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...
Only 17% of targets to improve life around the world are likely to be...
UNITED NATIONS, 29 Jun: The United Nations warned Friday that only 17% of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than...
Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s south, as deaths from flash floods and downpours jump to...
ISLAMABAD, 19 Aug (AP) — Flash floods triggered by the latest spell of monsoon rains flooded streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key...
Trump sues ex-British spy over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’
LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump told a London judge Monday that the ex-president plans to prove that a discredited report by...
New Zealand ski areas lacking snow face possible bankruptcy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand , Oct 11 (AP) — Two of New Zealand’s largest ski areas on Tuesday were placed into a type of bankruptcy...
Shootout in northwest Pakistan kills 7 soldiers, 5 militants
ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (AP) — Pakistan’s military raided a militant hideout in the country’s restive northwestern region bordering Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed...
Pakistan, UN jointly appeal for USD 160 million to deal with catastrophic floods
Islamabad, Aug 30 (PTI) Grappling with unprecedented floods, the cash-strapped Pakistan government on Tuesday teamed up with the United Nations to issue a flash...
Storm Isha batters UK and Ireland and leaves tens of thousands without power
LONDON, 22 Jan: A motorist was killed, tens of thousands of people were without electricity and hundreds of trains were canceled Monday after the...
Indonesian Cargo Plane Crashes Into Mountain, Three Missing
Jakarta, Sep 15 (PTI): A small cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed into a mountain in Indonesia's jungle-clad Papua region on...
Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut for third day after firing incident
Islamabad, Nov 15 (PTI) A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan was still shut on Tuesday for the third consecutive day after a...
Philippines protests Chinese air force jets’ firing of flares in the path of patrol...
MANILA, Philippines, 13 Aug: The Philippine government said Tuesday it has filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and...
US, S Korean leaders meet in face of N Korea nuclear threat
SEOUL, South Korea , 21 May (AP) — When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program,...
UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other...
BANGKOK, 17 Oct: (AP) — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community on Tuesday not to forget the plight of ethnic...
China’s drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks
BEIJING (AP) — More than 100,000 people had moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of...
China blasts US report, reiterates ‘no 1st use’ nuke policy
BEIJING, 6 Dec: China strictly adheres to its policy of no first use of nuclear weapons “at any time and under any circumstances,” its...
10 children among 51 killed in twin transport tragedies in Pakistan
Islamabad, 29 Jan: At least 51 people were killed in two separate transport accidents in western Pakistan on Sunday, when a bus plunged off...
Nawaz Sharif’s chances of becoming Pak PM brightens after PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto withdraws...
Islamabad, Feb 13 (PTI) In a major boost to former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif's bid to secure a record fourth term, Pakistan Peoples...
Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European partners before...
BERLIN, 18 Oct (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country...
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of the embattled Kharkiv...
KYIV, 25 May: Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the northeastern Kharkiv region earlier this month, Ukrainian President...
UN atomic agency head to visit Iran as nuke talks uncertain
Washington, Oct 19 (AP) The head of the UN's atomic watchdog plans to visit Iran before the end of next month amid questions about...