‘Failure’ in psychiatric care of Paris attacker: minister
There was a clear failure in the psychiatric care of the radicalized Islamist suffering from mental troubles who stabbed a...
Rains pound southern India ahead of cyclone
Rains lashed southern India's city of Chennai on Monday ahead of the landfall of a powerful cyclone, with a crocodile...
Hong Kong’s largest security trial closes, activists await subversion verdict
Hong Kong's largest national security case, in which 47 pro-democracy activists are accused of subversion, closed on Monday with a...
German tourist stabbed to death in Paris ‘terror’ attack
A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a German tourist to...
Venezuela holds referendum on oil-rich region in dispute with Guyana
Venezuelans began voting Sunday in a referendum that the government hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo...
As Dubai hosts climate talks, its air pollution soars
Dubai's glitzy skyline was obscured by a blanket of smog rated as "unhealthy" on Sunday as thousands of delegates attended...
‘Terrorist plot’ probe after deadly Paris stabbing
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into a "terrorist plot" after a man known to the authorities as a radical...
ICC prosecutor vows to ‘further intensify’ Gaza probe
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court vowed Sunday to step up efforts to investigate alleged war crimes, as...
Need for Self- Evaluation
Greetings Destiny Friends, “The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates One of the most valuable character traits one...
Olympic chief ‘very satisfied’ with Paris 2024 Village
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said he was "very satisfied" with the state of preparations for the Olympic Village of the...
Pro-Kremlin maestro Gergiev named head of Bolshoi Theater
Russia on Friday appointed notoriously pro-Kremlin maestro Valery Gergiev, a personal friend of President Vladimir Putin for decades, to lead...
Nazi survivor worries about anti-Semitism in her UK haven
Alexandra Greensted was one of around 10,000 Jewish children rescued from the Nazis' clutches and transported to London, but 84...
Russia voices indifference over OSCE’s future as summit concludes
The world's largest regional security organization concluded its annual summit on Friday with Russia expressing indifference over the body's future....
Ukraine says Polish trucker protest on border ‘catastrophic’
Ukraine on Friday said that the fallout from a weeks-long protest by Polish truckers on their countries' shared border was...
Spaniard accused of helping N.Korea evade US sanctions arrested
Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to...
Over 110 countries support tripling renewables by 2030: EU chief
More than 110 countries want the COP28 climate negotiations to adopt a goal of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy...
Argentina’s Milei: From rabble-rouser to realist?
Libertarian Javier Milei stormed to election victory with wild promises of uprooting Argentina's political establishment and dramatically overhauling its ailing...
King Charles III’s tie raises eyebrows amid UK-Greek row
King Charles III got tongues wagging at COP28 on Friday by wearing a tie apparently patterned with the Greek flag,...
Venezuela will vote on Guyana border row despite UN court ruling
Venezuela said Friday it would press ahead with a weekend referendum over the fate of an oil-rich region claimed by...
South Korea confirms first spy satellite in orbit
South Korea confirmed Saturday its first military spy satellite had reached orbit after a successful SpaceX rocket launch and that...
Myanmar pro-democracy fighters battle to take state capital
Myanmar pro-democracy fighters in a battered pickup truck drive past abandoned and bombed-out houses in the eastern city of Loikaw,...
India battles ‘rogue’ label after assassination allegations
When Canada accused India of killing a citizen on its soil, New Delhi dismissed the allegations as "absurd". Relations plunged...
Nuclear power has role to play, atomic energy head tells AFP at COP28
It would be a mistake to reject nuclear power because of problems at a handful of projects, Rafael Grossi, head...
US leads call to triple nuclear power at COP28by Laurent Thomet and Nick Perry
More than 20 nations including the United States called for a tripling of nuclear energy to drive down emissions on...
Royals mull response after names revealed in Harry and Meghan ‘racism’ row
Buckingham Palace is considering its next move after a British TV host named two royals who allegedly raised concerns about...
Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early on Thursday at the age of...
The young men and the sea: Gaza’s displaced take to the waves
With the rising of the sun, dozens of people flock to the Mediterranean beaches of the devastated Gaza Strip. Some...
Paraguay official sacked after dealings with fictitious country
A senior Paraguayan official was fired this week after signing a cooperation memorandum with a country he has since learned...
Kissinger transformed Middle East, where turmoil reigns again
It was the original shuttle diplomacy. Nearly 50 years ago, Henry Kissinger was flying across the Middle East, seeking a...
Biden meets Angolan leader as US aims to counter China in Africa
President Joe Biden and his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco met at the White House on Thursday to discuss infrastructure and...
COP28 puts spotlight on state oil giantsby Nathalie ALONSO
Western energy firms are the usual suspects when it comes to criticism about the sector's role in climate change, but...
Venezuela to vote on oil-rich region controlled by Guyana
"The Venezuelan sun rises in Essequibo," "Essequibo belongs to Guyana" -- the opposing camps' slogans say it all. A decades-old...
New Zealand to ban cellphones in schools
Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Friday, as his fledgling government...
King Charles says COP28 must be climate ‘turning point’
King Charles III told world leaders on Friday that the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai must be a "critical...
World leaders take COP28 stage as climate, Gaza share spotlight
World leaders descended on Dubai for UN climate talks on Friday, under pressure to step up efforts to limit global...
US judge halts pending TikTok ban in Montana
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a ban on TikTok set to come into effect next year in Montana,...
US aims to prevent assassination plot from derailing India ties
On issues from human rights to Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's record has raised alarm bells in Washington, but...
Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated
The world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated in Japan on Friday, a technology in its infancy...
Bhutan holds primary polls ahead of general elections
Bhutan voted Thursday in primary polls to choose the top two political parties who will contest only the fourth-ever general...
First launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket planned for June-July
The European Space Agency announced on Thursday that the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Ariane 6 rocket will take...
2023 set to be hottest year on record: UN
This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in...
British destroyer sent to Gulf to bolster security
Britain on Thursday announced that it was sending one of its most advanced naval vessels to the Gulf to shore...
Zelensky visits eastern front as Russia ramps up attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday visited a frontline command post in east Ukraine, where Russia has been stepping up...
Former UK finance minister Alistair Darling dies aged 70: family
Alistair Darling, the UK finance minister when the 2008 financial crisis hit, has died at the age of 70 following...
‘We don’t have superpowers’, says embattled Red Cross
The Red Cross, which has faced criticism for not doing enough for hostages and prisoners in the Gaza conflict, stresses...
Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early Thursday at the age of 65...
Russia bans ‘international LGBT movement’ for ‘extremism’
Russia on Thursday banned the "international LGBT movement," claiming it was an extremist group in a move that cements a...
Mission to rescue lions and hyenas in war-torn Sudan
The small menagerie of animals echoed the human suffering from seven months of war between rival generals that shattered Sudan...
Najmul to lead Bangladesh in New Zealand ODIs, T20Is
Bangladesh on Thursday named batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto as the country's one-day international and Twenty20 international captain for a tour...
COP28 opens with ‘historic’ launch of loss and damage fund
Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a "historic" moment...
Horn of Africa floods displace more than two million
More than two million people across the Horn of Africa have been forced from their homes by torrential rains and...
NYC expands asylum application assistance centers amidst national migrant crisis
NEW YORK, November 28, 2023 -- In response to the ongoing national asylum seeker crisis, Mayor Eric Adams announced the...
NYSOFA expands TCARE Initiative, provides crucial support for caregivers statewide
*Albany, NY - November 28, 2023* -- In a significant stride toward enhancing caregiver support, the New York State Office...
One confirmed killed as US Osprey crashes off Japan
A US Osprey military aircraft crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, killing one crew member and leaving five unaccounted...
Breathless pope delegates reading as flu persists
Pope Francis presided over his weekly audience Wednesday despite the flu that caused him to scrap a trip to Dubai,...
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Netanyahu ‘butcher of Gaza’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "the butcher of Gaza" and accused him...
New skipper Masood wants Pakistan to ‘change history’ on Australia tour
Newly appointed skipper Shan Masood set Pakistan a tough target on Wednesday for their forthcoming tour of Australia -- make...
Journalist’s personal battle as Burkina militants target women
Award-winning journalist Mariam Ouedraogo finds it impossible to forget the heartbreaking stories she has covered about sexual assault in Burkina...
‘Welcome back’: Joy in West Bank as freed prisoners return
A red keffiyeh scarf around her neck and a beaming smile on her face, Rouba Assi fell into her friends'...
Bashful golden mole detected in South Africa after 87 years
A golden mole that "swims" in sand has resurfaced in South Africa after 87 years in the wilderness when many...