Sri Lanka thrash Ireland in World Cup qualifying
Sri Lanka powered into the Super Six stage of the Cricket World Cup qualifying tournament with a crushing 133-run win...
Jihadists kill five civilians in east Kenya: witness, police source
Al-Shabaab jihadists have killed five civilians, some by beheading, in eastern Kenya, a witness and a police source told AFP...
Afghan supreme leader says women ‘saved from oppression’ by Taliban
Afghanistan's supreme leader said Sunday the country's women were being saved from "traditional oppressions" by the adoption of Islamic governance...
Investigative outlet sets key test for media freedom in S.Africa
The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism draws its name from the Zulu word for dung beetle -- a diligent species...
Russian strikes kill 11 in rebel-held Syria: monitor
Russian air strikes Sunday on Syria's northwest killed at least 11 people including seven civilians, in retaliation for deadly drone...
Vote tally underway in Sierra Leone election
Vote tallying was underway in Sierra Leone on Sunday, the electoral commission said, following fiercely fought elections that were mostly...
Pope ‘breaks taboo’ with prayer for missing Vatican teen
Pope Francis offered prayers Sunday for the family of a teenager who went missing 40 years ago this week, an...
NATO-led peacekeepers guard medieval monastery in Kosovo
Located at the foot of the Balkans' Accursed Mountains, the Decani Monastery is seen as a symbol of Serbia's religious...
Journey to Greatness
Dear Destiny Friends, Action is the foundational key to all success – Pablo Picasso Every one of us wants to...
Aid situation worsens as Sudan fighting spreads
Desperately needed relief supplies are being confiscated by the warring parties in Sudan as fighting spreads to areas previously untouched...
Spain, Morocco, under fire over migrant sea rescues
Activists on Friday criticized Madrid and Rabat for failing to act faster to help migrants trying to reach Spain by...
Superstar yogi Sadhguru: ‘The age of yoga has come!’
Superstar yoga teacher Sadhguru has more than 10 million followers online and he sees no limit to how many people...
Malians approved constitutional changes, says election body
Malian voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution in a referendum, marking a key step in the ruling junta's declared...
Canada launches probe into Titanic sub tragedy
Canadian authorities said Friday they would launch an investigation into the loss this week of the Titan submersible along with...
Colombia says documentary to be made about kids rescued in Amazon
The Colombian government is working with British producer Simon Chinn to make a documentary about the four Indigenous children who...
Colombia says documentary to be made about kids rescued in Amazon
The Colombian government is working with British producer Simon Chinn to make a documentary about the four Indigenous children who...
Around 40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck: UN
Around 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said on...
Russia, China block move for new Antarctic marine reserves
Members of a multinational group on Antarctic conservation failed to agree Friday on a roadmap for the creation of three...
Russia, China block move for new Antarctic marine reserves
Members of a multinational group on Antarctic conservation failed to agree Friday on a roadmap for the creation of three...
With an eye toward China, Biden goes all-in for Modi
Laser-focused on countering China, US President Joe Biden has embraced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he has few other...
Ukraine organizes peace meeting in Denmark
Denmark on Saturday hosts a meeting organized by Ukraine bringing together several nations -- including those who have remained neutral...
Sierra Leone votes amid crippling economic crisis
Sierra Leoneans voted Saturday in a general election in which President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second term amid...
Countries in the Americas call on Nicaragua to end rights violations
The Organization of American States (OAS) called Friday on Nicaragua to "cease all human rights violations" and to release its...
Putin slams ‘treason’ as forces tackle Wagner revolt
President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that treason against his rule threatens Russia with civil war, as Moscow's military launched an...
Sudanese hajj pilgrims pray for ‘God’s intervention’ to end war
The hajj pilgrimage has given Sudanese faithful Kamal Kabashi a brief respite from his country's bloody conflict. Having safely arrived...
Bangladesh arrests chief of Islamist militant outfit
Bangladesh police have arrested the leader of an Islamist organization at his hideout in Dhaka, officers said Saturday, months after...
Tanks and armed Wagner rebels deploy in southern Russia town
The sound of ambulance and police sirens filled the air on Saturday in Rostov-on-Don -- a hub for Russia's Ukraine...
Outrage boils year after deadly Spain-Morocco border crush
The death of at least 23 migrants during an attempt to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from...
Outrage boils year after deadly Spain-Morocco border crush
The death of at least 23 migrants during an attempt to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from...
French envoy meets key Lebanese players on ‘consultative’ mission
French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday met with key figures in Lebanon on a "consultative" mission as he...
Algeria’s migrant pushback causes ‘critical situation’ in Niger: UN
Algeria has forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger creating a "critical humanitarian situation", two United...
Cash-strapped Pakistan to lease part of Karachi port to UAE for $220 million
AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement Thursday to take over the running of part...
Cash-strapped Pakistan to lease part of Karachi port to UAE for $220 million
AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement Thursday to take over the running of part...
Biden calls religious pluralism ‘core principle’ for India, US
President Joe Biden on Thursday called religious freedom a "core principle" for India and the United States, in a gentle...
Hope, Pooran fire West Indies to World Cup qualifying win over Nepal
Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran hit centuries to propel the West Indies to a convincing 101-run win over Nepal at...
Rich countries pledge $2.7 bn to decarbonize Senegal economy
A group of wealthy nations and multilateral development banks have promised to mobilize 2.5 billion euros to help Senegal reduce...
Red Cross federation chief stepping down
The head of the Red Cross federation, the world's largest humanitarian network, is stepping down, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, following...
UN puts Russia on ‘list of shame’ over deaths of Ukrainian children
The United Nations has put Russian military forces and proxy armed groups on its "list of shame" over the killing...
Obama warns India risks ‘pulling apart’ without minority rights
Former US president Barack Obama said Thursday that India risks "pulling apart" if the Muslim minority is not respected, calling...
Dutch court says Angola’s dos Santos diverted millions
A Dutch court has ruled that Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's late former president, illegally diverted 52 million...
Tensions rise in West Bank village amidst settlers shooting attacks
A group of Palestinian children helped sweep up rubble Thursday as their village in the occupied West Bank reeled from...
US county sues oil companies for $51 bn over ‘Heat Dome’ disaster
A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel companies seeking more...
Dismissing tensions, Biden expects to see Xi despite ‘dictators’ jab
US President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down...
Titan sub: what is a ‘catastrophic implosion’?
A "catastrophic implosion," such as that believed to have destroyed the Titan submersible, would have happened with incredible force and...
‘Profound grief’ for family of British-Pakistani father and son on Titanic sub
The family of the British-Pakistani father and son among the five people who died on the Titanic tourist submersible expressed...
Climate finance summit wraps up eyeing bigger progress
A global summit seeking to overhaul the international financial system wraps up Friday after taking small steps towards easing the...
Surge in anti-LGBTQ disinformation targets Pride in Europe
As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community spread across social...
Greece holds final party rallies ahead of Sunday vote
Greece on Friday entered the final day of campaigning for Sunday's national elections, with conservative frontrunner Kyriakos Mitsotakis aiming to...
The ship sank. Or did it? Titanic misinformation swirls
The Titanic inspired a tear-jerking blockbuster and expeditions to its watery gravesite -- including a fatal one this week --...
Squatting Russian diplomat sparks standoff in Australia
A mystery Russian diplomat with a penchant for loungewear and cigarettes sparked a national security standoff between Canberra and the...
Kherson residents return to flood-ruined homes after dam destroyed
"My whole life was in this house. Now I have nothing," said Tetiana Pivneva, after returning to her flooded home...
Hunger devastates Ethiopia’s Tigray as food aid halted
Her nephew shared the harrowing tale of how she died. The 45-year-old mother of five had not eaten in days...
Terrorists strike military base in Somalia as AU force starts drawdown
A military base in Somalia came under attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, just as the...
Windpipe surgeon jailed in Sweden for harming patients
A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday sentenced an Italian surgeon once hailed for pioneering windpipe surgery to two and a...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa assures ‘peace’ as election looms
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday filed his papers to contest Zimbabwe's upcoming elections, insisting that the closely-watched vote would be...
Opposition protest turns violent ahead of Sierra Leone election
Security forces clashed with protesters supporting Sierra Leone's main opposition party in the capital Freetown Wednesday, with tear gas fired...
Massacre trial of Guinea ex-dictator Camara delayed again
The trial of Guinea's former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara for a 2009 massacre was on Wednesday once again adjourned after...
Titanic passenger’s letter to be auctioned in Uruguay
A letter written by a Uruguayan passenger on the Titanic will go on auction in Montevideo next week with a...
US approves lab-grown chicken for sale
The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells,...
How climate change fuels extreme heat
Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the arrival of the El Nino climate phenomenon...