10 found dead after Japan tour boat with 26 aboard sinks
TOKYO, 24 Apr (AP) — Rescuers said that 10 people who were retrieved Sunday from the frigid sea and the rocky coast of a...
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...
Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans...
KYIV, Ukraine, 17 May (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a...
Long-haul carrier Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 billion aircraft purchase from Boeing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 13 Nov (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing Co....
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM, 6 Oct: French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in literature for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she...
Global chemical weapons watchdog says it found no evidence to back Syrian claim of...
THE HAGUE, 4 Jul: The global chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday it found no evidence to support a claim by Syria that its forces...
Global campaign launched to bring Guptas back to S Africa to face looting charges
Johannesburg, Dec 9 (PTI) An international campaign was launched here on Thursday to bring the self-exiled Gupta brothers back to South Africa to face...
Indian warship INS Kochi participates in first naval exercise with Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Aug 10 (PTI) Indian Navy warship INS Kochi is currently participating in the first naval exercise with Saudi Arabia, reflecting the growing defence...
Schools shut, drivers stuck as gales and blizzards batter UK
LONDON, 10 Mar: Trains were canceled, some schools were shut and drivers were stuck for hours on a major highway as a blast of...
NATO deputy: Putin can’t win his ”unprovoked, illogical” war
Bucharest, Mar 26 (AP) NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana says that Russian President Vladimir Putin's month-old barbaric war against Ukraine is a war he...
India at UN says will ramp up production capacity as new Indian vaccines come...
United Nations, Oct 9 (PTI) India has informed the UN that it will ramp up its production capacity as new Indian vaccines come on...
Wartime Palestinian poll shows surge in Hamas support, close to 90% want US-backed Abbas...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians published Wednesday shows a rise in support for Hamas, even in the devastated...
India, France sign roadmap to enhance bilateral exchanges on blue economy and ocean governance
Paris, Feb 21 (PTI) India and France have inked a roadmap to enhance their bilateral exchanges on the blue economy and forge a common...
Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
Kabul, Aug 31 (AP) The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America's...
Afghan Taliban kill 8 in raids of IS hideouts in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, 5 Jan: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed eight Islamic State militants and arrested nine others in a series of raids targeting key figures in...
Newly-appointed PM Wickremesinghe says his aim is to save crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo, May 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka's newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday that his aim is to save the crisis-hit country, and...
Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans
BRATISLAVA, 10 Jun: Employees of Slovakia’s public radio and television broadcaster staged a three-hour walkout on Monday to protest a contentious overhaul of their...
Fire rages through the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, toppling the iconic spire
COPENHAGEN, 16 Apr: A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century...
Aviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions
FARNBOROUGH, England , Jul 19 (AP) — Airplanes are a minor contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions, but their share is sure to grow as...
Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war
BEIRUT, Apr 18 (AP) — During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an...