UN flights into Sanaa resumes
BSS :Yemen’s Huthi rebels said on Tuesday that they had allowed the temporary resumption of UN flights into the capital’s Sanaa Airport, a week after...
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8 killed, 4 injured in Pakistan shootings
Xinhua, Islamabad :At least eight people were killed while four others injured in two separate shooting incidents in Pakistan, local media reported on Monday. According...
Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 388
AP, Manila :The death toll from one of the most destructive typhoons to hit the Philippines in recent years rose to 388 on Monday, the...
New UN Myanmar envoy says ‘deeply concerned’ by escalating violence
AFP, Yangon :The new United Nations special envoy to Myanmar on Monday said she was “deeply concerned” by escalating violence in the country and called...
No long-distance road trips for Afghan women without male escort: Taliban
AFP, Kabul :Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel long distances should not be offered road transport unless they are accompanied by...
Omicron may fade New Year’s celebrations
AP, Brussels :After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, “knaldrang!” – the...
Somalia’s president suspends prime minister amid election spat
Aljazeera :Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed says he has suspended Prime Minister Hussein Roble’s powers, sparking accusations of an “indirect coup” amid a protracted feud...
Brazil flooding death toll mounts, thousands more displaced
AFP, Salvador :The death toll from heavy rains that have battered the Brazilian state of Bahia since November rose to 18 on Sunday, amid incessant...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope soared into the morning sky
Al Jazeera :The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope has rocketed away on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and...
Sudan forces lob tear gas shell to disperse anti-coup protesters
Al Jazeera :Sudanese security forces lobbed tear gas shell to disperse protesters in the capital Khartoum on Saturday as tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters...
Russia completes 10,000-troop drills near Ukraine
BSS :Russia announced Saturday that more than 10,000 troops had finished month-long drills near Ukraine, amid Western accusations that Moscow was plotting an invasion of...