Toyota’s Japan production halted over suspected cyberattack
Tokyo, Feb 28 (AP) Toyota is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan starting on Tuesday, because of a...
UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant amid safety fears
KYIV (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday started its journey to the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart...
UK markets roiled after bank rules out extending help
LONDON , Oct 12 (AP) — Britain’s economy faced new shocks Wednesday after the Bank of England ruled out extending an emergency debt-buying plan...
3 killed, 60 injured as quake hits China’s Sichuan; emergency response launched
Beijing, Sep 16 (PTI) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted China's southwestern Sichuan province early on Thursday morning, killing at least three persons and injuring 60...
US, Russia meet for talks amid tensions linked to Ukraine
Geneva, Jan 10 (AP) Senior US and Russian officials launched special talks on Monday on strategic stability, part of a flurry of diplomatic activity...
Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by...
SABANG, Indonesia, 18 Dec (AP) — More than 200 people protested Monday against the continued arrival of Rohingya refugees by boat on an island...
Israel announces completion of security barrier around Gaza
Jerusalem, Dec 7 (AP) Israel on Tuesday announced the completion of an enhanced security barrier around the Gaza Strip designed to prevent militants from...
Business of Pakistani human smugglers boom as thousands of Afghans attempt to leave after...
Karachi, Aug 19 (PTI) Pakistani human smugglers operating in areas bordering Afghanistan are raking in money as thousands of Afghans try to exit their...
Egypt pardons jailed activists, including two prominent rights defenders, official reports say
Cairo, Jul 19 (AP) Egypt's president pardoned two prominent rights activists Wednesday, including one with ties to Italy who was sentenced this week, the country's...
EU officials pledge to develop more water-saving technologies in farming as droughts worsen
AYIA NAPA, Cyprus, 3 Sep (AP) — Officials from nine southern European Union countries pledged Tuesday to work together to develop more water-saving technologies...
9 bodies pulled from a flooded road tunnel in South Korea as rains cause...
SEOUL, South Korea, 16 Jul: South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in...
Israel, Morocco ink defense deal after normalising ties
Rabat, Nov 24 (AP) Israel and Morocco signed a landmark agreement Wednesday that lays the foundation for security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and future arms...
Ecuador: Indigenous leader is arrested over violent protests
QUITO, Ecuador , Jun 14 (AP) — Authorities in Ecuador arrested the leader of a national Indigenous group on Tuesday, alleging that he was...
China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on...
BEIJING, 29 May: China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station, officials...
Pak to close border with Afghanistan, Iran as part of efforts to maintain peace...
Islamabad, Feb 7 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday announced to close its border with neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran as part of efforts to maintain peace...
UK could face public health ‘crisis’ from energy bill hike
LONDON , Aug 19 (AP) — Britain’s public health leaders appealed to the government on Friday to urgently tackle soaring energy prices, warning that...
Hungary’s Orbán pushes back on EU and NATO proposals to further assist Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 31 May (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday pushed back against some NATO proposals that would allow Ukraine to...
Cyprus president says a buffer zone splitting the island won’t become another migrant route
NICOSIA, Cyprus, 4 Jun (AP) — The president of Cyprus said Tuesday that he won’t “open another route” for irregular migration by letting through...
Israel, Palestinian officials to meet over surge in violence
JERUSALEM, 26 Feb: High-level Palestinian and Israeli delegations will meet in Jordan on Sunday, both sides said, in an attempt to reduce surging violence...
Putin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since...
NEW DELHI, 3 Jul: President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia, as part...