Al Jazeera :Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a “minor face-off” last week in a disputed stretch of their shared border in the eastern Himalayas, the Indian army said, underlining the fraught situation...
AFP :Indonesia has seized an Iranian tanker and Panamanian vessel suspected of illegally transferring oil in the Southeast Asian nation’s waters, authorities said on Monday.The crude oil tankers — Iranian-flagged MT Horse and Panamanian-flagged...
Reuters :The Scottish National Party published a “Roadmap to Referendum” on Saturday, laying out plans for another vote on Scottish independence just as the United Kingdom grapples with Covid-19 and the impact of Brexit.British...
AFP :A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile’s Eduardo Frei base on the frigid continent, emergency officials said.The quake struck at 8:36 pm...
AFP :At least 11 fighters from Iraq’s state-sponsored Hashed al-Shaabi force were killed in an ambush in the north of the capital on Saturday, Hashed security sources said.The jihadists used light weapons and the...
Reuters :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he looked forward to working with US President Joe Biden on their shared goals, including tackling climate change.Johnson used his first phone call with the...
Reuters :Chinese rescuers pulled four gold miners to safety on Sunday 14 days after they were trapped by an underground explosion, state broadcaster CCTV reported, with at least seven others still believed to be...
AFP :The alleged ringleader of Asia’s biggest crime syndicate and one of the world’s most wanted men has been arrested in the Netherlands, with Australian authorities pushing for his extradition to face trial.Police had...
AP :The US has reaffirmed support for Taiwan following China’s dispatch of warplanes near the island in an apparent attempt to intimidate its democratic government and test American resolve.The State Department on Saturday said...
Al Jazeera :China’s city of Wuhan marked one year since the start of its traumatic 76-day coronavirus lockdown on Saturday while the pandemic continued to rage elsewhere, with President Joe Biden warning the US...
BBC Online :US President Joe Biden has apologised after some members of the National Guard stationed at the Capitol were pictured sleeping in a car park.More than 25,000 troops were deployed to Washington DC...
Reuters, Washington :Larry King, who quizzed thousands of world leaders, politicians and entertainers for CNN and other news outlets in a career spanning more than six decades, has died at age 87, CNN reported...
