At least 304 people were killed in Iran during a three-day crackdown against protests across the country in November, according to a new Amnesty International toll published Monday. The rights group had earlier estimated 208 deaths, including two youths aged 15 and 17. Iran has...

 Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon in November surged by 104 percent compared to the same month in 2018, according to official data released Saturday. The 563 square kilometers (217 square miles) deforested that month is also the highest number for any November since 2015, according to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is transporting tons of grain that was stored in warehouses and silos near the Turkish border to a former American base in Raqqa province, sources told Zaman al-Wasl.  The place was equipped to be a storehouse for placing the...

Police in Hong Kong this week re-entered the campus of a university it besieged for more than 10 days last month, gathering newly discovered chemicals and petrol bombs hoarded by anti-government protesters in the Chinese-ruled city. Following the dramatic saga - where riot police and more...