World

Over 170 aircrafts worldwide to be affected as US orders Boeing 737 MAX 9 inspection 07 Jan 2024 - 12:31 pm

Washington: The US air safety regulator said Saturday it was grounding some Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets pending inspections, a day after a...

Thousands of Rohingya homeless after Bangladesh fire 07 Jan 2024 - 11:26 am

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Some 4,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been left without shelter after a suspected arson attack ripped through their camp...

Bhutan to vote as economic strife hits 'national happiness' 07 Jan 2024 - 11:03 am

Thimpu, Bhutan: The picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan holds general elections on Tuesday with serious economic challenges calling into question its longstanding policy...

A Boom, a whoosh, a flicker: ‘I started to text my loved ones’ 07 Jan 2024 - 11:00 am

Nicholas Hoch was relaxing with a podcast onboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 as it left Portland, Oregon, on Friday night. A few minutes...

LIVE UPDATES: Israeli devastation in besieged Gaza continues on 92nd day of war 07 Jan 2024 - 10:37 am

Doha, Qatar: Six were killed when Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Jenin in West Bank at dawn on Sunday, January 7,...

Protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza block freeway in Seattle for several hours 07 Jan 2024 - 10:00 am

Seattle: Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza blocked northbound traffic on Interstate 5 in Seattle for several hours Saturday. The state transportation...

Bangladesh votes in election without opposition 07 Jan 2024 - 09:01 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh was voting Sunday in an election guaranteed to give a fifth term in office to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after a...

Woman in 90s pulled from rubble five days after Japan quake 07 Jan 2024 - 08:17 am

Suzu, Japan: A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued...

Wives of mobilised Russians protest in earshot of Kremlin 06 Jan 2024 - 07:32 pm

Moscow: Wives of Russians mobilised to fight in Ukraine symbolically laid flowers Saturday at the flame of the unknown soldier right beneath the...

Canadian skier Grenier takes rain-marred World Cup GS for 2nd career win 06 Jan 2024 - 06:25 pm

Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:Valerie Grenier has made a triumphant return to the resort of her first World Cup victory. The Canadian skier won a...

Sudan paramilitary chief bids for legitimacy in Africa tour: analysts 06 Jan 2024 - 05:29 pm

Cairo: Sudan's paramilitary chief spent the first months of the country's war in the shadows. Now he has emerged to embrace civilian politicians...

Life on the frontline: fear, camaraderie on S. Korean border island 06 Jan 2024 - 04:09 pm

Yeonpyeong, South Korea: When a North Korean artillery shell slammed into his house and burned it to the ground in 2010, Jung Chang-kuan...

India's Sun probe reaches solar orbit 06 Jan 2024 - 03:42 pm

New Delhi: India's solar observation mission on Saturday entered the Sun's orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration...

Alaska Air grounds Boeing 737 Max-9 fleet after fuselage blowout 06 Jan 2024 - 02:37 pm

Alaska Airlines said it will ground its fleet of Boeing Co. 737 Max-9 jets after a window and a portion of the plane’s...

North Korea fires 60 rounds of artillery near Yeonpyeong Island 06 Jan 2024 - 02:35 pm

Seoul: North Korea's military fired over 60 artillery rounds near Yeonpyeong Island on Saturday, Seoul's military said, a day after both sides staged...

Hopes for 'peace' reborn in battered Ukraine city 06 Jan 2024 - 01:01 pm

Izyum, Ukraine: In the war-struck city of Izyum, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, residents are daring to hope for an end to fighting...

Bangladesh's main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday's election 06 Jan 2024 - 12:34 pm

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s main opposition party has started Saturday a 48-hour general strike as the South Asian nation is gearing up to hold...