17 missing, 121 hurt, 1 dead in fire at Cuban oil facility
HAVANA , Aug 7 (AP) A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city...
SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home, then launches 53 satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. , May 6 (AP) — SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday,...
Biden, Xi seek to ‘manage our differences’ in meeting
NUSA DUA, Indonesia , Nov 15 (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks for about three hours Monday in...
UK-Singapore joint venture to introduce engineered timber for housing in India
Singapore, Apr 19 (PTI) A UK-Singapore joint venture is set to introduce engineered timber, or Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), for housing projects in India...
Japan’s space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due...
TOKYO, 28 Jun (AP) — Japan’s space agency said Friday its planned launch this weekend of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket...
Sri Lanka leader suspends parliament until policy address
COLOMBO, 28 Jan: Sri Lanka’s president suspended Parliament until Feb. 8, when he said he would announced a new set of long-term policies to...
Strikes halt trains and ferries in Greece a year after country’s worst rail disaster...
ATHENS, 28 Feb: Wides-pread strikes in Greece halted trains, ferries and much of the capital’s public transport on Wednesday in protests timed to coincide...
Taiwan vows to respond to China’s military flight incursions
TAIPEI, Taiwan , Oct 5 (AP) — Taiwan’s defense minister on Wednesday said the island will respond to incursions into its airspace by Chinese...
US could not agree more with PM Modi’s remarks ‘this is not an era...
Washington, Sep 27 (PTI) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that the US could not agree more with Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
China says Musk’s SpaceX satellites came close to its space station twice, endangering astronauts
Beijing, Dec 28 (PTI) China on Tuesday alleged that US billionaire Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's satellites had two close encounters with its space station in...
EU wants price cap on Russian gas, energy companies to pay
Brussels, Sep 7 (AP) European Union countries should set a price cap on Russian natural gas and seek a solidarity contribution from European oil...
Nuclear plant in Ukraine is shelled; Rising dangers feared
KYIV, Ukraine , 8 Aug (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Monday that each side is shelling Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in...
Most leaders of the attacks on Sierra Leone’s military barracks and prisons arrested as...
ABUJA, 27 Nov: Sierra Leone’s president said most leaders of attacks on the nation’s main military barracks and prisons had been arrested and normalcy...
Taliban suspend Afghan consular services in Vienna and London for lack of transparency, coordination
ISLAMABAD, 8 Oct (AP) — The Taliban are suspending consular services at two Afghan embassies, London and Vienna, over their lack of transparency and...
US securities agency denies claims it”s harassing Elon Musk
Detroit, Feb 19 (AP) US securities regulators responded to allegations that they are harassing Elon Musk, writing in a letter that they're following a...
Sunak and Starmer prepare for their first debate as disruptor Farage roils UK election...
LONDON, Jun 4 (AP) — The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister were set to face off in a televised debate...
Indonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scams
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 4 Sep (AP) — A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal online gaming...
Pak Army says Indian Army chief Gen Naravane’s assertion on LoC ceasefire not true
Islamabad, Feb 4 (PTI) The Pakistan Army on Friday said the 2021 ceasefire agreement with India should not be misconstrued as one's strength or...
Iran’s currency hits new low amid anti-government protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 26 Feb: Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Sunday, plunging to 600,000 to the dollar for the...
PM Modi gifts specially-made candle holder, book on India’s climate initiatives to Pope Francis
Vatican City, Oct 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a specially-made silver candelabra and a book on India's climate initiatives to Pope Francis...