Israel captures Palestinians who killed 3 in stabbing attack
TEL AVIV, Israel , May 8 (AP) — Israeli police said Sunday forces captured two Palestinians who killed three people in a stabbing attack...
Elon Musk voted out as Twitter boss in poll he launched
New York, Dec 19 (PTI) Twitter users voted on Monday for Elon Musk to quit as head of the social media giant in a...
Scientists targeted with threats, abuse during pandemic: UK survey
London, Oct 15 (PTI) Scientists globally have faced an increased number of threats and abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey...
16 Killed After Plane Crashes In Russia: Ministry
Moscow, Oct 10 (AFP): Sixteen people were killed after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said.
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Pak PM Imran says graft, sex crimes main evils confronting Muslim world
Islamabad, Jan 3 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that rising corruption and sex crimes were the two main evils confronting the...
China locks down 65 million, discourages holiday travel
Beijing, Sep 5 (AP) China has locked down 65 million of its citizens under tough COVID-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming...
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,...
Suicide Six Ski Area to retire name following concerns
SOUTH POMFRET, Vt. , Jun 29 (AP) — A small ski area in Vermont has announced that it’s retiring its name, Suicide Six, this...
Lone survivor of 2009 plane crash testifies in Paris court
PARIS , May 23 (AP) — The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean took the stand Monday in a...
Suu Kyi’s party faces dissolution in military-ruled Myanmar
BANGKOK, 28 Mar: The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to face automatic dissolution by the military-appointed...
Myanmar’s military chief pardons prisoners to mark holiday but not political prisoners
BANGKOK, 17 Apr (AP): Myanmar’s military government on Sunday began releasing more than 1,600 prisoners to mark the traditional new year holiday, but they...
UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle...
UNITED NATIONS, 31 May (AP) — The number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and...
Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU”s top diplomat visits...
Kyiv, Feb 7 (AP) Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at targets across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, authorities reported, killing at...
Russian, Ukrainian troops fight block by block in key city
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine , May 30 (AP) — Russian troops pushed farther into a key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv’s...
Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., 8 Sep (AP) — Evacuations were expanded Saturday as a wildfire with leaping flames scorched the foothills of a national forest...
Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ
BEIRUT, 22 Mar: Lebanese security forces Wednesday fired tear gas to disperse hun-dreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the...
Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s economic rise, dies
BEIJING Nov 30 (AP) — Jiang Zemin, who led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989...
Iran says has enriched over 210 kilograms of uranium to 20%
Tehran, Nov 5 (AP) Iran's atomic agency said Friday that its stockpile of 20 per cent enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms (463...
Luge’s new king: Germany’s Johannes Ludwig wins Olympic gold
BEIJING, Feb 6 (AP) — Johannes Ludwig let all his rivals know back in November that he would be the one to beat at...
Suspected hackers arrested in global ransomware crackdown
Washington, Nov 8 (AP) Two suspected hackers accused of ransomware attacks resulting in 5,000 infections have been arrested as part of a global cybercrime...