Abu Dhabi state gas firm looks to raise $2B in IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 23 Feb: Abu Dhabi’s state gas company expects to raise up to $2 billion by selling 4% of its shares...
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete
TOKYO, 26 Jun: All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been...
New Russian airstrikes target Black Sea regions of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine , Jul 26 (AP) — Russia targeted Ukraine’s Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with airstrikes Tuesday, hitting private buildings and...
China warns ff “Necessary Response” after US downs suspected spy balloon
Beijing, 5 Feb: The Biden administration lauded the Pentagon for shooting down an alleged Chinese spy balloon off the US Atlantic coast on Saturday,...
UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government will house hundreds more asylum-seekers on barges, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday, as he unveiled the latest...
Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 6, cancel Formula One Grand Prix
ROME, 17 May (AP) — Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least six...
Pakistan SC strikes down deputy speaker’s ruling, names Parvez Elahi as Punjab chief minister
Islamabad, Jul 26 (PTI) Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Punjab Assembly deputy speaker's decision to reject 10 votes as unconstitutional and named PML-Q...
South African riots to cost USD 1.7 billion in insurance claims
Johannesburg, Sep 8 (AP) The rioting that erupted in parts of South Africa in July over former President Jacob Zuma's imprisonment caused damage worth...
Sitharaman discusses post-pandemic economic recovery, other issues with World Bank chief
Washington, Oct 16 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed the post-pandemic economic recovery, India's major role in the global fight against COVID-19 and preparations...
Colombia extends cease-fire with National Liberation Army as ELN rebels promise to stop kidnappings
Bogota (Colombia), Feb 6 (AP) Colombia's government and the nation's largest remaining guerrilla group have reached a last-minute deal to extend a cease-fire that...
UK terror threat level raised to severe’ after hospital blast terrorism incident
London, Nov 15 (PTI) An explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital on Remembrance Sunday was declared a terror incident by British police on Monday, resulting...
Pakistani troops kill 2 militants in raid near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD, 3 Feb: Pakistani troops on Friday raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban militant group, in the country’s...
Emergency convoy delivers provisions to survivors of devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea
MELBOURNE, 25 May: Survivors searched through tons of earth and rubble by hand looking for missing relatives while a first emergency convoy delivered food,...
Pak army chief inaugurates state-of-the-art Centre of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management
Islamabad, Sep 22 (PTI) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Centre of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management called...
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....
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences 3 to death over 1971 atrocities
Dhaka, May 31 (PTI) Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday sentenced three persons to death for collaborating with the Pakistan Army and committing crimes...
Australian police investigate extremist views of cop killers
BRISBANE, Australia , Dec 14 (AP) — Australian police are investigating the extremist views of three people who shot and killed two officers and...
Death toll in southwestern China landslide rises to 34, with 10 people still missing
BEIJING, 24 Jan: The death toll from a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of southwestern China rose to 34 on Wednesday, while 10...
Iran’s foreign minister will visit Pakistan next week after tit-for-tat airstrikes
ISLAMABAD, 22 Jan: Iran’s foreign minister will visit Pakistan next week, the two countries said Monday, following unprecedented attacks on either side of the...
Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul
ISLAMABAD , 12 Dec (AP) — A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the...