76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC
NEW YORK , Jun 5 (AP) — The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago...
Imran Khan claims mafia’ Sharif family paid a woman’ to write book to defame...
Islamabad, Apr 30 (PTI) Ousted Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that the Sharif family "paid a woman" a veiled reference to his...
Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN...
ISLAMABAD, 14 Dec (AP) — Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a U.N. report...
UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this...
BERLIN, 19 Aug (AP) — A record number of aid workers were killed in conflicts around the world last year, and this year may...
12 killed in Ukraine as Russia pounds rebel-claimed province
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, 6 Jul (AP) — Russian shelling killed at least eight civilians in eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours and wounded 25...
Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe
WASHINGTON, Mar 24 (AP) — With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies...
US returns to Greece 30 ancient artifacts worth $3.7 million, including marble statues
ATHENS, 16 Dec: The United States on Friday returned to Greece 30 ancient artifacts, including marble statues, armor helmets and breastplates, found to have...
Suicide bombing at Shiite mosque during Friday prayers kills 7 worshippers in Afghanistan’s north
Kabul, Oct 13 (AP) A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers attending Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing at...
T-Mobile settles to pay $350M to customers in data breach
NEW YORK , Jul 24 (AP)-- T- Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to customers affected by a class action lawsuit filed after...
Scientists developing chewing gum that could cut Covid transmission
Washington, Dec 6 (PTI) Scientists are developing a chewing gum laced with a plant-grown protein that serves as a "trap" for the SARS-CoV-2 virus,...
Maldives urges Indian tourists to contribute to country’s economy
DUBAI, 6 May: With the number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives dwindling amidst strained bilateral ties, the archipelago nation's tourism minister on Monday...
India first to develop DNA vaccine, can be administered to 12 and above: PM
United Nations, Sep 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has developed the world's first DNA vaccine against COVID-19, which can...
Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86
DUBAI, 16 Dec: Kuwait’s ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, died Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying...
Brazil high court orders pro-Bolsonaro roadblocks cleared
RIO DE JANEIRO , Nov 01 (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the federal highway police to immediately clear hundreds of roads...
Security is fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant: IAEA
Kyiv, Feb 6 (AP): Security at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the...
Israel police enter flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, arrest 2
Jerusalem, 17 Apr (AP): Israeli police have entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, two days after clashes with Palestinians.
The police...
Despite deal, Sudanese rally to demand military rulers leave
Cairo, Nov 25 (AP) Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Thursday in the capital of Khartoum, renewing their demand for a fully...
Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe
BEIRUT, 4 Sep (AP) — Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told...
13 protesters arrested during first day of Democratic National Convention in Chicago
CHICAGO, 20 Aug (AP) — Thirteen people were arrested during protests on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, most them...
China’s Mars rover soldiers on after completing programme
Beijing, Aug 21 (AP) China's Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial programme to explore the red planet and search for...