7.1 magnitude quake rattles western China, killing at least 3 people and collapsing 47...
AKSU, 23 Jan: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, killing three people and causing...
Militant attack kills 4 paramilitary members in Iran’s east
Cairo, Dec 19 (AP) A militant attack killed 4 members of Iran's paramilitary force on Monday in its restive southeast province bordering Pakistan, state...
At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s...
PADANG, 11 Mar: Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra...
Israel police enter flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, arrest 2
Jerusalem, 17 Apr (AP): Israeli police have entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, two days after clashes with Palestinians.
The police...
Asian shares sink as China says 1Q growth at 4.8 per cent
Bangkok, Apr 18 (AP) Shares were mostly lower in Asia after China on Monday reported that its economy expanded at a 4.8 per cent...
South Africa invites BRICS scientists to cooperate on COVID-19 research
Johannesburg, Dec 13 (PTI) President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from fellow BRICS countries Brazil, Russia, India and China to work alongside South African...
12 killed in multi-vehicle crash in Turkey’s Hatay province
ISTANBUL , 7 May: A multi-vehicle crash in southern Turkey’s Hatay province killed at least 12 people and injured 31 others, including three seriously,...
UN: shelling knocks out water lines in Ukraine
Geneva, Mar 1 (AP) The UN's refugees chief is warning that many more vulnerable people will begin fleeing their homes in Ukraine if Russia's...
Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccines generate more antibodies than natural infection: Study
Toronto, Nov 8 (PTI) People who receive the Pfizer or AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have antibody levels significantly higher than those infected with the SARS-CoV-2...
Tusk says he doesn’t have the votes in parliament to liberalize Poland’s strict...
WARSAW, 24 Aug: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has acknowledged that he does not have the backing in parliament to change the country’s abortion...
Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza, 28 Mar: An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome...
World’s highest weather station installed on Mt. Everest
Kathmandu, May 19 (PTI) A team of experts from the National Geographic Society has installed the "world's highest weather station" on Mt. Everest at...
US inflation slows from a 40-year peak but remains high
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (AP) — Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though overall price...
Israeli strikes in Syria’s Homs province wound 5 soldiers
BEIRUT, 2 Apr: Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria’s Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported.
In Iran, state media...
Colombia picks 1st leftist president in tight runoff contest
BOGOTA, 20 Jun: Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated a real...
EU Commission proposes cutting pesticides by half by 2030
BRUSSELS , 22 Jul (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm on Wednesday proposed setting legally binding targets to reduce the use of chemical...
The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN...
GENEVA, 7 Oct (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the...
Russia focuses on eastern Ukraine for possible new offensive
Kyiv, 1 Feb: Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, local officials said Wednesday, in what Kyiv suspects is...
Israeli foreign minister promises closer look at NSO
Jerusalem, Sep 1 (AP) Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday played down criticism of the country's regulation of the cyberespionage firm NSO Group but vowed...
Egypt’s president gives highest honor to visiting Indian prime minister amid improving ties
CAIRO, 25 Jun: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Sunday bestowed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Egypt’s highest honor as the two countries...