Saudi crown prince approved operation to capture or kill Khashoggi: U.S. intelligence
Khashoggi, a U.S. resident who wrote opinion columns for the Washington Post critical of the crown prince’s...
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Myanmar police crack down on protests after envoy appeals to U.N. to stop coup
** Myanmar police moved decisively on Saturday in a bid to prevent opponents of military rule gathering throughout...
Nigeria gunmen kidnap more than 300 schoolgirls
KANO, (Nigeria): More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria on Friday in the country’s...
Senate ruling sinks US minimum wage hike in Covid aid bill
Most Americans support a minimum wage hike, Sanders said.
WASHINGTON: A key US Senate official ruled Thursday that...
US hails Pak-India ceasefire agreement
Terming Pakistan an important US ally, the US State Department spokesperson said that...
17 pro-Iran fighters killed in US strikes in Syria
The strikes destroyed three lorries carrying munitions.
BEIRUT: At least 17 pro-Iran fighters were killed in US...
A year after first case, Brazil hurtles past 250,000 COVID-19 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - One year after the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in Brazil, Latin America’s...
US, EU say vaccine programs on track as global deaths hit 2.5mn
Some sex workers in Bangladesh's largest brothel started getting their vaccines, a health official said Thursday....
South Korea kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign
South Korea kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea launched its COVID-19 inoculation...
Justice Department gives judge big Google document request
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department asked the judge hearing its antitrust fight with Alphabet’s Google for a huge...
China's Xi trumpets 'victory' in campaign to end rural poverty
BEIJING:Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated “complete victory” in the effort to eradicate rural poverty at a...
In boost for COVID-19 battle, Pfizer vaccine found 94% effective in real world
JERUSALEM:The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot...
U.S., allies respond to Iranian 'provocations' with studied calm
WASHINGTON/PARIS: In the week since Washington offered to talk with Tehran about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, ...
South Korea preps coronavirus vaccines after political scuffle over first shots
SEOUL: South Korean politicians won’t be the first in line when the county kicks off its coronavirus vaccination...
Singapore's first Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrive ahead of approval
SINGAPORE: Singapore received its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech on Tuesday,...
At least 41 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean: UN
Three children and four women, including the mother of a baby brought...
Biden, Iraqi prime minister discuss recent rocket attacks: White House
WASHINGTON:U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi discussed recent rocket attacks on...
Hong Kong plans lower budget deficit as economy expected to recover
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong plans to run a much lower budget deficit in the coming fiscal year as the economy is...
Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand received on Wednesday its first 200,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac, the...
Japan regions push to end state of emergency as COVID-19 cases fall
TOKYO (Reuters) - Regional Japanese governments have requested emergency pandemic measures be lifted ahead of the...
FAA orders immediate inspections of some Boeing 777 engines after United failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday it was ordering immediate...
Australian lawmakers expected to pass amendments to Facebook, Google law
CANBERRA :emphasized textAustralian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to landmark legislation to force...
Australia to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination drive as more doses arrive
SYDNEY: Australia will ramp up its COVID-19 immunisation drive with more shots to be rolled out from next week,...
U.S. House budget panel approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill
WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday approved legislation with $1.9 trillion in...
Facebook to restore Australian news pages after tweaks to media laws
CANBERRA:Facebook will restore Australian news pages after Canberra offered amendments to a proposed law designed to...
Iran stops snap nuclear inspections, state-run daily urges caution
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian government newspaper warned on Tuesday that overly radical actions in the nuclear wrangling with the West may lead to the country’s isolation after Tehran ended snap inspections by United Nations inspectors.
U.S. arrests wife of Mexico cartel chief El Chapo on drug charges
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY:The wife of Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested and charged ...
Why the US has the highest Covid-19 death toll
In the long term, Masci says countries must not "fall into the trap" of forgetting about the pandemic once it has...
Biden calls US Covid-19 toll 'heartbreaking'
A Marine Corps band played "Amazing Grace."
WASHINGTON: An emotional President Joe Biden called the milestone of...
Japan vaccine supplies to be limited, delaying shots for elderly: minister
TOKYO :Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the first months of the rollout and shots for...
