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Power outage hits Philippine airport, some flights cancelled 01 May 2023 - 11:56 am

A power outage hit the Philippines’ main airport on Monday, leading to flight delays and cancellations when an influx of passengers are expected...

Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan 01 May 2023 - 11:43 am

Tokyo: Chinese billionaire Jack Ma on Monday took up a visiting professor position at a Japanese university, another new academic role for the...

Philippines won't become military staging post: Marcos 01 May 2023 - 11:36 am

Manila: President Ferdinand Marcos said his government would not allow the Philippines to become a "staging post" for military action ahead of a...

Russian strikes kill one in Ukraine's Kherson 01 May 2023 - 09:55 am

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russian strikes killed one person and wounded three others in the Ukrainian region of Kherson, a regional official said Monday. Moscow...

British people urged to swear allegiance to the king 30 Apr 2023 - 11:43 pm

London: All Britons will be called on to swear allegiance to King Charles III at his coronation, an oath hitherto reserved for British...

Polls close in Uzbekistan constitutional referendum 30 Apr 2023 - 11:29 pm

Tashkent: Polls closed across Uzbekistan on Sunday, ending a day of voting in the Central Asian nation in a constitutional referendum that could...

Sudan's army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes 30 Apr 2023 - 11:04 pm

Cairo: Sudan's army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international...

Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts 30 Apr 2023 - 10:29 pm

Aboard the Papal Plane: Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from...

Erdogan, rival draw vast crowds ahead of May 14 vote 30 Apr 2023 - 10:25 pm

Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent staged massive rival rallies on Sunday, setting the stage for a bruising battle in...

A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, 'killed for nothing' 30 Apr 2023 - 08:59 pm

Washington: Bound to the country of his birth by ailing parents and his devotion to treating Sudan’s poor, American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman...

Saudi Arabia announces evacuation of 5,197 people from Sudan 30 Apr 2023 - 06:22 pm

Riyadh: Saudi authorities announced on Sunday that a total of 5,197 people, including 184 Saudi citizens and 5,013 people of other nationalities, have...

Russian army replaces logistics commander 30 Apr 2023 - 05:59 pm

Moscow: The Russian army on Sunday replaced its highest-ranking general in charge of logistics ahead of an expected counter-offensive by Kyiv. The announcement...

Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion 30 Apr 2023 - 05:27 pm

Paris: DingLirenbecame China's first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes...

Texas mass shooting suspect could be anywhere, sheriff says 30 Apr 2023 - 03:23 pm

CLEVELAND, Texas: The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in...

Philippine leader travels to US to bolster ties 30 Apr 2023 - 03:00 pm

Manila: President Ferdinand Marcos left Manila for a visit to the United States on Sunday, after the allies bolstered military cooperation in the...

UK touts 'very successful' Sudan airlift after final flight 30 Apr 2023 - 01:55 pm

London: The UK vowed Sunday to maintain support for Britons trapped in Sudan but said conditions had grown too dangerous to continue evacuation...

India captures rice-raiding elephant after six killed 30 Apr 2023 - 01:46 pm

Idukki, India: Indian forest officials have tranquillised and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said....