San Francisco, The life of billionaire Facebook executive and “Lean In” author Sheryl Sandberg has been distilled into a 32-page comic book set for release this week. “Female Force: Sheryl Sandberg” will be available in print and digital versions, according to publisher Bluewater Production. The publishing company’s “Female Force” lineRead More

New York, Tens of thousands of activists walked through Manhattan on Sunday, warning that climate change is destroying the Earth — in stride with demonstrators around the world who urged policymakers to take quick action. Starting along Central Park West, most came on foot, others with bicycles and walkers, andRead More

Auckland,The New Zealand dollar gained after the incumbent National Party won a convincing election victory on the weekend, instilling confidence in the administration’s ability to continue pursuing its policy programme. The kiwi rose to 81.53 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 81.49 cents at 8am, and was up fromRead More

Berlin, Germany’s Foreign Ministry says it is organizing an international conference on the refugee crisis resulting from the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Sawsan Chebli said Monday that Germany was planning the conference for Oct. 28, “since we can’t assume that the situation in Syria will getRead More

London, British Prime Minister David Cameron is hosting a summit with senior officials from his Conservative Party to try to placate anger over promises made to Scotland during the referendum campaign. Monday’s high-level gathering at Chequers, Cameron’s official country retreat, comes amid a bitter debate over what road political reform should take after Scots opted toRead More

Kiev, Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine agreed on a complete ceasefire and buffer zone early Saturday in talks in Belarus, Russia’s state-run RIA-Novosti news agency reported. Both sides also agreed to move heavy weaponry back from the front lines of the conflict, which had been raging fromRead More

London, Prince Charles, who has long been an outspoken campaigner on climate change, has made clear his frustration that more has not been done to tackle global warming, despite clear warnings from UN scientists of the potentially catastrophic risks it poses. In a pre-recorded video address to political and business leaders inRead More

Washington, Two U.S. jets this week intercepted six Russian planes that neared U.S. airspace off Alaska and Canadian planes intercepted two Russian bombers that approached Canadian airspace, NORAD reported. A U.S. official told CNN’s Barbara Starr that officials in Washington think the incidents were related to the visit by UkrainianRead More

Kabul, A power-sharing deal signed by presidential rivals Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah ended the months-long dispute in Afghanistan, paving the way for a National Unity Government that will see both the key leaders at the helm. The deal has put an end the weeks of political deadlock after bothRead More

Istanbul , As many as 200,000 people have fled the area surrounding the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, in just four days as ISIS advanced into the area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. It’s the biggest single displacement since the Syrian conflict beganRead More