
US says North Korea program violates UN resolutions, after Trump tweet
The US State Department said Tuesday thatNorth Korea's overall program of weapons of mass destruction violated UN resolutions after President Donald Trump brushed off recent missile launches.
Newly freed from prison in Myanmar, two Reuters journalists accept their Pulitzer Prize
Reuters journalists Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo and their colleagues accepted their Pulitzer Prize in the International Reporting category in New York on Tuesday.
Johnson & Johnson's greed helped fuel US opioid crisis, Oklahoma claims at trial
Johnson & Johnson's greed led the drugmaker to use deceptive marketing to create an oversupply of painkillers that fuelled the US opioid epidemic, the state of Oklahoma alleged at the start of the first trial to result from lawsuits over the drug crisis.
Afghanistan opens probe into sexual favour allegations
Afghanistan's attorney general opened an investigation Tuesday into allegations that some members of President Ashraf Ghani's administration are trading government positions for sexual favours.
Iran ready to talk to Gulf countries amid tension with US
Iran is ready to engage in a dialogue with the Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to address the issue of escalating tensions with the United States in the Arabian Gulf, authorities said on Tuesday.