AFP :The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday following a blitz across the north that has seen tens of thousands of people flee their homes for the relative safety...
AFP :US officials vowed Monday to review classified documents related to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks to see which could be made public – a recurring demand of some victims’ relatives.The Federal Bureau...
AFP :Wildfires fanned by blistering temperatures and tinder-dry conditions have killed at least seven people in Algeria, the interior minister said Tuesday, adding the fires had criminal origins.Photographs posted on social media show huge...
Tehran Times :French President Emmanuel Macron made an hour-long phone call with new Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, calling for continuation of talks between Tehran and Paris with the aim of deepening...
AFP :Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed...
International Desk :The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 203 million, as the ferocious second wave of the corona pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world amid mass inoculation efforts, reports UNB.The total...
Reuters :Nine coronavirus patients died in a Russian hospital in the southern city of Vladikavkaz after an oxygen pipe burst underground, cutting supply to an intensive care ward, Russian news agencies reported on Monday.“Nine...
AFP, SEOUL : The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called Seoul authorities “treacherous” Tuesday over the South’s joint military exercises with the United States, warning the two allies would face...
AFP :Iran reported over 500 daily Covid deaths for the first time on Sunday, its health ministry announced, as new infections also hit a record high.Iran registered 39,619 new infections in the 24 hours...
Reuters :Hong Kong’s justice secretary said on Sunday that a mainland Chinese law to counter foreign sanctions could also be adopted in the China-ruled city by writing it into Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, pending a...
AFP :G7 foreign ministers said on Friday that Iran was behind the deadly July 29-30 attack on a tanker, while the US military released details of the explosive drone and said it was produced...
BBC Online :Thousands of tourists and residents have been evacuated from towns north of the Greek capital, Athens, as wildfires spread across the country.Strong winds and high temperatures are making it difficult to control...
