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  Red Cross assists in key prisoner release in South Sudan

  October 19, 2018 18:45 IST

  Red Cross assists in 1st prisoner release in South Sudan since signing of 'final' peace deal

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  Global government body warns Iran on terrorism financing

  October 19, 2018 18:45 IST

  A global financial body has given Iran until February to crack down on terrorism funding or risk deeper economic isolation

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  Daimler lowers profit outlook for year on diesel issues

  October 19, 2018 18:45 IST

  German automaker Daimler lowered its profit outlook for the year and reported reduced third-quarter profits due to regulatory and diesel emissions issues

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  Poland: Local races offer gauge of ruling party's support

  October 19, 2018 18:45 IST

  Local elections on Sunday are expected to measure popular support for Poland's conservative ruling party, whose policies have produced street protests and repeated clashes with European Union leaders

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  EU drug agency urges approval for dengue vaccine

  October 19, 2018 18:30 IST

  Europe's drug regulator has recommended approving the first vaccine for dengue despite concerns about the vaccine's wide use and a lawsuit in the Philippines alleging that it was linked to three deaths

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  Stadium vendor seen in pizza spitting video pleads guilty

  October 19, 2018 18:30 IST

  A young man who was fired from his job as a food vendor at the Detroit Tigers' home stadium after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza has pleaded guilty in the case

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  Spain considers new taxes on internet companies

  October 19, 2018 18:15 IST

  Spain's Socialist government wants to introduce new taxes on big internet companies and on financial transactions as a way of paying for improved pensions and public services

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  EU top court orders Poland to suspend application of Polish Supreme Court measure to lower retirement age for judges.

  October 19, 2018 18:15 IST

  EU top court orders Poland to suspend application of Polish Supreme Court measure to lower retirement age for judges.

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  The Latest: Italian party leader says government won't fall

  October 19, 2018 18:15 IST

  The head of one of Italy's two governing parties says the government won't fall over a dispute on the budget draft, which would offer a tax amnesty to Italians with accounts abroad.

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  Turkey to host four-nation summit on Syria crisis

  October 19, 2018 17:30 IST

  Turkish official says a summit between the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany and Russia will be held in Istanbul this month to discuss the conflict in Syria

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  European Leagues urge UEFA to make Champions League fairer

  October 19, 2018 17:30 IST

  The European Leagues group has urged UEFA to allocate club competition entries and billions in Champions League prize money more fairly

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  Europe, Japan ready spacecraft for 7-year journey to Mercury

  October 19, 2018 17:30 IST

  Final preparations are underway for the launch of a joint-European and Japanese mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun

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  Congress takes first steps toward regulating artificial intelligence

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ana Santos Rutschman, Saint Louis University(THE CONVERSATION) Some of the best known examples of artificial intelligence are Siri and Alexa, which listen to human speech, recognize words, perform searches and translate the text results back into speech. But these and other AI technologies raise important issues like personal privacy rights and whether machines can ever make fair

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  Sewage surveillance is the next frontier in the fight against polio

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marisa Eisenberg, University of Michigan; Andrew Brouwer, University of Michigan, and Joseph Eisenberg, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) The world is at the brink of eradicating polio. Only three countries now have ongoing transmission: Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. And in 2017, there were only a couple dozen cases of paralytic wild polio reported worldwide – a massive

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  Arms sales to Saudi Arabia give Trump all the leverage he needs in Khashoggi affair

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University(THE CONVERSATION) Among Donald Trump’s many unusual characteristics as president is his frankness. Last week, after the disappearance and apparent torture and murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump argued that “we would be punishing ourselves” by canceling arms sales to Saudi Arabia over a human rights concern. Few

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  Why radiation protection experts are concerned over EPA proposal

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey(THE CONVERSATION) The Takata Corporation sold defective air bag inflators that resulted in the death of 16 people in the United States and a massive recall of cars. While it was rare for the air bags to fail, the brutal consequences of this defective device in even minor collisions was easy to

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  Banksy and the tradition of destroying art

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Preminda Jacob, University of Maryland, Baltimore County(THE CONVERSATION) When the British street artist Banksy shredded his “Girl With Balloon” after it was purchased for US$1.4 million at Sotheby’s, did he know how the art world would react?Did he anticipate that the critics would claim that the work, in its partially shredded state, would climb in value to at least $2 million?

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  Taxes and caps on carbon work differently but calibrating them poses the same challenge

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology(THE CONVERSATION) Virtually everything most people on earth do these days involves, either directly or indirectly, the combustion of oil, gas and coal. Burning these fossil fuels is generating carbon emissions, which accumulate in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.Since climate change could become catastrophic,

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  New data tool can help scientists use limited funds to protect the greatest number of endangered species

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Leah Gerber, Arizona State University and Timothy Male, Arizona State University(THE CONVERSATION) A large majority of Americans strongly support the goal of preventing the extinction of endangered wildlife and plants. Today, over 1,600 U.S. species are listed under the Endangered Species Act, and more are added every year. The list includes well-known species like the manatee,

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  Government-funded buyouts after disasters are slow and inequitable – here's how that could change

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) A.R. Siders, Harvard University(THE CONVERSATION) Destructive storms like Hurricanes Florence and Michael prompt difficult conversations about whether to rebuild or retreat. Retreat is an established part of U.S. flood management: Government agencies have been paying people to move out of harm’s way for several decades. But the process is flawed and needs to be improved. Across the

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  Generation Z voters could make waves in 2018 midterm elections

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Tufts University(THE CONVERSATION) Unlike the much-studied millennials, we don’t know much about Generation Z, who now make up most of the 18- to 24-year-old voting bloc. These young people started first grade after 9/11, were born with the internet, grew up with smartphones and social media and practiced active-shooter drills in their classrooms.In 2018,

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  Jamal Khashoggi: Casualty of the Trump administration’s disregard for democracy and civil rights in the Middle East?

  October 19, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Mednicoff, University of Massachusetts Amherst(THE CONVERSATION) The international crisis over whether top Saudi Arabian leadership murdered U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a striking example of the consequences of Donald Trump’s blanket disregard for democratic politics and human rights in other countries. This departure from decades of American foreign policy

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  Transgender rights lie in the hands of a state's electorate

  October 19, 2018 16:30 IST

  A November ballot question in Massachusetts is the first-ever statewide referendum on a transgender rights law

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  Suspect says he didn't mean to kill Bulgarian journalist

  October 19, 2018 16:00 IST

  A Bulgarian court has ordered a suspect in the rape and slaying of a television journalist to remain in custody until his trial

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  Wimbledon to introduce 5th-set tiebreakers starting in 2019

  October 19, 2018 16:00 IST

  The All England Club says it will introduce fifth-set tiebreakers at Wimbledon next year when the match reaches 12-12

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  Italian markets hit by concerns over budget spat

  October 19, 2018 15:30 IST

  Italy's financial markets are shaken following the European Union's stinging rebuke of the new populist government's budget bill, which pushes the deficit beyond previously agreed levels.

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  The Latest: FM: Turkey hasn't shared Khashoggi audio with US

  October 19, 2018 15:30 IST

  The Latest: Turkey's top diplomat says Ankara hasn't shared audio from missing writer Khashoggi's disappearance with US

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  Turkish foreign minister says they have not shared any audio from Saudi journalist's disappearance with US officials

  October 19, 2018 15:15 IST

  Turkish foreign minister says they have not shared any audio from Saudi journalist's disappearance with US officials