Scaloni contemplates walking away from Argentina job
RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina’s World Cup-winning manager Lionel Scaloni made the stunning admission that he was contemplating walking away from his position after his team achieved the rare feat of...
Taylor Swift postpones scorching Rio de Janeiro show
One fan died and many others fainted at Taylor Swift’s concert Friday in Rio de Janeiro, where temperatures felt like nearly 140 degrees Fahrenheit, a record for the city, and fans said they...
UN says starvation imminent in Gaza, no let-up in Israeli assault
GAZA: UN aid deliveries to Gaza were suspended again on Friday due to shortages of fuel and a communications shutdown, deepening the misery of thousands of hungry and homeless Palestinians as Israeli...
India raises concerns over potential carbon taxes in UK FTA talks
NEW DELHI: India is worried about Britain's possible tax on imports of high-carbon goods like steel and wants a mechanism in their planned free-trade agreement (FTA) to address issues arising from...
Alibaba's U-turn on cloud unit spin-off lops $20 bln
HONG KONG: Alibaba Group's Hong Kong shares slumped 10 per cent on Friday after it scrapped plans to spin off its cloud business, citing uncertainties fuelled by US curbs on exports to China of...
Rescuers drill to reach 40 workers in India tunnel collapse
LUCKNOW: Rescue workers on Tuesday battled to reach 40 Indian workers trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel for almost 60 hours, drilling through debris to fix a wide steel pipe which...
Iceland prepares for volcanic eruption in coming days
Icelandic authorities said on Saturday they were preparing for a volcanic eruption in the southwest of the island in the coming days after a series of earthquakes and evidence of magma spreading...
Australia offers Tuvalu residents climate refuge
SYDNEY: Australia announced on Friday a security guarantee to the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu to respond to military aggression, protect it from climate change and boost migration in a pact aimed...
Israeli air strikes hit Palestinian hospitals
GAZA: Israeli air strikes hit Gaza's biggest hospital, the Al Shifa, on Friday, killing one person and wounding others sheltering there, Palestinian officials said, one of several hospitals reported...
UK economy fails to grow but sidesteps start of a recession
LONDON: Britain's stagnating economy failed to grow in the July-to-September period but at least managed to avoid the start of a recession, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on...
Israel targets Gaza tunnel network, UN repeats calls for humanitarian pause
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed a Hamas weapons maker and several fighters, the Israeli military said on Wednesday, as its air and ground offensive targeted the tunnel network...
WHO: Over 160 health care workers have died on duty in Gaza
GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that over 160 health care workers had died on duty in Gaza and called for a lifting of restrictions on medical aid, saying some doctors...
Gazans face intense Israeli attacks
GAZA: In Gaza City and Jabalia refugee camp, cut off from the rest of the Gaza Strip and encircled by Israeli troops after three weeks of blockade and bombardment, residents are struggling through a...
Eric Trump to face more tough questions in NY court about fraud
NEW YORK: Eric Trump is expected to face a second day of questions on the witness stand on Friday in a fraud trial that threatens to hobble the real-estate empire that vaulted his father Donald Trump...
Hamas fighters seek to block Israeli army's advance on Gaza City
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palestinian death toll...
Fierce clashes in Gaza as Israeli forces expand ground offensive
GAZA: Palestinians in Gaza reported fierce air and artillery strikes early on Monday as Israeli troops backed by tanks pressed into the enclave with a ground assault that prompted more international...
Israel expanding ground operation in Gaza, comms blackout eases
JERUSALEM/GAZA: Israeli forces are expanding ground operations in Gaza while their fighter jets have struck hundreds more Hamas targets, the Israeli military said on Sunday, in what Prime Minister...
Qatar court hands down death penalty for eight Indians
NEW DELHI: A Qatar court has announced the death penalty for eight Indians arrested in the country last year, the Indian government said on Thursday, adding it was "deeply shocked" by the verdict.New...
Gaza war: At least 2,704 children dead so far
Gaza: A total of 756 Palestinians, including 344 children, were killed in the past 24 hours, Gaza's health ministry said on Wednesday. It said at least 6,546 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli...
Arabs condemn Israel's Gaza bombardment, urge fresh peace push
CAIRO: Arab leaders at a Cairo summit condemned Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Europeans said civilians should be shielded, but the absence of Israel and senior US officials at the meeting undermined...