2 win medicine Nobel for showing how we react to heat, touch
Stockholm, Oct 4 (AP) Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature...
G7 foreign ministers meet with Russia, China, Iran on agenda
LONDON , Dec 11 (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are gathering for a weekend in Liverpool, with the...
Man who killed 51 in New Zealand mosque attacks files appeal
Wellington (New Zealand), Nov 8 (AP) The man who slaughtered 51 Muslim worshippers during the deadliest mass-shooting in New Zealand's history is appealing his...
Oil spill and fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to Red...
MIAMI, 3 Mar (AP) — A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They’re...
Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change
CAIRO , Jul 25 (AP) — Temperatures in the Middle East have risen far faster than the world’s average in the past three decades....
Navy wants new destroyer with lasers, hypersonic missiles
BATH, Maine, Sep 7 (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years ago, when Tom Stevens was a...
UK PM race: Rishi Sunak camp accuses Liz Truss of avoiding scrutiny
London, Aug 30 (PTI) With just days to go before the polls close on Friday in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative...
Israel will let Egypt deliver some badly needed aid to Gaza, as it reels...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 18 Oct (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to...
Taliban Decree Says No One Can Force Women To Marry, Silent On Education
Kabul, Dec 3 (AFP): The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader, instructing Afghan ministries "to take serious action"...
Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires
ISLAMABAD, 23 Jan: Much of Pakistan was left without power for several hours on Monday morning as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired....
US senator introduces legislation to strengthen India-US cooperation in clean energy
Washington, Sep 14 (PTI) A top American senator has introduced legislation to boost cooperation between India and the US in the areas of clean...
2 Russians rescued, 1 missing after a mass of ice hits a climbing team...
ISLAMABAD, 19 Aug (AP) — A Pakistani army helicopter rescued two Russians while one is missing after their team was hit by a pile...
Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program
TEHRAN, Iran, 25 May (AP) — Iran unveiled on Thursday what it called the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider...
Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war
BEIRUT, Apr 18 (AP) — During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an...
Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home
ISLAMABAD, 19 Oct (AP) — A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...
Henri becomes a hurricane as it moves toward the Northeast
San Francisco, Aug 21 (AP) Preparations for a storm grew more urgent Saturday as the newly upgraded Hurricane Henri closed in on the Northeast.
Landfall...
Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister
Islamabad, Aug 12 (PTI) Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar from Pakistan's restive Balochistan province was on Saturday appointed the caretaker prime minister to head a...
UK minister sorry over Afghan interpreters’ data breach
London, Sep 21 (AP) Britain's defence minister apologised and his ministry suspended an official on Tuesday after a significant data breach involving the email...
US envoy to Taiwan declares ties ‘rock solid’ amid military threats from China
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 4 Sep (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to Taiwan on Wednesday said American support for the island is “rock-solid, principled, and...
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Northern California
Ferndale, Dec 20 (AP) A strong earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to thousands, and damaging...