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Indian police released a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup 01 Feb 2024 - 04:11 pm

New Delhi: Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months' detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news agency...

UK police manhunt after 'corrosive substance' attack on family 01 Feb 2024 - 03:11 pm

London: UK police were on Thursday hunting a suspect who attacked a woman and her two young daughters with a corrosive substance on...

Tens of thousands grounded in German airport security staff strike 01 Feb 2024 - 03:04 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: Tens of thousands of passengers were grounded on Thursday as airport security staff across Germany staged a walkout, the latest industrial...

Two dead, at least five hurt in Philippine fireworks factory blast 01 Feb 2024 - 02:13 pm

Manila: A firecracker factory blew up near the Philippine capital on Thursday, killing two people and leaving at least five others with serious...

Sri Lanka price hike after tax rises for IMF bailout 01 Feb 2024 - 11:20 am

Colombo: Prices spiked more than six percent in Sri Lanka last month after it hiked taxes in line with IMF conditions to maintain...

Japanese airliners 'clip wings', no injuries 01 Feb 2024 - 10:54 am

Tokyo: The wing tips of two passenger jets "scratched" each other at a Japanese airport on Thursday morning, an airport operator said, with...

Biden will visit Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment nearly a year ago 31 Jan 2024 - 07:56 pm

Washington:President Joe Biden will visit the eastern Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment in February 2023 that displaced thousands...

First human receives implant from Neuralink, says Elon Musk 31 Jan 2024 - 01:04 pm

New York: According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend. In a...

Fujitsu CFO apologises over UK post office scandal 31 Jan 2024 - 12:54 pm

Tokyo: Fujitsu's finance chief apologised Wednesday over a huge scandal in Britain that led to hundreds of local postmasters being wrongly convicted of...

New Zealand to ban 'forever chemicals' in make-up 31 Jan 2024 - 11:08 am

Wellington: New Zealand is set to become one of the first countries to ban harmful "forever chemicals" from cosmetic products, environment watchdogs said...

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan and wife get 14 years jail in graft case 31 Jan 2024 - 09:48 am

Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in jail after being found guilty of...

China executes couple for double child murder that shocked nation 31 Jan 2024 - 09:39 am

Beijing: China on Wednesday executed a couple for throwing two young children out of the window of an apartment building, in a case...

LIVE UPDATES: UN pleads for aid funding, warns of 'collapse' in Gaza relief efforts 31 Jan 2024 - 09:26 am

Doha, Qatar: The withdrawal of funds to the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees is 'perilous and would result in the collapse of the...

Italy targets energy, migration in 'new page' with Africa 30 Jan 2024 - 08:53 pm

Rome: Italy hosted a summit of African leaders Monday where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a "new page" in relations with the...

House Republicans taking a key vote toward impeaching Mayorkas as border becomes 2024 campaign issue 30 Jan 2024 - 07:43 pm

Washington:House Republicans are preparing to take a key vote Tuesday toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they call his "willful...

UN confirms Europe hit record high temperature in 2021 30 Jan 2024 - 04:18 pm

Geneva: The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed on Tuesday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8...

LIVE UPDATES: Israel undercover operatives kill three in West Bank hospital 30 Jan 2024 - 02:48 pm

Doha, Qatar: Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, and opened fire...

Thai police warn Liverpool fans not to fall for Alonso scam 30 Jan 2024 - 02:39 pm

Bangkok: Thai police have warned Liverpool fans not to fall for online scammers impersonating Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso, hotly tipped to replace...