Oman welcomes the emptying of oil from' Yemen' tanker
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman on Saturday welcomed the United Nations' announcement of the completion of the process of unloading oil from the floating tank FSO Safer off the coast of Yemen.In a...
Driverless taxis gain ground in San Francisco
San Francisco - California authorities took a major step forward Thursday in expanding driverless taxi services in San Francisco, giving the green light for operators Waymo and Cruise to compete with...
Kuwait bans 'Barbie' film over 'public ethics' concerns
Kuwait has barred hit film "Barbie" from cinemas over concerns about "public ethics", officials have said, also confirming a separate ban on a horror movie featuring a transgender actor."Barbie" and...
Pakistan court to hear Imran Khan appeal
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani high court will take up jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's appeal on Wednesday against his conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer said. Khan was barred from...
Pakistan parliament to dissolve for an election
Islamabad - Pakistan's parliament was due to be dissolved Wednesday, ushering in a technocrat-led interim government to oversee an election that will not include the country's most popular politician,...
China slips into deflation as recovery falters
Beijing - China slipped into deflation as consumer prices contracted last month for the first time in more than two years, official data showed Wednesday, as slowing domestic spending weighs on the...
World's largest cruise ship to set sail
Turku - With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the Covid pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting the final touches on what will be the world's largest cruise...
Imran Khan's lawyers to apply for bail
Islamabad - Lawyers for Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan were Tuesday set to file a bail application for him, as he languished in a small cell of a century-old prison at the start of a...
Flights cancelled as typhoon skirts southern Japan
Tokyo - Flights were cancelled, bullet trains partially suspended and factories shuttered on Tuesday as Typhoon Khanun headed past Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, bringing heavy rain.The...
Wife freed after 12 years captive in France: police
French police on Monday said they had arrested a German national after his wife was discovered after 12 years of captivity in the couple's home. A police source said the woman, also German, was naked...
Khan's lawyers head to court to challenge Pakistan jail sentence
Islamabad: Lawyers for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan went to court on Monday to challenge a three-year jail sentence for graft that has ruled him out of contesting elections due later this...
At least 19 killed after train derails in southern Pakistan
Nawabshah, Pakistan: At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when an express train derailed in southern Pakistan, government officials said. Accidents and derailments occur frequently...
Indian lunar landing mission enters Moon's orbit
India's latest space mission entered the Moon's orbit on Saturday ahead of the country's second attempted lunar landing, as its cut-price space programme seeks to reach new heights.The world's most...
Pakistan's population grows by 35 million:
Islamabad - Pakistan's population has ballooned to 250 million, according to the results of the latest census published Saturday, growing by 35 million in just six years.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...
Imran Khan found guilty of graft, sentenced to 3 years jail
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was found guilty of graft Saturday and sentenced to three years in jail, state TV said, in a case involving gifts he received while premier."Judge Humayun...
'Breaking Bad' actor Mark Margolis dies at 83
Los Angeles - Mark Margolis, who played the sinister, wheelchair-bound cartel don Hector Salamanca in acclaimed TV shows Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, has died aged 83, his family said...
Saudi dives into Ukraine peace push
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia was set to host talks on the Ukraine war on Saturday in the latest flexing of its diplomatic muscle, though expectations are mild for what the gathering might achieve. The...
India's top court suspends Rahul Gandhi's conviction
New Delhi - India's top court on Friday suspended the defamation conviction of Rahul Gandhi, a decision that could pave the way for the senior opposition politician to return to parliament after his...
Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges
Washington - Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election and defraud the American people.Trump, the...
No power, no clean water: cleanup begins in Beijing's flood-hit suburbs
Mentougou, China: On the banks of the Yongding River west of Beijing on Thursday, Chen Xiaoyuan stared at the remains of a bridge that once led to his village. Cleanup has begun after the region's...