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Mali bus crash kills 16, injures 48 26 Jul 2024 - 03:53 pm

Bamako: Sixteen people were killed and 48 injured, six seriously, when two buses collided in central Mali, the transport ministry said Friday in...

One in four Eurostar trains cancelled 26 Jul 2024 - 03:47 pm

Paris: Around 25 percent of trains on the Eurostar network, whose routes include Paris-London, were cancelled Friday following massive sabotage against the French...

Thousands evacuated as record rains pound northern Japan 26 Jul 2024 - 03:16 pm

Tokyo: Record heavy rain forced the evacuation of thousands of people across parts of northern Japan and killed at least two, as rivers...

Spain train driver jailed 2.5 years over deadly 2013 crash 26 Jul 2024 - 02:39 pm

Madrid: A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a train driver and ex-safety director to 2.5 years in prison over a 2013 crash that...

Philippines races to avoid 'environmental catastrophe' from oil spill 26 Jul 2024 - 01:22 pm

Limay, Philippines: The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday raced to offload 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and...

Four sailors still missing from capsized freighter off Taiwan's coast 26 Jul 2024 - 12:48 pm

Taipei: Four sailors from a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Taiwan during Typhoon Gaemi were still missing on Friday, authorities...

One killed, two missing in Bulgaria fireworks blasts 26 Jul 2024 - 11:52 am

Sofia, Bulgaria: A series of blasts at six fireworks warehouses near Bulgaria's capital Sofia killed one person and severely injured another, the interior...

Arab League welcomes Yemeni parties' agreement on economic de-escalation 25 Jul 2024 - 11:20 pm

Cairo: The Arab League has welcomed the announcement issued by the Office of the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen, regarding the agreement...

US rejects plan for G20 deal to tax super-rich 25 Jul 2024 - 11:16 pm

Rio de Janeiro: The United States sees no need to negotiate an international agreement on taxing the super-wealthy, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen...

NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station 25 Jul 2024 - 11:12 pm

Already more than a month late getting back, two NASA astronauts will remain at the International Space Station until engineers finish working on...

UN calls on Bangladesh to investigate violations during protest crackdown 25 Jul 2024 - 06:50 pm

Geneva: The UN rights chief, Volker Turk called Thursday on Bangladesh to urgently disclose the details of last week's crackdown on protests amid...

OIC welcomes Palestinian factions' signing of Beijing Declaration 25 Jul 2024 - 06:03 pm

Jeddah: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the signing, in Beijing, of the Declaration on Ending Division and...

Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 6 sailors missing after ship sinks 25 Jul 2024 - 05:36 pm

Taipei: The strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed four people and flooded parts of the island's second-biggest city on Thursday,...

Air pollution falls after London vehicle curbs: mayor 25 Jul 2024 - 04:54 pm

London: London's Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday claimed success for his expanded pollution toll zone for motor vehicles, pointing to a drop in...

'Swallowed by mud': survivors' sorrow after deadly Ethiopian landslide 25 Jul 2024 - 04:34 pm

Kencho Shacha Gozdi: Survivor Tseganesh Obole, her voice hoarse, recalled the deadly deluge of red mud that swept down from a hill in...

Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes 25 Jul 2024 - 04:13 pm

Dhaka: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept on Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of deadly unrest, as student leaders...