Russian airline makes emergency landing in field
Moscow - A Russian passenger Airbus A320 flying from the Black Sea resort of Sochi to the Siberian city of Omsk with 167 people on board made an emergency landing in a Siberian field on Tuesday,...
Alibaba announces surprise departure of ex-CEO
Beijing: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced the surprise departure of former CEO Daniel Zhang, who had been set Monday to take charge of a key subsidiary as the firm undergoes a major...
Morocco mourns quake victims as toll passes 2,000
Tafeghaghte, Morocco, - Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble of...
Morocco quake kills more than 800 people
Marrakesh - At least 820 people have died in a devastating earthquake that struck near Morocco's tourist hotspot of Marrakesh, authorities said Saturday, updating an earlier toll of more than 600....
UK marks first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death
United Kingdom - Ceremonial gunfire rang out across the UK on Friday to mark the accession of King Charles III, as he paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her...
G20 gathers in India with Xi absent
New Delhi - G20 leaders descended on New Delhi Friday, with deep divisions between heavyweight members and Chinese President Xi Jinping's no-show calling the bloc's relevance into question.The G20 was...
Climate change worsening heatwaves, air quality: UN
Geneva: Climate change is driving more intense and more frequent heatwaves, which in turn generate a "witch's brew" of pollutants, threatening the health of humans and all living things, the UN warned...
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...