Britain's baby-boom generation should be clobbered with higher taxes, so more money can be channeled toward the young, according to the findings of a new study conducted by an influential think tank.
TOKYO - Video game pads have found another more serious use: to manipulate robots engaged in decommissioning work at the disaster-stricken Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant.
NAIROBI - Kenya could be staring at a health crisis as raging floods that have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country threaten to unleash a wave of communicable diseases like cholera, typhoid, malaria and influenza.
BAGHDAD - Iraqis head to the polls this weekend for the first time since the government declared victory against the Islamic State extremist group.
It is clear that the traditional animosity between the United States and Iran has returned for the foreseeable future, experts said, as US President Donald Trump was scheduled to announce on Tuesday whether he will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.
The United States is pushing ahead with plans to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv on May 14, a move that has sparked major protests by Palestinians, who consider East Jerusalem the capital of their future state.
Japan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea should begin talks to normalize relations between the two countries and contribute to peace and stability in the region, Moon Jae-in, president of the Republic of Korea, told a Japanese newspaper on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Senior officials from Canada, the United States and Mexico were trying to rescue slow-moving talks to update the NAFTA trade pact met on Monday in a new bid to resolve key issues before regional elections complicate the process.
CANBERRA - Personal income tax cuts, a crackdown on illicit tobacco, funding for space exploration and a heavy investment in infrastructure will form the core of the Australian government's budget announcement on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI - A 17-year-old battled for her life on Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire, the second such case to shake India as it battles an increase in sexual crimes.
PARIS - The French finance minister has raised the pressure on Air France managers and unions to resolve a standoff over wages, saying the government would not ride to the carrier's rescue as it grapples with worker strikes and a leadership vacuum.
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