World

Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher's killing 30 Dec 2019 - 06:26 pm

KHARTOUM: A Sudanese court sentenced 29 members of the national intelligence service to death by hanging on Monday over the killing of a...

Australian authorities ask thousands of residents to evacuate eastern areas of Victoria 30 Dec 2019 - 05:55 pm

Canberra: Australian authorities on Monday have told thousands of visitors and residents in East Gippsland, Victoria, to leave immediately as a bushfire threat...

2019 was hottest year on record for Russia 30 Dec 2019 - 02:28 pm

Moscow, Dec 30, 2019 (AFP) - This year was the hottest ever registered in Russia, the country's weather chief said on Monday, as...

Sudan sentences to death 27 agents who tortured protester to death 30 Dec 2019 - 02:23 pm

Omdurman, Sudan: A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 intelligence agents to death for torturing and killing a protester a year ago, an...

Turkey arrests 100 Islamic State suspects 30 Dec 2019 - 02:18 pm

Istanbul: Turkey has arrested 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group (IS) in raids across the country, state news agency Anadolu reported...

New Year's fireworks OK'd in Sydney as wildfire risk worsens 30 Dec 2019 - 11:54 am

Perth, Australia - Sydney will set off its iconic New Year's fireworks display after being granted an exemption to a total fire ban...

Lufthansa’s Eurowings Hit as Three-Day UFO Union Strike Begins 30 Dec 2019 - 11:20 am

Cabin crew at Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Germanwings unit began a three-day strike Monday that will affect around 180 mostly domestic Eurowings flights out...

French tourist injured in Seychelles shark attack 30 Dec 2019 - 10:40 am

Victoria, Seychelles - A French tourist was seriously injured after being attacked by a shark while swimming in the Seychelles, a popular tourist...

Twitter system 'outage' briefly blocked Trump whistleblower tweet 30 Dec 2019 - 09:55 am

Washington - A tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump that identified an intelligence analyst as the alleged whistleblower who helped spark his impeachment...

Earthquake Hits South Korea's Southeastern Region 30 Dec 2019 - 09:18 am

Seoul - A 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit the South Korea's southeastern region early Monday, South Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. The quake occurred...

Chinese court sentences 'gene-editing' scientist to three years in prison 30 Dec 2019 - 09:14 am

Beijing - A Chinese court sentenced the scientist who created the world's first "gene-edited" babies to three years in prison on Monday, according...

Four arrested in $1 billion-plus cocaine seizure in Uruguay 29 Dec 2019 - 09:39 pm

MONTEVIDEO: Four people were arrested for possible ties to the more than $1 billion worth of cocaine seized in recent days in Uruguay,...

Sixteen flights cancelled at Lisbon Airport due to three-day strike 29 Dec 2019 - 08:57 pm

LISBON: Sixteen flights to and from Lisbon Airport have been cancelled this weekend as a result of a three-day strike by airport workers,...

Putin thanks Trump for intel that helped foil attacks: Kremlin 29 Dec 2019 - 08:43 pm

Moscow: Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Sunday thanked US counterpart Donald Trump for intelligence that helped to foil attacks on Russian soil, the...

Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months 29 Dec 2019 - 08:29 pm

SUDAN: Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months, said the information minister and spokesman for the...

Guinea-Bissau votes in presidential runoff to end turmoil 29 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm

Bissau: Voters in Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots in a presidential runoff Sunday with the hope of ending months of political turmoil in the...

US promises action on any North Korea missile test: White House 29 Dec 2019 - 07:12 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States would be very disappointed if North Korea tested a long-range or nuclear missile and would take appropriate action as...