Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan
Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness...
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Shaheen says partnerships key after Pakistan pacers rattle India
Pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi said bowling in partnerships was the key to rattling India's batting in the blockbuster Asia...
Cambodian ex-leader Hun Sen back on Facebook after long-running row
Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen returned to Facebook on Sunday, claiming the social media giant had "rendered justice" to him by...
NYC kicks off Daylight Africa Week, celebrating diversity, unity
New York City, renowned as a melting pot of cultures and traditions, once again comes together to celebrate its rich...
Daylight Africa prepares for 2nd annual week-long celebration to boost tourism, investment across continent
In a bid to foster tourism and investment opportunities throughout the African continent, Daylight Africa, the pioneering continentwide tourism platform,...
Daylight Africa prepares for 2nd annual week-long celebration to boost tourism, investment across continent
In a bid to foster tourism and investment opportunities throughout the African continent, Daylight Africa, the pioneering continentwide tourism platform,...
Amnesty urges 4 Arab states to tell truth about disappeared
Amnesty International called Wednesday on Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen to reveal the fate of people missing in decades of...
Attacker ‘neutralized’ after Jerusalem stabbing: police
An attacker stabbed and wounded a man at a light rail station in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, Israeli police said,...
Judge rules US ex-cardinal not competent to stand trial for sexual abuse
A Boston judge ruled Wednesday that former top US Catholic official Theodore McCarrick was cognitively unable to stand trial for...
Japan to release test results after Fukushima release
Japan was due Friday to publish preliminary sample results, a day after it began releasing wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear...
Trash fire ’emergency’ chokes locals on Indonesia’s Java
A days-long fire at a landfill in Indonesia's most populous province has been declared an emergency by local authorities as...
‘Animals are thirsty’: Dust and bones on Turkey’s shrinking lake
Shepherd Ibrahim Koc recalls his youth with fondness as he grazes cattle on a barren field that was once lush...
Philippine, Australian troops hold South China Sea drills
Australian and Filipino troops held exercises on Friday near flashpoint South China Sea waters claimed by China, with Philippine President...
China’s allies lead Pacific criticism of Fukushima water release
China's Pacific allies -- from Solomon Islands' government to Fiji's opposition -- on Friday echoed Beijing's criticism of Japan releasing...
Fukushima operator says released water samples within safe limits
Seawater samples taken following the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe...
Bangladesh protests mark six years since Rohingya exodus
Thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied at camps in Bangladesh on Friday to demand their safe return to Myanmar on the...
Greek wildfires spur anti-migrant sentiment
As Greece was hit by wave after wave of wildfires this week, unfounded claims that asylum-seekers are behind some of...
EU brings down the hammer on big tech as tough rules kick in
The world's major tech titans must crack down on illegal content and keep European users safe online from Friday, when...
Greek fires rage unabated for 1 week
Greek firefighters struggled on Friday to contain scores of blazes stretching nationwide -- the largest fires in the European Union...
‘Nothing like peace’: Tigrayans celebrate festival after war hiatus
In the heart of Ethiopia's capital, a group of women danced while brandishing a flag bearing the insignia of the...
Kenya says TikTok agrees content moderation deal
TikTok has agreed to moderate content on its app in Kenya, the country's presidency said Thursday, days after parliament received...
Dozens of Afghan women blocked from departing for studies in UAE
Dozens of Afghan women granted scholarships to study in the United Arab Emirates have been blocked from leaving Afghanistan, one...
Sudan army chief makes first foray outside HQ in months of war
Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was seen outside his headquarters Thursday for the first time since fighting with...
Rights groups ‘shocked’ by AU move to scrap Ethiopia abuse probe
Amnesty International said Thursday that rights campaigners were stunned by a decision by the African Union's rights commission to scrap...
BRICS: The Six New Members
A brief look at the six countries which will be admitted in January 2024 to the club of large and...
US sanctions Russians over Ukraine children deportations
The United States on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russian officials and groups over what rights organizations call the forced...
Turkish drones kill 7 PKK members as FM meets Iraq Kurds
Twin Turkish drone strikes killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Thursday, authorities...
Israeli women protest gender segregation on public transport
Hundreds of women holding Israeli flags protested on Thursday in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish suburb of Tel Aviv against what they...
New Thai PM takes office, vows four years of change
Thailand's new prime minister vowed to bring four years of change to the kingdom as he took office Wednesday at...
22 killed in Indian railway bridge collapse
At least 22 laborers were killed on Wednesday when the railway bridge they were building across a ravine in India's...
Arab Israelis bury official as crime wave toll nears 160
A high-ranking civil servant buried Wednesday in Israel is the latest victim of a crime wave that has killed almost...
Spain opposition head faces doomed parliament vote to become PM
The head of Spain's conservative opposition Popular Party (PP) will face a parliamentary vote to become prime minister in September...
Senegal religious leader asks politician to end hunger strike
An influential Senegalese religious leader has joined calls for detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to end a hunger strike, an...
Tears, anger as Ukrainians mourn victims of Russian theatre strike
Tearful Ukrainian families mourned their loved ones killed by a Russian strike on the northern city of Chernihiv, with many...
Zimbabwe opposition leader claims ‘rigging’, ‘voter suppression’
Zimbabwe's opposition leader on Wednesday accused the ruling ZANU-PF government of plunging the country into crisis by "rigging" a tense...
IMF approves $7.5 billion disbursement to Argentina: economy minister’s office
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board has approved a $7.5 billion disbursement for Argentina, a spokesperson for economy minister...
Sudan paramilitaries press assault on armored corps base
For the fourth straight day Wednesday, Sudanese paramilitaries fought the regular army in Khartoum for control of a key armored...
Renowned Imam Ayub Abdul Baki dies in Queens NY
The New York Muslim community has announced the death of Imam Ayub Abdul Baki, a revered spiritual leader known for...
US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infants
The United States on Monday became the first country to approve a vaccine for pregnant women that prevents severe disease...
North Korea plans satellite launch as Seoul, US hold drills
North Korea is planning to launch another satellite just three months after its first attempt to put a military eye...
Biden widens web of US alliances faced with China, Russia, Trump
With a historic three-way summit with Japan and South Korea, President Joe Biden has further deepened the web of US...
Tech stocks help pull markets higher
Global stocks markets mostly rose on Tuesday thanks to a rebound in tech shares, although investors remained concerned by China's...
Greece forest fires death toll hits 20
Eighteen suspected migrants were found dead Tuesday in a Greece forest fire near the Turkish border as scores of firefighters...
Russia says Ukrainian boats destroyed amid new Black Sea clashes
Russia said Tuesday it destroyed two Ukrainian military boats in the Black Sea, as tension in the area mounts following...
North Korea’s Kim slams ‘irresponsible’ premier over flood damage
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed his cabinet's "irresponsible" handling of flooding, blaming them for recent storm damage in...
Dubai airport traffic jumps 50%, tops pre-pandemic levels
Passenger traffic at Dubai international airport leapt 50 percent in the first half of the year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, its...
Wanted Hong Kong activists in Britain decry ‘harassment’
A heightened fear for their safety, increased worry for their families, and a desperate search for international support -- this...
Palestinian teen killed as West Bank violence surges
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager near the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry said,...
S. Korean coastguard arrests jet ski man from China
South Korea's coastguard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese national who tried to enter the country after traveling by...
Elusive Japanese ‘Ninja’ bear killed
Hunters in Japan's remote north have killed an elusive and infamous brown bear nicknamed "Ninja" that attacked at least 66...
Islamic State-linked rebels suspected in new DR Congo massacre
At least 23 villagers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in attacks blamed on rebels linked to...
Saudi MMA fighters out to ‘prove themselves’ in NY bouts
Abdullah al-Qahtani trades jabs with a sparring partner at a gym in the Saudi capital Riyadh, surrounded by a dozen...
Three candidates nominated for Singapore president vote
Three candidates were nominated Tuesday to run next week in Singapore's first contested presidential vote in more than a decade,...
Ethiopia unveils joint Saudi probe into alleged migrant killings
Ethiopia said Tuesday it would launch a joint investigation with Saudi Arabia into a Human Rights Watch report accusing the...
Helicopters, zipliners rescue 4 children from cable car over Pakistan valley
Military helicopters and zipline experts rescued four children Tuesday from a group of eight people trapped for hours in a...
BRICS summit of emerging economies to begin in South Africa
BRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major emerging economies seeks to assert its...
Iran unveils its latest attack drone
Iran unveiled on Tuesday its latest domestically built drone that can fly at a higher altitude and for a longer...
Srettha Thavisin: football-loving property mogul turned Thai PM
Srettha Thavisin's confirmation as Thailand's 30th prime minister caps a swift and unexpected journey from the boardroom to the summit...
BLACK WOMEN’S RIGHT: SAVING JUSTICE
By Dr. Jim Fairbanks (fairbanks.james@yahoo.com) We can celebrate that so many Black women in recent years have found their victory...
Join the club: BRICS faces rift over push for new members
BRICS leaders meeting in South Africa this week will consider expanding the five-nation bloc at a time of great interest...
