World

Philippine rescuers battle floodwaters to reach stranded 26 Oct 2024 - 09:39 am

Manila: Rescuers in the northern Philippines raced Saturday to reach people still stranded in areas made inaccessible by flooding from Tropical Storm Trami,...

Three dead as light aircraft collide in Australia 26 Oct 2024 - 08:57 am

Sydney: Two light aircraft collided near Australia's largest city, Sydney, killing three Saturday, local police said. Emergency services received reports just before midday...

3.0 magnitude earthquake hits Northeastern Algeria 26 Oct 2024 - 08:52 am

Algiers: An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale struck Bejaia province, northeast of the capital Algiers, Friday, without recording any human or...

Leonardo DiCaprio endorses Kamala Harris for president 25 Oct 2024 - 11:02 pm

Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, with the Oscar-winning actor expressing support for the Democratic nominee in a video on Friday....

Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster 25 Oct 2024 - 10:42 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazil's federal government on Friday reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that the...

UN Agencies renew warning on continued deterioration of humanitarian crisis in Sudan 25 Oct 2024 - 10:27 pm

New York: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) renewed their warning of the continued...

Over 100 Palestinians killed in new Israeli attacks; death toll at 42,847 25 Oct 2024 - 08:27 pm

Gaza: Palestinians murdered from Israeli occupation raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today has risen to more than 85 martyrs. Medical sources...

Israel raids hospitals, assassinates journalists, and air strikes children 25 Oct 2024 - 08:10 pm

Deir Al-balah, Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes on residential areas in southern Gaza killed 38 people on Friday, Palestinian health officials said, including 13...

French policeman to face trial over protester's lost eye 25 Oct 2024 - 07:50 pm

Paris: A French policeman must stand trial in Paris charged with destroying a protester's eye with a tear gas grenade, a judge has...

DNA tests identify 19th-century teenager's skull found in Illinois home's wall 25 Oct 2024 - 07:47 pm

ST. CHARLES, Illinois: Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an...

163 health workers killed since start of Israeli aggression: Lebanese Health Ministry 25 Oct 2024 - 07:43 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese Ministry of Health has announced that 163 people were killed and 272 injured among health and ambulance workers during the...

UK climate strategy ruled lawful in landmark court case 25 Oct 2024 - 07:38 pm

London: A man whose home had to be demolished because of coastal erosion lost a landmark legal claim on Friday against the UK...

Germany promises more visas for Indians during Scholz visit 25 Oct 2024 - 05:33 pm

New Delhi: Germany promised to dramatically boost the number of skilled Indians it permits to work in the country as Prime Minister Narendra...

Knife attacker wounds 4 in Russian hypermarket 25 Oct 2024 - 05:04 pm

Moscow: A man armed with a knife launched an attack in a hypermarket in Russia's northwestern city of Saint Petersburg on Friday, injuring...

'Darkest moment' of war unfolding in northern Gaza: UN rights chief 25 Oct 2024 - 04:53 pm

Geneva: The UN rights chief said the "darkest moment" of the war onGaza was unfolding in the north of the territory, warning Friday...

Ecuador extends drought-induced power cuts to 14 hours a day 25 Oct 2024 - 02:28 pm

Quito: Ecuador on Friday lengthened scheduled electricity rationing from eight to 14 hours per day due to the worst drought it has faced...

Calls to charge tourists to enter Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral 25 Oct 2024 - 02:26 pm

Paris: French ministers have raised the idea of charging tourists to enter Paris' world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral when it opens in December after a...