Fire kills 6, injures 7 in a house in Abu Dhabi, officials say, cause...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil...
Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal
DETROIT , Jun 6 (AP) — Elon Musk is threatening to walk away from his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, accusing the company...
Groups ask UN to investigate Beirut’s massive 2020 blast
Beirut, Aug 3 (AP) Lebanese and international organisations Wednesday called on the UN Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the...
Study: Non-infectious diseases cause early death in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, 19 Jan: Pakistan has considerable control over infectious diseases but now struggles against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer as causes of early deaths,...
China’s Ukraine envoy due to start Europe trip
BEIJING, 15 May: A Chinese envoy was preparing Monday to visit Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough...
South Korean, Canadian leaders vow cooperation on clean energy, North Korea threat
SEOUL, South Korea, 17 May (AP) — The leaders of South Korea and Canada on Wednesday vowed to strengthen their security and economic cooperation...
US expressing greater caution in power projection since 2008; moving towards realism: Jaishankar
Abu Dhabi, Dec 4 (PTI) The US has shown greater caution in power projection and effort to correct its over-extension since 2008, External Affairs...
Thai navy searching for 31 sailors in water after ship sank
Bangkok, Dec 19 (AP) Thai navy ships and helicopters were searching on Monday for more than two dozen sailors still missing more than 12...
Six soldiers die in attacks targeting Mali military bases
BAMAKO, Mali, 24 Apr (AP) — A series of attacks targeted three military bases in Mali on Sunday, killing at least six soldiers and...
China says it tested hypersonic vehicle’ not missile’
Beijing, Oct 18 (PTI) China on Monday said it has tested a hypersonic vehicle and not a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile as reported by a...
Trump sues ex-British spy over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’
LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump told a London judge Monday that the ex-president plans to prove that a discredited report by...
Germany Earmarks 30 Billion Euros To Rebuild After Floods
Berlin, Germany, Aug 10 (AFP): Germany will earmark up to 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to rebuild after last month's deadly floods that washed...
Philippines, South Korea deepen security cooperation, elevating ties to a strategic partnership
MANILA, Philippines, 7 Oct (AP) — South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, elevated their ties to a strategic...
China’s manufacturing contracts, signaling recovery concerns
BEIJING, 30 Apr: China's factory activity declined in April, an official survey showed Sunday, signaling policymakers’ challenges in sustaining momentum in the country’s economic...
PM Modi Meets Israel’s Naftali Bennett In Glasgow, Review Bilateral Ties
Glasgow, Nov 2 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a "fruitful" first meeting with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett on the sidelines of the...
China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near...
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 1 Nov (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest...
Djokovic: Not isolating after COVID infection was ‘error’
Melbourne, Jan 12 (AP) Novak Djokovic knew he'd tested positive for COVID-19 when he attended a newspaper interview and photo shoot in Serbia last...
Right’s group: 1,001 killed since military took over Myanmar
Bangkok, Aug 18 (AP) More than 1,000 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military seized power from the elected...
At least 41 die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 Jun (AP) — A fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, killing at...
Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon
AUKAR, 5 Jun: A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout...