Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability, a UN report warns
JUBA, South Sudan, 3 Mar (AP) — Mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due...
Japan OKs $216B extra budget to counter impact of inflation
TOKYO, 2 Dec (AP) — Japan’s parliament approved a hefty 29 trillion yen ($216 billion) supplementary budget Friday aimed at countering the blow to...
Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all three bridges over Russia’s Seym River, Russian sources...
KYIV, Ukraine, 20 Aug (AP) — Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western...
Data signals third year of vast Brazil Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil , Aug 13 (AP) — Preliminary government data released on Friday indicates annual deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon may have surpassed 10,000 square...
Pakistan gets Saudi’s nod for additional USD 2 billion funding to secure IMF bailout
Islamabad, Apr 6 (PTI) Cash-strapped Pakistan has received the nod for funding of an additional USD 2 billion in deposits from Saudi Arabia, a...
UK PM Boris Johnson under pressure over Downing Street parties
London, Dec 12 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under growing pressure on Sunday as an image emerged of another alleged party held...
Earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides in southwest China
Beijing/Chengdu, Sep 6 (PTI) The death toll from a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern China rose to 66 as rescuers searched for victims and...
Dubai’s DEWA utility goes public after raising $6B in IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , Apr 12 (AP) — Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority, known as DEWA, began trading for the first time on...
Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza after 5...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip, 26 Apr: A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike,...
Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’ during SCO meeting
NEW DELHI, 4 Jul: President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the Russian people were “united as never before,” as he sought to project confidence...
USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products
DES MOINES, Iowa , Aug 1 (AP) — The federal government on Monday announced proposed new regulations that would force food processors to reduce...
Fault in optic fiber network causes massive internet outage in Pakistan: Officials
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (AP): Pakistan on Friday suffered a massive internet outage when a technical fault in the optic fiber network caused by heavy...
North Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim calls for war readiness
SEOUL, South Korea, 2 Feb: North Korea on Friday extended a provocative series of weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as...
UK PM Johnson reshuffles Cabinet; appoints Rees-Mogg as minister for Brexit Opportunities
London, Feb 8 (PTI) Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, under pressure to resign over parties in Downing Street during lockdown, on Tuesday reshuffled...
Malaysia may renew hunt for missing flight MH370, 10 years after its disappearance
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 3 Mar (AP) — Malaysia’s government said Sunday it may renew the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 after a...
Gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 before he is arrested,...
Philadelphia, 4 Jul: A heavily armed gunman in a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia on Monday night, seemingly at a...
China formally restores diplomatic relations with Nauru after Pacific island nation cut Taiwan ties
BEIJING, 24 Jan: China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations Wednesday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan earlier this...
EU regulator authorises Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for kids 5-11
The Hague, Nov 25 (AP) The European Union's drug regulator on Thursday authorised Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use on children from 5 to 11...
Mexico’s president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; he blames US...
MEXICO CITY, 3 Oct: Mexico’s president said Monday that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blamed U.S....
Julian Assange on his way to freedom
BANGKOK, 25 Jun: A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed in Thailand capital Bangkok on Tuesday, as he is on...