s capital Tuesday, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex. A witness said he saw five bodies at the hotel entrance alone. Al-Shabab — the Somalia-based Islamic extremist group that carried out the 2013

An incident believed to be a terror attack occurred in Nairobi Tuesday afternoon, targeting one of the most secure locations in the capital. Witnesses reported a huge blast that was followed by heavy gunfire within the Dusit Hotel complex, on 14 Riverside Drive off Chiromo Road. “We have an incident off Chiromo Road and we

A large fire and sustained gunfire sent workers fleeing for their lives at an upscale hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday afternoon, Reuters witnesses said. One man came out covered in blood as nearby university students were evacuated. “I just started hearing gunshots, and then started seeing people running away raising

Photo (AP) A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least four people and wounded scores when he detonated an explosive-laden vehicle late in the evening in the Afghan capital, officials said Tuesday. It was the latest in a relentless wave of near daily attacks by the Taliban, who now hold sway over about half of the

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced the death sentence given to a Canadian in a Chinese court Monday. He said other nations should be concerned about the verdict handed out to Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, who was found guilty of drug smuggling. “It is of extreme concern to us as a government, as it should be

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the news media before boarding Marine One to depart for travel to New Orleans from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he never worked for Russia, his first direct denial after a media