Power out as 7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands
AFP :A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled items to the ground and knocked out...
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Malaysia king to choose prime minister in post-election crisis
Reuters :Malaysia’s king said on Tuesday he will pick the next prime minister, after the leading two contenders failed to win a majority in last...
New Zealand to vote on lowering voting age to 16
Deutsche Welle :New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that lawmakers will be asked to vote on lowering the voting age from 18...
Erdogan: Turkey could launch ground operation in Syria
AFP :President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that Turkey could launch a ground operation in Syria, following deadly strikes by Ankara and Kurdish militants...
British schoolgirl who joined IS likely trafficking victim
Reuters :A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) is challenging the UK government’s decision to take away...
Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang: World’s longest-serving president eyes re-election
BBC Online :The world’s longest-serving president is seeking re-election to continue his 43-year rule in Equatorial Guinea.President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, has presided over...
At least five killed in shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado
Al Jazeera :At least five people were killed and 18 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, in the US state...
Malaysia’s Muhyiddin gains backing for PM bid after indecisive election
Reuters :Malaysia’s former premier Muhyiddin Yassin secured backing from two political blocs on Sunday as he sought to form a new government after a general...
At least 31 killed in Turkish strikes in north Syria
AFP :Turkish air strikes overnight killed at least 31 people in northern Syria, primarily in positions held by Syrian Kurdish forces, a Britain-based war monitoring...
Historic ‘loss and damage’ fund adopted at COP27 climate summit
Al Jazeera :Countries at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt have adopted a final agreement that establishes a fund to help poor nations...
Voting begins in Nepal amid looming economic, political stability concerns
Reuters :Nepali women clad in saris and men in jeans and baseball caps were standing in long queues on Sunday as voting started in a...
First privately built Indian space rocket launched
AFP :The first privately developed Indian rocket lifted off into the upper reaches of the atmosphere on Friday, in another milestone in the country’s push...