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India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video 04 May 2024 - 10:37 am

New Delhi: The social media chief of India's opposition Congress party has been arrested over accusations he misleadingly doctored a widely shared video...

UN warns Darfur faces starvation, death without aid access 04 May 2024 - 09:33 am

UNITED NATIONS : The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and...

Rafah assault 'could lead to a bloodbath': WHO chief 04 May 2024 - 09:27 am

Geneva: An Israeli military incursion into Gaza's southern city of Rafah could lead to a "bloodbath", the World Health Organization warned Friday, announcing...

15 dead in Indonesia landslides, floods: disaster agency 04 May 2024 - 09:26 am

Jakarta, Indonesia: At least 15 people have died after landslides and flooding in central Indonesia swept away dozens of houses and damaged roads,...

Biden's description of Japan as xenophobic is 'unfortunate': Tokyo 04 May 2024 - 08:39 am

Tokyo: Japan hit back Saturday at US President Joe Biden's comments about the Asian ally being "xenophobic" like China and Russia, calling the...

Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches 04 May 2024 - 08:07 am

Hanoi: More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast...

Three killed, nine injured in southwestern Pakistan explosion 03 May 2024 - 10:50 pm

Islamabad: Three people were killed and nine others were injured as a result of an explosive device explosion in Balochistan province, southwesternPakistan. Security...

Pakistan launches first satellite to capture pictures of lunar surface 03 May 2024 - 08:04 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan successfully launched its first satellite mission iCube Qamar to the moon on Friday. The ICUBE-Q satellite was launched on board the...

Gaza death toll rises to 34,622 martyrs 03 May 2024 - 07:51 pm

Gaza: The number of casualties due to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza enclave since October has risen to 34,622 martyrs and 77,867...

Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and orders to evacuate 03 May 2024 - 07:33 pm

Houston: Officials in Houston are urging residents to prepare for worsening flooding after days of heavy rains that have led to high-water rescues...

Kenya on alert as it braces for first-ever cyclone 03 May 2024 - 07:21 pm

Nairobi: Kenyan President William Ruto put the flood-ravaged country on high alert on Friday and postponed the reopening of schools indefinitely as the...

'Empty body' art in tunnels dug by Austria concentration camp inmates 03 May 2024 - 03:57 pm

Ebensee, Austria: An exhibition of empty dresses and blood red ropes hanging inside an underground tunnel dug by concentration camp inmates in Austria...

Czech Republic says has been targeted by Russian cyberattacks 03 May 2024 - 03:53 pm

Prague, switzerland: Czech government officials said Friday that Prague had been repeatedly targeted by cyberattacks orchestrated by a group with links to Russia's...

Italy's Webuild pitches to rebuild Baltimore bridge 03 May 2024 - 02:51 pm

Milan: Italian construction company Webuild, which helped rebuild Genoa's bridge after its deadly 2018 collapse, launched a pitch Friday to reconstruct Baltimore's destroyed...

Serbia marks one year since deadly school shooting 03 May 2024 - 02:32 pm

Belgrade: Serbians held a minute of silence on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of a deadly school shooting in the capital Belgrade...

China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon 03 May 2024 - 01:58 pm

Wenchang, China: China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing...

Death toll from rain, flooding in southern Brazil rises to 13 02 May 2024 - 09:25 pm

Capela de Santana, Brazil: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the country's south Thursday, where the death toll from floods caused...

Two Nigerian soldiers face court over drone strike deaths 02 May 2024 - 07:21 pm

Lagos: Two Nigerian military officers face court martial after an investigation into an army drone strike that killed 85 civilians mistaken for militia...