World

Victims of Greece train crash returned to families in closed caskets 03 Mar 2023 - 01:56 pm

Larissa, Greece:Authorities in Greece said Friday that all remains recovered so far from scene of this week's rail disaster have been accounted for,...

Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads 03 Mar 2023 - 01:54 pm

Manila: Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill from...

Macron says era of French interference in Africa is 'over' 03 Mar 2023 - 01:19 pm

Libreville: President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the era of French interference in Africa was "well over" as he began a four-nation tour...

Japan to attempt next-generation rocket launch again on March 6 03 Mar 2023 - 12:04 pm

Japan will make a second attempt to launch its new flagship rocket on March 6. Masashi Okada, project manager of the H3 rocket’s...

Police carry out search at Larissa station after Greek train crash 03 Mar 2023 - 11:41 am

Athens: Police raided the Larissa train station in Greece on Friday as part of the investigation into a collision between two trains that...

Hong Kong probes cause of blaze in shopping district 03 Mar 2023 - 09:13 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities on Friday were investigating the cause of a huge blaze that broke out overnight at a construction site...

US ambassador Cindy McCain to head UN World Food Program 02 Mar 2023 - 11:20 pm

United Nations: US Ambassador Cindy McCain was appointed head on Thursday of the UN World Food Program, the world’s largest humanitarian organization which...

Minnesota moves to crack down on catalytic converter thefts 02 Mar 2023 - 10:37 pm

Minnesota: The Minnesota Senate voted on Thursday to make it harder for thieves to sell stolen catalytic converters, a crime that has skyrocketed...

Ukraine police exhume bodies of three civilians 02 Mar 2023 - 09:39 pm

Borodianka: A Ukrainian forensics team on Thursday exhumed the bodies of three civilians, believed to have been shot dead in a town outside...

At Gabon talks, a debate on who pays to save world's forests 02 Mar 2023 - 09:32 pm

Mombasa: A summit on how to protect the world's largest forests underway in Gabon is set to be dominated by the issue of...

Greece train crash death toll rises to 57 amid search 02 Mar 2023 - 08:45 pm

Thessaloniki: Emergency crews cut through the mangled remains of a passenger train on Thursday, progressing "centimeter by centimeter” in their search for the...

EU announces $865 million for ocean protection in 2023 02 Mar 2023 - 08:31 pm

Panama City: The European Union on Wednesday announced it would dedicate 816.5 million euros ($865 million) to ocean conservation in 2023. At the...

Belarus rights situation worsening 'dramatically': UN expert 02 Mar 2023 - 07:55 pm

Geneva: Belarus's already dire rights situation is deteriorating further, a UN expert warned on Thursday, a day before Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski...

Sabotage suspected in fire that cut power to half of Argentina 02 Mar 2023 - 07:45 pm

Buenos Aires: A blaze that left nearly half of Argentina without power was probably sabotage, the government said. More than 20 million people...

African cholera cases falling but floods up risk: WHO 02 Mar 2023 - 07:22 pm

Brazzaville: Cholera cases are falling across Africa, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday, but the number of deaths remains stable and heavy...

UN nuclear watchdog head to go to Iran for high-level talks 02 Mar 2023 - 07:06 pm

BERLIN: The UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that its director-general will travel to Tehran for high-level meetings at the invitation of Iran’s...

MI5 missed chance to prevent concert attack, UK inquiry says 02 Mar 2023 - 07:05 pm

London: Britain's domestic intelligence agency didn't act swiftly enough on key information and missed a significant opportunity to prevent the suicide bombing that...