Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 13 (AP) — The death toll from the severe floods and mudslides in northern Turkey rose to 27 Friday after search...
France calls for European aid after 27 migrant deaths at sea
CALAIS, France , Nov 25 (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron appealed Thursday to neighboring European countries to do more to stop illegal migration into...
US renews warning it’s obligated to defend the Philippines after its new clash with...
MANILA, Philippines, 18 Jun: The United States renewed a warning Tuesday that it’s obligated to defend its close treaty ally a day after Filipino...
Typhoon batters S. Korea, preparations minimize casualties
SEOUL, South Korea , Sep 6 (AP) — The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least six people, dumped...
Flash flooding triggered by heavy monsoons in northwest Pakistan kills at least 14 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 30 Jul (AP) — Heavy monsoons in northwest Pakistan triggered flash flooding, killing at least 14 people, 11 from the same family,...
Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam’s storm toll rises to 155 dead
HANOI, Vietnam, 11 Sep (AP) — A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing...
Pakistan’s Punjab province decides to impose ’emergency’ due to rising rape cases
Lahore, 20 Jun: Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province have decided to declare an "emergency" following a spike in cases of sexual abuse against women...
G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions
TOKYO, 29 Oct (AP) — Trade and economy officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies strengthened their pledge Sunday to work together to...
Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria
NURDAGI, 7 Feb: Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing...
Israel launches a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing 10 militants
AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank, 28 Aug (AP) — Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday,...
Palestinians freed after hunger strikes have lifelong damage
Silat Al-Dhahr, Dec 10 (AP) A year after being released from an Israeli prison following a 103-day hunger strike, Maher al-Akhras is barely able...
Transgender activist who helped organise climate march abducted, raped in Pakistan
Karachi, Dec 14 (PTI) A Pakistani transgender person, who is an active organiser of a movement aimed at seeking an end to the demolition...
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%
Washington, Nov 5 (AP) Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90%...
Biden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties as Africa...
WASHINGTON, 1 Dec: President Joe Biden hosted Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço in the Oval Office on Thursday as he sought to reaffirm...
Climate change impacting everything, attribution studies ‘unnecessary burden’: WMO
DUBAI, 7 Dec: Observing that attribution science is improving by the day, a top World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) official has said that climate change...
BMW recalling more than 390,000 vehicles due to airbag inflator issue
WASHINGTON, 10 Jul (AP) — BMW of North America is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. because they are equipped with airbag...
Quad supplies 79 million safe Covid-19 vaccine doses to Indo-Pacific nations
Washington, Sep 25 (PTI) The Quad, which has pledged to donate over 1.2 billion Covid vaccine doses globally, has delivered nearly 79 million safe,...
US ambassador to Japan warns of Chinese economic coercion
TOKYO , Jul 3 (AP) — The United States is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter China’s efforts to use its...
US Starting ‘Era Of Relentless Diplomacy’ After Afghanistan: Joe Biden
United Nations, Sep 21 (AFP): US President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that America is "opening a new era...
UK-Singapore joint venture to introduce engineered timber for housing in India
Singapore, Apr 19 (PTI) A UK-Singapore joint venture is set to introduce engineered timber, or Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), for housing projects in India...