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,...
Giant SpaceX rocket leaves crater, serious damage
Flying chunks of concrete, twisted metal sheets, craters blasted deep into the ground: the thunderous power of SpaceX's first test flight of Starship -- the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built...
Rescue operations to evacuate foreigners from Sudan
Khartoum - Battles raging in Sudan have sparked multiple evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens or embassy staff by road, air, and sea.The main airport in the capital Khartoum has been the...
King Charles III in 10 key dates
London - King Charles III will be crowned on May 6 at the age of 74, after last year becoming the oldest heir apparent in British history to take the throne.Here are 10 key dates in his life:-...
King Charles III's coronation: A guide
The coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla as queen on Saturday, May 6, is the centerpiece of a weekend of events to mark the occasion.- The King's Procession -The day begins with the...
Fighting in Sudan enters a second week
Khartoum - Fighting in Sudan's capital entered a second week Saturday as crackling gunfire shattered a temporary truce, the latest battles between forces of rival generals that have already left...
Street battles in Sudan capital as Eid
Khartoum - The forces of two rival generals fought intense street battles in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Friday, witnesses reported, as the warring parties ignored appeals for an end-of-Ramadan...
Yemen stampede during charity distribution kills 85
Sanaa - At least 85 people were killed and over 300 injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said, one of the deadliest stampedes in a...
Fast-warming Europe risks more summer droughts
Paris - A fierce drought melted glaciers during Europe's hottest recorded summer last year, a phenomenon that could repeat as the continent warms at nearly twice the global rate, the EU's climate...
India population to surpass China mid-year: UN
New Delhi - India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by mid-year with almost three million more people, UN estimates showed on Wednesday. India's population will be 1.4286...
Beijing hospital fire death toll rises to 29
Beijing - Chinese authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a dozen people over a hospital fire in Beijing that left at least 29 dead and forced desperate survivors to jump out of windows to...
Almost 200 dead in Sudan battles: UN
Khartoum - Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid after three days of urban warfare.A weeks-long...
Pakistan street cricket comes to life after dark during Ramadan
Karachi - After midnight during Ramadan, makeshift floodlights transform a central Karachi basketball court into an urban cricket arena, where dozens of young Pakistani men chase taped-up tennis balls...
Apple opens first India store in market push
Apple opened its first retail store in India on Tuesday, underscoring the US tech titan's increasing focus on the South Asian nation as a key sales market and alternative manufacturing hub to...
Fighting rages in Sudan
Khartoum - Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals raged for a third day with the death toll surpassing...