G20: India's New Delhi readies for global summit
New Delhi - Special forces, bulletproof cars and men hired to chase away monkeys are among India's elaborate G20 preparations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi readies for a weekend in the global...
UK's second biggest city latest to declare financial distress
The council of the UK's second biggest city, Birmingham, became Tuesday the latest local authority to declare financial distress, with the opposition blaming Conservative governments of years of...
India bets on seaweed's future as food industry appetite grows
Adjusting their swimming goggles and wrapping their fingers in cloth to protect them from the jagged coral below, a group of women plunge into choppy waters off southern India to gather seaweed -...
Five key moments in Charles III's first year as king
London - Here are five key moments in Charles III's first year as king:- Inaugural address - Charles succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II immediately after her death at the age of 96 on September...
Libya lights up after years of power cuts
Tripoli - It's midnight just before the weekend. Traffic snarls the corniche in Tripoli, where improved electricity service has brought renewed energy to Libya's capital after years of conflict and...
Mohamed al-Fayed, ex-Harrods owner, dead at 94
Mohamed al-Fayed, the self-made Egyptian billionaire who bought the Harrods department store and promoted the discredited conspiracy theory that the British royal family was behind the death of his...
Thailand's king reduces Thaksin's sentence
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkunh cut the prison sentence for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who returned from exile 10 days ago, to one year.Instead of eight years,...
Five maintenance workers killed in Italy train accident
Rome: Five railway workers were killed in northern Italy after being hit by a train while conducting overnight maintenance works, officials and firefighters said Thursday.The train, which was...
Imran Khan remanded in jail over leaked documents
Attock - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was on Wednesday remanded in jail over a leaked documents case, extending his detention despite the suspension of his prison term for graft a day...
11 hospitalized as flight hits turbulence
Washington - Eleven airline passengers and crew were hospitalized Tuesday following severe turbulence on a Delta flight from Milan to Atlanta, the US-based airline said."Delta Care Team members are...
Indian rover confirms sulphur on Moon's south pole
New Delhi - India's Moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar south pole, the country's space agency said. Last week, India became the first country to land a craft near the...
Air pollution poses a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia
NEW DELHI - Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world's most polluted regions, according to a report published on Tuesday which...
Toyota factories in Japan hit by massive glitch
Tokyo - Toyota said Tuesday it halted operations at 12 of its 14 factories in Japan due to a system glitch, but that it did not appear to be a cyberattack.The world's biggest automaker refrained from...
Paris bans free floating e-scooters after nuisance
Paris: Paris will on Friday become the first European capital to ban floating electric scooters from its streets, leaving fans desolate but relieving those who loathed their "nuisance"...
Israel strikes force closure of Syria airport
Damascus - Israeli air strikes on Aleppo airport in northern Syria caused the grounding of flights on Monday, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, citing a military source.During more than 12 years...
Japan postpones 'Moon Sniper' launch for third time
Tokyo - Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to strong winds just half an hour before launch.The Japan Aerospace Exploration...
Wagner boss Prigozhin's death confirmed as anger builds
Moscow: Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was formally confirmed dead on Sunday following genetic analysis, investigators said, as anger and questions over what caused his plane to crash...
Hundreds flee floods as typhoon brushes past Philippines
Manila - Hundreds of people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon Saola swept through mainly rural villages in the northeastern Philippines, rescue officials said Sunday. Saola brushed...
Nine killed in Indian train coach fire
New Delhi - At least nine people were killed Saturday after a train coach parked in southern India caught fire when a passenger tried to make tea, officials said.The coach, which had been detached...
Indian rover begins exploring Moon's south pole
New Delhi: India began exploring the Moon's surface with a rover on Thursday, a day after it became the first nation to land a craft near the largely unexplored lunar south pole.Pragyan -- "Wisdom" in...