Uganda school bus crash kills 21
A bus full of schoolchildren returning from a trip veered off the road in Uganda, killing 20 children and one adult, police said Friday. The...
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India debuts hydrogen-powered train
India has launched its first domestically built, hydrogen-powered train, as it pushes its efforts to expand clean energy use. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the...
11 killed as fire at Algerian orphanage
A fire at a state-run child welfare institution in Mohammadia, east of Algiers, killed 11 people, including children, and injured 19 early Thursday. The blaze...
US won’t obstruct Venezuela opposition leader’s return
United States will not block Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s return to her home country, a US diplomat said Wednesday, though he cautioned that...
US slap 25pc tariffs on Brazil with election looming
The US Trade Representative’s office (Usta) has said it will impose a 25 per cent tariff on most imports from Brazil. The charges are set...
11 died as heavy rain collapses roof in Pakistan
Eleven people were killed overnight when heavy rain caused the roof of a mud-brick house to collapse in northwest Pakistan, police and rescue officials said...
EU scrambles to seal new Russia sanctions
EU countries were scrambling Tuesday to agree a new round of sanctions on Russia, on the eve of a deadline that could weaken a key...
EU scrambles to seal new Russia sanctions
EU countries were scrambling Tuesday to agree a new round of sanctions on Russia, on the eve of a deadline that could weaken a key...
30 killed in Bangkok bar fire
The death toll from a fire that tore through a music bar in Thailand’s capital has risen to 30, as the governor of Bangkok promised...
EU confece pledges €900m in donations
The Gaza Strip will receive some €900 million ($1 billion) in donations from Europe, after an EU-backed conference raised the funds for the reconstruction of...
Lebanon, Israel hold talks amid renewed Mideast fighting
Lebanon and Israel are holding new negotiations under US auspices in Rome on Tuesday, against the backdrop of a regional escalation between Washington and Tehran....
