Sri Lanka sports minister sacked over cricket crisis
Sri Lanka's sports minister was sacked Monday hours after he accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of trying to assassinate him over...
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Disease stalks Somali district ravaged by floods
The floodwaters in the southwestern Somali district of Dolow may have started to recede -- for now -- but distraught...
French government urges calm after teen’s killing
The French government urged calm Monday after the killing of a teenage boy at a village dance party earlier this...
UAE sought to use COP28 to advance oil deals: report
The United Arab Emirates planned to exploit meetings with foreign governments arranged due to its COP28 hosting role to strike...
Deadly storm cuts power to nearly 2 mn people in Russia, Ukraine
Almost two million people in Russia and occupied Ukraine were left without power on Monday, after hurricane force winds and...
Rajoelina, Madagascar’s ambitious president who parties on
From the musical nights of his youth that earned his nickname "the disc jockey" to his political adventures over the...
Madagascar President Rajoelina’s re-election contested
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won another term in office, the election commission said on Saturday, but his victory in...
Nicaragua bars pageant head after Ortega critic wins Miss Universe: media
Nicaraguan authorities have barred the director of the national beauty pageant from re-entering the country after a Nicaraguan woman seen...
Thousands march across globe to denounce violence against women
Thousands of people took to the streets across the world on Saturday to condemn violence against women on the international...
Six remanded in custody over killing of French teenager
Six people have been remanded in custody over the killing of a French teenager whose death at a village dance...
UK Booker Prize set to name first-time winner
Britain's Booker Prize for fiction will anoint a first-time winner when the 2023 recipient of the prestigious prize is announced...
India bid to free 41 trapped workers enters third week
India's military brought in specialized equipment Sunday as efforts to free 41 trapped workers entered a third week, with digging...
Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health
Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have...
‘You are in a safe place’: Israel prepares to embrace hostages
"I am here to take you home. You are in a safe place" -- Israeli soldiers are being carefully prepared...
Kim Jong Un reviews satellite surveillance of US bases amidst doubts on North Korea’s spy satellite claims
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly examined satellite images captured by the country's newly launched spy satellite. The images...
Kim Jong Un reviews satellite surveillance of US bases amidst doubts on North Korea’s spy satellite claims
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly examined satellite images captured by the country's newly launched spy satellite. The images...
Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd murder, stabbed in prison
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, responsible for the death of George Floyd in a widely condemned incident that triggered...
Ukraine confronts ‘most massive’ drone attack on Kyiv since invasion commencement, downing 71 drones
Ukraine has reported a significant drone attack on its capital, Kyiv, marking it as the most extensive assault since the...
‘Like battle’: Indian rescuers strive to free 41 trapped workers
Ambulances were on standby Thursday as Indian rescuers dug through the final meters of debris separating them from 41 workers...
Ecuador’s youngest-ever president Daniel Noboa takes office
Ecuador's new president, the 35-year-old millionaire heir to a business empire, Daniel Noboa, took office Thursday as the leader of...
Venice to launch tourist tickets in 2024
Venice announced on Thursday that it would introduce a fee for day tourists to enter the city's overcrowded historic centre...
‘Existential risk’: Quebec’s English-language universities fear massive fee hikes
A chill has fallen over the three English-language universities in Canada's Quebec province, as winter arrives with students and administrators...
Internet out: India deploys shutdowns in name of security
With the world's largest biometric ID database, a pioneering digital payment system for daily transactions and a flagship space and...
Fed-up voters put Latin American leaders on thin ice
Latin American governments are learning not to get too comfortable in office, as disgruntled voters repeatedly topple incumbents, often in...
US economic uncertainty means bigger ‘Black Friday’ discounts
The retail sector's efforts to entice holiday gift purchases builds to a crescendo this weekend with the annual "Black Friday"...
US Defense officials to visit Guyana amid Venezuela row: Guyanese VP
US Department of Defense officials will visit Guyana next week, the South American country's vice president said Thursday, as he...
HMV reopening raises revival hopes for London’s Oxford Street
British music retailer HMV returns to the iconic site of its former flagship store in central London on Friday, in...
14 meters to freedom: Final push to free Indian tunnel workers
Just a few meters of rock and earth separate Indian rescue teams from 41 workers who have been trapped inside...
O’Sullivan threatens to quit in row with snooker chiefs
Ronnie O'Sullivan has warned he will quit snooker if he is restricted from playing non-tour events in China, saying his...
New York braces for storm as Mayor Adams urges preparedness
Mayor Eric Adams, alongside NYCEM Commissioner Zach Iscol, addressed the media regarding the city's preparedness for an imminent storm during...
K-pop stars Blackpink get UK honors for climate advocacy
The four megastar members of K-pop girl group Blackpink were given one of Britain's most prestigious honors Wednesday by King...
Pope warns of ‘mountain of dead’ in Mideast after meeting Israelis, Palestinians
Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of Hamas hostages and Palestinians with family in Gaza, while warning...
UK hosts Arab ministers as ‘crucial’ hostage deal struck
UK foreign minister David Cameron on Wednesday met with Arab and Islamic counterparts to discuss how to secure the release...
Jerusalem Christian landmark emptied of pilgrims
Devoid of visitors, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City is haunted by an unusual quiet. The...
Money for something: Dire Straits legend to sell guitar collection
Mark Knopfler, the former frontman of British rock group Dire Straits, announced Tuesday he will sell more than 120 guitars...
UK car show Top Gear paused for ‘foreseeable future’: BBC
Motoring show Top Gear, one of the BBC's most successful global exports, will be shelved for the "foreseeable future" following...
Czech crowdfunder sends arms to Ukraine despite fatigue
A Czech crowdfunding project called "Gift for Putin" has been sending Ukraine a steady supply of weapons despite growing aid...
N. Korea fires ‘military spy satellite’, Seoul says
North Korea has fired what it claims is a military spy satellite, the South's armed forces said Tuesday, hours after...
Car rams supporters of Liberia’s Boakai, killing 3
Celebrations of Joseph Boakai's presidential victory in Liberia were tragically muted Monday night after a car ploughed into a crowd...
Mayor Eric Adams’s Community Op-Ed: Saying “Yes” to New Zoning, New Businesses, and New Opportunities
Last month, New York City hit an economic milestone, with more total jobs than ever before in our city’s history....
NYC grapples with budget challenges amidst growing asylum seeker influx
In a candid Tuesday briefing held on November 21, 2023, at City Hall in New York, Mayor Eric Adams revealed...
Appeals court considers Trump speech restrictions in 2020 election case
Does Donald Trump have the right to call prosecutors "fascist thugs," or advise those testifying against him to keep quiet?...
Indian rescuers to dig new shaft for 41 men trapped for 9 days
Indian rescuers were battling Monday to free 41 men trapped in a road tunnel for nine days, as they prepared...
Milei’s dilemma: how to solve a problem like Argentina?
Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei will have no time to bask in his Sunday victory as he inherits a country crippled...
Lure of migration snares Senegal’s fishermen
These days, when a Senegalese fisherman climbs into a canoe, it's likely to be the last time -- either he...
China FM says ‘urgent’ steps needed to ease Gaza crisis
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday the world must "act urgently" to calm the Israel-Hamas war as he hosted...
World Cup chokers? India searches for answers after latest letdown
Cricket-obsessed India was left grappling for answers Monday after the team's devastating defeat to Australia in the final of their...
Myanmar’s displaced pray and teach under deadly skies
A woman rings a bell outside a makeshift church of wood and tarpaulin, calling the faithful to worship and a...
‘Bombings everywhere’: No escape for Gaza’s displaced
Airstrikes, destroyed houses and loved ones annihilated by bombs: Palestinians who fled the north of the Gaza Strip on Israeli...
US approves major long-range missile deal for Japan
The United States on Friday approved Japan's request to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles, part of Tokyo's bid to bolster defenses...
‘My world collapsed again’ says son of Israeli hostage killed in Gaza
When Hamas militants stormed Omer Weiss' kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7, they killed his father and kidnapped his...
Pandas and partnership: Was Xi’s US trip a success?
In a whirlwind US trip this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping held long talks with President Joe Biden, got a...
Chinese premier invited to Australia as tensions ease
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday he had invited China's Premier Li Qiang to visit, as a long-stormy relationship...
Liberian President George Weah concedes poll defeat to ex VP Boakai
Liberian leader and football legend George Weah conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying...
India eyes fairytale finish in World Cup final against Australia
Rohit Sharma's undefeated India will look to end a 10-year global title drought in front of 130,000 fans in the...
Paris booksellers flay call to remove them for Olympics
Paris booksellers, who have operated from little dark green kiosks on the banks of the Seine for some 150 years,...
Hundreds flee as Israel orders Gaza’s main hospital evacuated
Hundreds of people fled on foot Saturday after Israel's army ordered the evacuation of Gaza's main hospital where more than...
Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees fear for their families in Gaza
In a ramshackle Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, Hayat Shehadeh wrings her hands as she watches the Israel-Hamas war. Her...
India’s prayers ahead of Cricket World Cup final
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the final match of the Cricket World Cup on Sunday, as...
Rejected Rohingya boat sighted off Indonesia coast: official
A boat carrying Rohingya refugees that was forced back to sea earlier this week was sighted Saturday several miles off...
