Dozens of people dead or missing as flash floods hit southern India
NEW DELHI: Dozens of people were reported dead or missing on Saturday after heavy rainfall and flash floods hit the southern Indian state of...
UN peacekeepers face greater threats from complex conflicts
UN: The more than 66,000 UN peacekeepers are confronting greater threats today because conflicts have become more complex and are driven by an increasing...
Prominent Afghan doctor kidnapped, killed in northern city
KABUL, Afghanistan: A prominent doctor was kidnapped and killed in northern Afghanistan, his family said Saturday.Mohamed Nader Alemi was abducted two months ago in...
Thousands protest in Vienna against COVID restrictions before lockdown
VIENNA: Thousands of people, many of them far-right supporters, protested in Vienna on Saturday against coronavirus restrictions a day after Austria's government announced a...
FMs of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, France meet
CAIRO: The foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus and France met in Athens to discuss strengthening cooperation in various fields, as well as regional...
Ski resorts in northern Italy reopen amid COVID-19 worries
MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy: Ski resorts in northern Italy are reopening for the winter season after prolonged shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although...
Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought: UN
NAIROBI: Somalia's "rapidly worsening" drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the United Nations said, warning of...
US teen Kyle Rittenhouse cleared over protester deaths
KENOSHA, US: Kyle Rittenhouse, the American teenager who shot dead two men during protests and riots against police brutality in Wisconsin last year, was...
India to repeal controversial farm laws after year of protests
NEW DELHI: The Indian government will repeal three controversial farm laws that resulted in year-long protests by hundreds of thousands of farmers, Prime Minister...
Philippines to cooperate with US in sex trafficking case against Duterte’s spiritual adviser
MANILA: The Philippine government said on Friday it will cooperate with US prosecutors if the founder of a Philippines-based church, who is an ally...