International
Guatemala prosecutors threaten to annul victory of President-elect Arevalo
Al Jazeera :Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal has declared the results of this year’s presidential race “unalterable” after public prosecutors openly questioned whether to annul the...
Denmark passes bill to stop Quran burnings
Deutsche Welle :The Danish parliament on Thursday approved legislation that would effectively prohibit Quran burnings in the northern European country.The law criminalizes the “inappropriate treatment...
Five died in Guyana military helicopter crash
AFP :Five Guyanese soldiers died this week when their helicopter crashed near Venezuela, President Irfaan Ali said Thursday as the neighbors faced off in a...
UN Security Council to consider urging Gaza ceasefire
AFP :The UN Security Council meets on Gaza Friday under acute pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and will vote on urging an immediate ceasefire after...
Australian man dies after being buried in sand
BBC :An Australian man has died after being buried in sand on a beach, authorities say.Josh Taylor was at a beach campground on Queensland’s Bribie...
Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer killed in Gaza strike
AFP :The Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, one of the leaders of a young generation of authors in Gaza who chose to write in English to...
Taiwan detects Chinese balloon, fighter jets crossing median line
Al Jazeera :Taiwan has said that a dozen Chinese fighter jets and a balloon crossed the Taiwan Strait’s sensitive median line, as tensions simmer about...
Livestock produces 12pc of human greenhouse gases: FAO
AFP :Livestock is responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans and its impact will only increase as meat consumption rises, the...
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalization
Al Jazeera :Armenia and Azerbaijan have said they will exchange prisoners of war and work towards normalising their relations, in a move welcomed by the...
Britain’s Cameron to US Congress: approve Ukraine aid
AFP :British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday urged US lawmakers to approve fresh aid for Ukraine to help fund Kyiv’s battle against Russian forces.“I’m...
Indonesia ends search after volcano eruption kills 23
AFP :Indonesian authorities on Thursday said they had ended a search and rescue mission for any hikers missing or killed after a volcano eruption over...