Death toll from Egypt train crash revised down to 19: minister
Egypt’s health minister Hala Zayed said Saturday the death toll from a train collision the previous day had been revised down to at least 19.
‘Treating us like robots’: Amazon workers seek union
Linda Burns was excited at first to land a job at the Amazon warehouseThe former nursing assistant had always enjoyed ordering from the company, Now, she would be working for … Read More
Building collapses in Egypt’s capital killing 5, injuring 24
A nine-story apartment building collapsed in the Egyptian capital early Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring about two dozen others, an official said.
Railway traffic resumes after deadly crash in southern Egypt
Rail traffic resumed Saturday in southern Egypt, authorities said, a day after two trains collided, killing at least 32 people and injuring 165 others.
Dozens killed in one of deadliest days since Myanmar coup
As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed … Read More
NASA gives all clear: Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years
NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid.
Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation pact
Iran and China signed a 25-year “strategic cooperation pact” Saturday in the latest expansion of Beijing’s flagship trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative as the US rivals move closer together.
Armenia’s top court ends criminal case against ex-president
Armenia’s high court ruled Friday that a criminal case against the nation’s former president over a deadly crackdown on protesters more than a decade ago must be dropped.
Lebanese pound rises slightly against dollar
The Lebanese pound rose marginally on the black market Saturday, trading at LL12,450 against the dollar.
Reviving Iran nuclear deal not a question of who goes first, US official says
Who might take the first step to resume compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is not an issue for the United States, a US official said on Friday