Monday, 1 March, 2021
The US, which remained the worst-hit country of the world, has registered 28,605,527 cases and deaths 513,091
Godzilla appointed Tokyo resident and tourism ambassador
TOKYO: Godzilla has stomped so many buildings in Japan the irradiated monster is getting appointed special…
At least 3 civilians killed in Afghan attack on NATO convoy
Jalalabad: A suicide car bomb targeted a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan today, killing at…
Tornadoes hit 3 US states, more expected: Reports
Washington: Tornadoes hit parts of three midwestern US states of Iowa, Illinois and Ohio, in what…
Hillary Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination…
US and Cuba hold highest-level meeting in over 50 years
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez have held talks, in the…
21 dead, dozen missing in Haiti shipwreck
Twenty-one migrants died and around a dozen more were missing after their boat sank off the north coast…
China plans to build rail link with Nepal through Mt Everest
BEIJING: China is planning to build a tunnel under Mount Everest, called Qomolangma in Tibetan, as part…
Crash of band\'s tour bus in Mexico kills 4, injures 10
Mexican authorities say a tour bus carrying the Tropa Chicana band has crashed in the western state…
Bodies washed ashore in Haiti amid shipwreck fears
At least 17 people are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the northern coast of Haiti. The…
Iran nuclear: No guarantee of final deal, Khamenei says
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has cautioned against seeing a preliminary agreement…
US State Dept \'advises lifting Cuba from terror list\'
The US State Department has recommended that Cuba be removed from its list of states said to sponsor…
Yemen crisis: Kerry warns Iran over Houthi rebel \'support\'
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Iran over its alleged support for Houthi rebels in Yemen.…
India Satyam Computers: B Ramalinga Raju jailed for fraud
An Indian court has sentenced the former head of Satyam Computers and nine others to seven years in…
This 6-day-old baby is the youngest to be evacuated by India from Yemen
The youngest Indian evacuated from Yemen - a six-day old baby - will be home in Kochi soon. The new…
Afghan attack: Deadly gun battle in Mazar-e-Sharif
Gunmen dressed in military uniforms have stormed the office of the attorney general in the northern…
Islamic world risks \'disintegration\': Erdogan
The Islamic world is at risk of "disintegration" due to the current conflicts in the region…
Tombs filled with dozens of mummies discovered in Peru
Dozens of tombs filled with up to 40 mummies each have been discovered around a 1,200-year-old ceremonial…
Iran\'s top leader stops short of endorsing nuclear deal
TEHRAN: Iran's top leader on Thursday stopped short of giving his endorsement to the framework nuclear…
Houthis capture Ataq city despite Saudi-led air strikes
Houthi fighters, backed by supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, have entered the…
A Struggle to Secure Iraq’s Shared Past, and Perhaps Its Future
BAGHDAD: Looted and shuttered after American troops seized Baghdad a dozen years ago, the National Museum…
N. Korea fires missiles ahead of Pentagon chief\'s visit
North Korea fired two surface-to-air missiles into the sea this week as US Defence Secretary Ashton…
Khamenei says \'no guarantee\' of nuclear deal
A framework nuclear deal reached with world powers last week is no guarantee a full agreement will be…
French TV station hit by \'unprecedented\' pro-Islamic State hack
French television network TV5Monde was forced to broadcast only pre-recorded programmes Thursday after…
Mortar fire kills 11 civilians in Egypt\'s Sinai
Mortar fire has killed 11 civilians -- all but one of them women and children -- in Egypt's North…
Iran nuclear: No guarantee of final deal, Khamenei says
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says that there is "no guarantee" of a final…
Afghan attack: Deadly gun battle in Mazar-e-Sharif
Gunmen dressed in military uniforms have stormed the office of the attorney general in the northern…
Two dead as gunman opens fire in Italian court
A man believed to be a defendant in a bankruptcy case has shot two people dead in a Milan court, including…
Iranian FM in Pakistan calls for peace talks on Yemen crisis
Iran's top diplomat met with Pakistan's prime minister on Thursday in an effort to push for…
New images show China literally gaining ground in South China sea
Washington: The clusters of Chinese vessels busily dredge white sand and pump it onto partly submerged…
30,000 Evacuated in China Chemical Plant Fire
Beijing: Almost 30,000 people living near a Chinese chemical plant where a huge fire blazed for…
N Korea urges Mexico to free detained ship
North Korea has accused Mexico of illegally holding one of its ships, after it ran aground last year.…
Obama calls for end to \'gay conversion therapies\'
US President Barack Obama has condemned psychiatric therapies designed to "repair" gay, lesbian…
\'Summary killings\' of Ukraine soldiers in east - Amnesty
Amnesty International has said it has evidence pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine summarily killed…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Boston Marathon bomber found guilty
The man accused of bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013 has been found guilty of all 30 charges that…
Imam who criticized Syria\'s Assad shot dead in London
British police said Wednesday they were keeping an open mind about the motive behind the killing of…
South Carolina protesters decry police shooting
Protests are being held in South Carolina over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man as he ran away from…
Two policemen shot dead in Saudi capital: police
Two Saudi policemen were killed when their patrol came under fire in Riyadh early on Wednesday, police…
Islamic State militants \'release 200 Yazidis in Iraq\'
Islamic State militants have freed more than 200 members of the Yazidi religious community they were…
Thousands evacuated as China chemical fire reignites
Thousands have been evacuated in the southern Chinese province of Fujian as a massive chemical oil fire…