Around 200,000 people have fled from Sudan: UN
Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to escape fighting that erupted in mid-April, in addition to hundreds of thousands who have been displaced inside the country, the UN said Friday."As violence...
Pakistan deploys army to quell riots over ex-PM Khan's arrest
Islamabad, Pakistan - Troops were deployed in Pakistan's capital on Thursday after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan triggered two days of violent protests by his supporters.Khan was...
iPhone maker Foxconn buys huge site in India tech hub
Bengaluru: Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn has bought a huge tract of land on the outskirts of Indian tech hub Bengaluru, the key Apple supplier said in a filing Tuesday as it looks to diversify...
Over 700,000 displaced within Sudan: UN
Geneva - Heavy fighting in Sudan has displaced 700,000 people within the country since the middle of April, the United Nations said on Tuesday, adding the figure had doubled in a week.Sudan was thrown...
Messi's move to Saudi a 'done deal
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a "huge" deal, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday."Messi is a done deal. He will play in Saudi...
Messi says 'sorry' for Saudi trip
Paris - Lionel Messi on Friday apologised for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia that led to Argentina's World Cup-winning captain being suspended by his club Paris Saint-Germain."I want to...
US, Saudi Arabia say Sudan sides to start talks
The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on Saturday."The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States...
Fleeing Sudanese rely on strangers' generosity to survive
Jazira, Sudan - Hungry, terrified Sudanese families fleeing deadly urban warfare rely only on the generosity of strangers who line the stretch of road between the capital Khartoum and Sudan's southern...
UN chief says 'we failed' to stop Sudan war
Khartoum - The UN chief on Wednesday said "we failed" to stop the war from erupting in Sudan, where persistent fighting between rival generals undermined efforts to firm up a truce."The UN was taken...
UN warns of mass exodus from Sudan
Riyadh - Nearly 500 people arrived Monday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia aboard two vessels, one a US ship and the other Saudi, after fleeing the fighting in Sudan.The US Navy's USS Brunswick arrived at the...
Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli jail
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - Gaza fighters fired rockets Tuesday after the death in Israeli custody of a leading Palestinian figure in the Islamic group, who had been on hunger strike for...
Gas leak kills 11 in India
Muscat: A gas leak killed 11 people in India, an official said Sunday, in the latest deadly industrial accident in the vast developing economy of 1.4 billion people.The gas leak happened in Giaspura,...
Sudan civil war would be 'nightmare' for world: former PM
Sudan's former prime minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday warned that the conflict in the turbulent African nation could deteriorate to one of the world's worst civil wars if not stopped early.More...
Heavy battles in Sudan despite latest truce
Khartoum - Heavy fighting raged on in Sudan Friday with warring generals trading blame, despite their agreement to extend a truce aimed at stemming nearly two weeks of warfare that has killed hundreds...
Countries rush to evacuate foreign citizens from Sudan
KHARTOUM - The conflict between Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered a rush to extract foreign diplomats and citizens. Several countries have...
India's population becomes the world's biggest
Dehra, India - Exhausted, elated, and cradling her newborn daughter in a rundown government hospital, young mother Manu Bala had just helped make India the world's most populous nation.Tears of joy...
World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets
Valdivia, Chile - In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognized as the oldest in the world. Known as the "Great...
Ceasefire shaky as Sudanese, foreigners flee
Khartoum - A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan's warring generals entered its second day Wednesday but remained fragile after witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have...
Oman's embassy in Sudan safe: Foreign Ministry
Khartoum: Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday confirmed that Oman's embassy in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, is safe and secure.Meanwhile, a US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan's...
Strike halts arrivals at Berlin airport
Berlin-Brandenburg (BER) airport has canceled around 70 of 240 arrivals scheduled for Monday at the German capital's main airport in response to a day-long strike called by the Verdi services union,...