Shooting in Russian university leaves 8 dead
Reuters :A student opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding several, law...
International
Trudeau future on the line as Canadians vote in pandemic election
AFP :Canadian elections headed for a photo finish Monday with liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau, who is seeking a third term, threatened by a strong...
Macron, Biden to talk about subs spat
AFP:US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron will talk on the phone in the coming days amid high tension over a submarines contract,...
Corona virus indicators continue to improve in Europe
XINHUA :The main corona virus indicators are improving across Europe, even though individual countries use different strategies to confront the spread of the pandemic. According...
Myanmar military convoy hit by roadside bomb near Yangon
AFP :Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have carried out a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing firefight, the military and...
Johannesburg mayor killed in car accident
AFP :The mayor of Johannesburg was killed in a car accident as he returned from campaigning with South Africa’s president on Saturday, just over a...
US to step up deportation flights for migrants stranded on Texas bridge
AFP :The United States said on Saturday that it would ramp up deportation flights for thousands of migrants who flooded into the Texas border city...
Ex Algerian president dies
BBC Online :The former president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died after a long illness at the age of 84.Bouteflika led the country for almost...
Three blasts kill 2 in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad
AFP :Two people were killed when three blasts struck the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday at least one of which targeted a Taliban vehicle,...
India procuring 24 second-hand Mirage fighter jets from France
Zee News :Aiming to bolster its ageing fleet of fourth-generation fighters, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to acquire 24 second-hand Mirage 2000 fighters...
US threatens new sanctions over northern Ethiopia war
AFP :US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order allowing for sanctions against the warring parties in northern Ethiopia if they fail to...
No military solution to DR Congo violence
AFP :Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s crackdown on rebel groups is having no discernible impact on attacks against civilians and risks squandering an...