Floods wreak havoc across Pakistan; 903 dead since mid-June
ISLAMABAD , 24 Aug (AP) — Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan since mid-June, leaving 903 dead...
Philippine supply boats reach forces at China-guarded shoal
Manila (Philippines), Nov 23 (AP) The Philippine navy successfully transported food supplies to Filipino forces guarding a disputed shoal in the South China Sea...
Flood-hit Pakistan to seek $16B at next week’s conference
ISLAMABAD, 5 Jan: With the United Nations at its side, Pakistan is expected to seek $16.3 billion in aid from the international community for...
Qatar replaces Russian company in Lebanon gas exploration
BEIRUT, 29 Jan: Lebanon, two international oil giants and state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy signed an agreement Sunday that the Qatari firm...
Border talks with India, Bhutan advancing, says China’s white paper on security
BEIJING, 22 May: Talks to resolve border issues with India and Bhutan "continue to advance," a new white paper on China's national security has...
Slovakia’s president is ready to swear in a new Cabinet after partner replaces ministry...
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia , 24 Oct (AP) — Slovakia’s president is ready to swear in a new Cabinet led by a former populist prime minister...
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 17 May (AP) — Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian...
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...
A tanker ship catches fire off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving 5 crew dead and...
DENPASAR, Indonesia, 7 Aug (AP) — A tanker ship caught fire Wednesday off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving five crew members died and 15 others...
Oil giant Saudi Aramco makes a historic $161B profit in 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 Mar: Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported Sunday earning $161 billion last year, claiming the highest-ever recorded annual profit by...
Internal Facebook documents show struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in...
New York, Oct 24 (PTI) Internal documents at Facebook show "a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence" in India, the company's...
Russia launches massive missile barrage across Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine, 29 Dec: Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in...
Indian-led team’s plant-based jet fuel could cut emissions by 68%: Study
Washington, Oct 18 (PTI) Jet fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can replace the petroleum-based aviation fuel to reduce carbon emissions by...
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 19 Jan: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style...
US asks UK court to permit extradition of WikiLeaks” Assange
London, Oct 27 (AP) The United States asked Britain's High Court on Wednesday to overturn a judge's decision that Julian Assange should not be...
8 dead as al-Shabab claims blast in Somalia’s capital
Mogadishu (Somalia), Sep 25 (AP) A vehicle laden with explosives rammed into cars and trucks at a checkpoint leading to the entrance of the...
Iraqi premier in Syria for first visit in over a decade to discuss boosting...
DAMASCUS, Syria, 16 Jul: Iraq’s prime minister held talks Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind...
Britain vows more Rwanda deportation flights after setback
LONDON , 15 Jun (AP) — The British government vowed Wednesday to organize more flights to deport asylum-seekers from around the world to Rwanda,...
UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’...
ROME, 24 Jul: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Russia to resume the internationally-brokered deal so grain can be shipped from...
Blasts, fire hits military depot in Russian-annexed Crimea
Kyiv, Aug 16 (AP) Massive explosions and fires hit a military depot in Russia-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000...