Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ in southwestern Russia
KYIV, Ukraine, 7 Aug (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country’s southwestern Kursk region as a...
UN chief urges ”rapid” emission cuts to curb climate change
Geneva, Sep 16 (AP) The head of the United Nations called Thursday for immediate, rapid and large-scale cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to curb...
China’s Communist Party expels censor accused of corruption
Beijing, Aug 18 (AP) China's ruling Communist Party has expelled a leading internet censor and accused him of a range of crimes and rule...
Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto
RALEIGH, N.C., 17 May (AP) — Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s...
Strong quake kills 5, injures dozens in northern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, Jul 27 (AP) — A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least...
UK minister sorry over Afghan interpreters’ data breach
London, Sep 21 (AP) Britain's defence minister apologised and his ministry suspended an official on Tuesday after a significant data breach involving the email...
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,...
Pakistan police shocked after TLP workers fired from sub-machine guns during protests: report
Lahore, Oct 30 (PTI) Security officials in Pakistan are shocked after it emerged that members of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan party reportedly used sub-machine...
Singapore mending regulations to stay globally competitive: PM Wong
Singapore, Aug 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday said that business and trade-oriented Singapore will keep the regulatory burden to a minimum...
Wildfire raging near French Riviera kills 2, injures 27
BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France , Aug 18 (AP) — A wildfire near the French Riviera killed two people and was burning out of control Wednesday in...
Heavy gunfire reported at Faso military base
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Jan 23 (AP) — Heavy gunfire rang out at a military base in Burkina Faso’s capital early Sunday, prompting fears that...
Some COVID-19 patients may be infectious even after ten days: Study
London, Jan 18 (PTI) One in ten people may still be infectious for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, after the 10 day quarantine...
Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children
Harare (Zimbabwe), Sep 5 (AP) The death toll from a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to almost 700 children, the country's health ministry...
Hindu temple vandalised in Canada; police describes it as ‘hate-motivated incident’
Toronto, Apr 6 (PTI) A prominent Hindu temple in Canada's Ontario province has been vandalised by unknown people with "anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti", in...
Ukrainian forces could pull back from embattled eastern city
BAKHMUT, Ukraine , Jun 8 (AP) — Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat Wednesday,...
‘Serial’ host: Evidence that freed Syed was long available
BALTIMORE , Sep 20 (AP) — The creator of a true-crime podcast that helped free a Maryland man imprisoned for two decades in a...
Panel details pressure campaign for unproven COVID treatment
WASHINGTON , 24 Aug (AP) — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment,...
Al Qaeda will probably come back: UK defence minister on Afghanistan crisis
London, Aug 13 (PTI) Afghanistan is heading towards civil war and terror group Al Qaeda "will probably come back" as the security situation in...
Russians take Ukraine nuclear plant; no radiation after fire
KYIV, 4 Mar: Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and...
Ukraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east
KYIV, Ukraine, May 14 (AP) — Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said...