Japan protests after saying a Chinese reconnaissance plane violated its airspace
TOKYO, 27 Aug (AP) — Japan’s top government spokesperson said Tuesday a Chinese military aircraft had briefly entered Japanese airspace the day before, calling...
Humiliating 5-2 home loss for Dortmund against Leverkusen
BERLIN, Feb 6 (AP) — The injured Erling Haaland watched as his Borussia Dortmund teammates were outclassed and outgunned in a humiliating 5-2 loss...
EU nations agree to start membership negotiations next week with Ukraine and Moldova
BRUSSELS, 21 Jun: The European Union agreed Friday to start membership negotiations with embattled Ukraine and Moldova, another step in the nations’ long journey...
Belarus’ top diplomat, ally to president, dies at 64
TALLINN, Estonia , 26 Nov (AP) — Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, a close ally of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, has died at age...
China is backing off coal power plant approvals after a 2022-23 surge that alarmed...
BEIJING, 20 Aug (AP) — Approvals for new coal-fired power plants in China dropped sharply in the first half of this year, according to...
Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 11 Feb: The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer...
US asks UK court to permit extradition of WikiLeaks” Assange
London, Oct 27 (AP) The United States asked Britain's High Court on Wednesday to overturn a judge's decision that Julian Assange should not be...
Germany To Follow Angela Merkel’s Nuclear Reactor Shutdown “Timetable”
Berlin, Germany, Dec 31 (AFP): Germany will shut down three nuclear power plants on Friday even as Europe faces one of its worst ever...
Pakistani hardline Islamist party’s mob lynches Sri Lankan factory manager over blasphemy’
LAHORE, Dec 3 (AP): A mob in Pakistan on Friday lynched a Sri Lankan national before burning his body over alleged blasphemy in the...
IMF’s economic view: A brighter outlook for US but still-tepid global growth
WASHINGTON, 22 Oct (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday upgraded its economic outlook for the United States this year, while lowering its...
Pak army chief inaugurates state-of-the-art Centre of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management
Islamabad, Sep 22 (PTI) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Centre of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management called...
UN agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant
Kyiv, Sep 6 (AP) The UN atomic watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone...
Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech
NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire...
Palestinian suspect killed by Israeli fire in West Bank
JERUSALEM, 10 Mar: A Palestinian man who entered a settlement in the occupied West Bank armed with knives and explosive devices was shot and...
North Korea fires cruise missiles as allies stage drills
SEOUL, 22 Mar: North Korea launched cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, three days after the North carried out...
Chinese refugee challenges Australian law that imposes a curfew and tracking bracelet
CANBERRA, Australia, 23 Nov (AP) — Lawyers for a Chinese refugee claim the tough new measures rushed through Australia’s Parliament to mandate curfews and...
Gunman opens fire in Moscow services center, kills 2 people
Moscow, Dec 7 (AP) A gunman opened fire in a Moscow government services center and killed two people Tuesday, reportedly after being told to...
Israel searches for Palestinian attackers who killed guard
Jerusalem, Apr 30 (AP) The Israeli military on Saturday launched a manhunt in the northern West Bank as it searched for a pair of...
Heavy rainstorms killed 11 people and left 14 others missing in northeastern Chinese city
BEIJING, 24 Aug: Heavy rainstorms that swept a city in northeast China this week killed 11 people and left 14 others missing, while causing...
Iran gives ‘detailed answers’ to UN inspectors over 2 sites where manmade uranium particles...
DUBAI, 26 Jul: Iran said Wednesday it gave new details to the United Nations about two sites near Tehran that inspectors say bore traces...