World

Rwanda avoids US-style opioids crisis by making own morphine 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm

BUSHEKELI, Rwanda: It was something, the silence. Nothing but the scuff of her slip-on shoes as Madeleine Mukantagara walked through the fields to...

Miami ballet school with Venezuela past draws exiled dancers 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm

MIAMI: Lusian Hernandez’s eyes watered when she recalled receiving a free pair of pointe shoes after arriving in Miami on a dance scholarship...

New internet outages in Iran ahead of commemorations 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm

Tehran: A wave of internet outages was imposed in Iran Wednesday, ILNA news agency reported, a day before commemorations called for on social...

Nonstop violence as Baltimore nears record homicide rate 25 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm

BALTIMORE: Baltimore could wrap up 2019 with its highest per-capita homicide rate on record as killings of adults and minors alike for drugs,...

Peace wishes ring in Christmas, but typhoon dampens joy in Philippines 25 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm

Vatican City: Christmas celebrations kicked off around the world on Wednesday, with Christian leaders sending messages of peace, while festivities were muted for...

Pope's Christmas message appeals for peace in global flashpoints 25 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm

Vatican City: Christmas celebrations kicked off around the world on Wednesday, with Pope Francis appealing for peace in many of the world's hotspots...

Merrily on high: US astronauts help track Santa's delivery route 25 Dec 2019 - 04:33 pm

Washington: For decades, the Canadian and American defense agency NORAD has provided updates on Santa Claus's international gift delivery route, but this year,...

White-bearded 'Merry Christmas' bank robber throws cash at passers-by 25 Dec 2019 - 04:33 pm

Washington: A white-bearded man robbed a bank two days before Christmas, but threw the stolen cash in the air and wished passers-by a...

Algeria starts funeral of army chief Gaid Salah 25 Dec 2019 - 02:05 pm

Algiers: The funeral of Algeria's powerful army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah got underway Wednesday as his remains arrived at the People's Palace, images...

Syrian regime, Russia attacks kill 979 aid workers 25 Dec 2019 - 01:37 pm

ANKARA: Since the eruption of the bloody civil war in Syria in 2011, the Assad regime and Russia attacks killed nearly 1,000 humanitarian...

Iran warplane crashes near dormant volcano: state media 25 Dec 2019 - 01:12 pm

Tehran: An Iranian military fighter jet crashed on Wednesday near a dormant volcano in the northwest of the country, official media reported. State...

15 people injured in helicopter emergency landing in Russia 25 Dec 2019 - 01:09 pm

MOSCOW: Russian officials say 15 people are injured after a passenger helicopter made a rough emergency landing in Siberia on Wednesday morning. The...

Typhoon misery for Philippines on Christmas Day 25 Dec 2019 - 09:10 am

Manila: Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the central Philippines on Christmas Day, bringing a wet and miserable holiday season to millions in the mainly Catholic...

6 magnitude earthquake strikes central Colombia 25 Dec 2019 - 09:07 am

Bogota: An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hit central Colombia Tuesday night. The quake was located about 150 km south of the capital of...

Brazil's Bolsonaro grants police officers Christmas pardon 25 Dec 2019 - 12:34 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has granted a Christmas pardon to police officers convicted of involuntary crimes, according to an item...

British father, two children drown in Spanish pool on Christmas eve 25 Dec 2019 - 12:34 am

MADRID: Three members of the same British family - the father and two children - were found dead on Tuesday in a swimming...

Thousands mark Christmas in West Bank town of Bethlehem 25 Dec 2019 - 12:33 am

BETHLEHEM, West Bank: Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional...