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Cable sabotage cuts all traffic from busy Paris station 24 Jan 2023 - 02:22 pm

Paris: One of the busiest train stations in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown on Tuesday after vandals triggered a major signal malfunction...

Senior Ukrainian officials quit in major personnel shakeup 24 Jan 2023 - 01:51 pm

KYIV: Several senior Ukrainian officials resigned on Tuesday in a shakeup that Kyiv said showed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in tune with society...

Lebanon blast investigator charges public prosecutor, sources say 24 Jan 2023 - 01:48 pm

Beirut: The judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion has chargedLebanon's top public prosecutor and three other judges in connection with the catastrophic...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 strikes Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi 24 Jan 2023 - 12:46 pm

NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck Nepal on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, sending tremors across India's capital New Delhi....

Thai villagers take refiner Star Petroleum to court over oil spill 24 Jan 2023 - 12:26 pm

BANGKOK: Hundreds of Thai villagers and small business-owners have filed lawsuits for damages worth 5 billion baht ($152.72 million) against Star Petroleum Refining...

Power returns to Pakistan a day after massive outage 24 Jan 2023 - 12:12 pm

Islamabad: The national power grid was restored in Pakistan, the energy minister said on Tuesday, a day after a nationwide breakdown left most...

Kenyan rugby ace Collins Injera retires aged 36 24 Jan 2023 - 12:00 pm

Nairobi: Kenya's all-time top try scorer Collins Injera announced his retirement on Tuesday after a 17-year rugby career. The towering 36-year-old is second...

Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in under a week 24 Jan 2023 - 11:36 am

Bangkok: Thai police seized 1.1 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine in less than a week, officers said Tuesday, as the kingdom cracks down on...

US State Department: Burning of Quran copy in Stockholm "deeply disrespectful" 24 Jan 2023 - 11:23 am

The US Department of State believed that a far-right activists burning of the holy Quran was a "deeply disrespectful" and "repugnant" act. "Burning...

Energy support, debt interest help to swell UK borrowing 24 Jan 2023 - 11:01 am

LONDON: Britain's government borrowed more last month than in any December since monthly records began 30 years ago, reflecting the huge cost of...

UK deficit soars to record as inflation boosts debt payments 24 Jan 2023 - 10:47 am

The UK government sank deeper into debt in December as rising debt-interest payments and the cost of insulating consumers and businesses from the...

Seven dead in new California shooting as police probe dance hall killings 24 Jan 2023 - 10:38 am

Half Moon Bay, United States: An Asian farm worker was in custody Monday after seven of his colleagues were killed in front of...

Strong earthquake hits Southern Philippines 24 Jan 2023 - 10:27 am

Manila: An earthquake measuring 6 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Davao Occidental province in southern Philippines on Tuesday. The Philippine Institute of...

Harsh weather disrupts Lunar New Year flights in South Korea 24 Jan 2023 - 08:49 am

SEOUL: Nearly 500 flights to and from the South Korean tourist island of Jeju have been cancelled because of harsh winter weather, authorities...

New Zealand's Ardern bids emotional farewell on last day as prime minister 24 Jan 2023 - 08:45 am

WELLINGTON: Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday bid an emotional farewell on her last day as prime minister, speaking of the kindness and empathy New...

Peru protests will continue, says interior minister 24 Jan 2023 - 12:26 am

Lima: Anti-government protests that have at times turned violent and left at least 46 people dead in Peru will continue, Interior Minister Vicente...

US says 'repugnant' Sweden Quran burning could be sabotage 24 Jan 2023 - 12:05 am

Washington: The United States said on Monday that a far-right activist's "repugnant" burning of the Holy Quran may have been sabotage against unity...