Winter storm causes 3rd day of dangerous, icy conditions
AUSTIN, 1 Feb: Bands of sleet and snow that brought traffic to a standstill across the nation’s midsection, canceled thousands of flights, left hundreds...
Ukraine marks 33rd Independence Day anniversary as war against Russia reaches 30-month milestone
KYIV, 24 Aug: A somber atmosphere pervaded Ukraine’s 33rd Independence Day on Saturday, as the nation’s fight to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion reached a...
Fault in optic fiber network causes massive internet outage in Pakistan: Officials
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (AP): Pakistan on Friday suffered a massive internet outage when a technical fault in the optic fiber network caused by heavy...
Masked gunmen attack Kosovo police and kill 1 officer in an escalation of tensions...
PRISTINA, Kosovo, 24 Sep: Kosovo’s prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on...
9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s zoo in 2 days had been infected...
HONG KONG, 18 Oct (AP) — Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with...
Israeli military raid kills 2 Palestinians in the West Bank. Israel says its troops...
NOUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank, 24 Sep: Two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid Sunday in the northern West Bank, Palestinian...
Pakistan’s Chief Justice inaugurates rebuilt Hindu temple destroyed by radical Islamists
Peshawar, Nov 9 (PTI) A century-old Hindu temple, which was vandalised and set on fire by an irate mob of radical Islamists in northwest...
German parliament halts jobless benefit reform plan
BERLIN , Nov 15 (AP) — The German parliament’s upper house on Monday halted a proposed reform of the country’s unemployment benefit system, a...
Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne
LONDON, 8 Sep: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70...
US Navy assault ship takes part in Baltic Sea training
ABOARD USS KEARSARGE, 4 Sep: U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is taking part in international training in the Baltic Sea amid Russia’s...
Indonesia’s top court rules against lowering age limit of presidential, vice presidential candidates
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court on Monday ruled against lowering the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates as the country...
Israel demolishes parts of West Bank hamlet set for eviction
JERUSALEM, 4 Jan: The Israeli military has demolished homes, water tanks and olive orchards in two Palestinian villages in the southern West Bank where...
Germany condemns New Year’s attacks on fire, police officers
BERLIN, 2 Jan: The German government on Monday condemned incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked, mostly with...
Man, 22, shot and killed by police in suburban Denver
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. , Jul 25 (AP) — A 22-year-old man is dead after being shot by police officers at a home in suburban Denver...
World’s Oldest Known Person, A French Nun, Dies In France. She Was 118
Marseille, France, Jan 18 (AFP): The world's oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
Randon,...
Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin
BEIRUT, 8 May: Airstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition war monitor and a...
Israel high court suspends Palestinians” evictions for now
Tel Aviv, Mar 1 (AP) Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem...
UK leader faces unease in his Labour Party after a winter fuel allowance is...
LONDON, Sep 11 (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced a battle of nerves with his Labour Party on Tuesday, winning a parliamentary...
Data of more than 40 million exposed in T-Mobile breach
NEW YORK , Aug 18 (AP) — The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40...
Indian-origin techie and travel blogger from US among 2 foreigners killed in drug-gang shootout...
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (PTI) A 25-year-old California-based Indian-origin woman techie, who travelled to Mexico to celebrate her birthday, was one of the two...