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Goods pile up in North Korea after trains resume from Russia, think-tank says 12 Dec 2022 - 05:27 pm

Seoul: Satellite images show goods from Russia appear to be piling up in a North Korean railyard, about a month after trains were...

Heavy snow disrupts UK travel; three boys die after falling into lake 12 Dec 2022 - 04:56 pm

LONDON:Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of Britain on Monday, disrupting airports, train networks and roads, and three young boys died after falling into an...

Attack in Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals 12 Dec 2022 - 03:51 pm

Kabul: Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals, two Taliban sources told Reuters, in...

Three boys die after falling into frozen lake in UK: police 12 Dec 2022 - 03:48 pm

London: Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died and another boy remains in critical condition after they fell into an icy...

Beijing choked by worst air pollution in more than a year 12 Dec 2022 - 01:47 pm

Beijing is suffering through its worst bout of air pollution in nearly two years as a sandstorm in northern China fills the capital’s...

Loud blast, shots near China guest house in Afghan capital 12 Dec 2022 - 01:42 pm

Kabul: A loud blast and gunfire were heard in the Afghan capital Monday near a guest house popular with Chinese business visitors, a...

UK economy rebounds from royal funeral hit, outlook remains bleak 12 Dec 2022 - 10:57 am

LONDON: Britain's economy rebounded in October a little more strongly than expected from September when output was affected by a one-off public holiday...

New Zealand offers nurses residency to meet shortfall 12 Dec 2022 - 10:45 am

Wellington: New Zealand on Monday offered overseas nurses and midwives an immediate pathway to residency, as the country tries to address an acute...

Businesses in China's Wuhan face fresh worries after COVID easing 12 Dec 2022 - 10:30 am

WUHAN, China: Infections are delivering a fresh kick in the teeth for many small businesses in China's central city of Wuhan, despite the...

Protests spread against Peru's new president 11 Dec 2022 - 11:56 pm

Lima: Protests against the new government of Peru grew this weekend across the country's interior, with demonstrators calling for a national strike, the...

Lockerbie: mid-air blast led to worldwide probe 11 Dec 2022 - 11:32 pm

London: Just after 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York was blown apart over...

Volcano erupts in Guatemala, forcing airport closure 11 Dec 2022 - 11:09 pm

Guatemala City: One of the most active volcanoes in Central America has erupted again, spewing lava and ash and forcing authorities in Guatemala...

UK defends royals after race row and Harry documentary 11 Dec 2022 - 11:02 pm

London: Britain's government on Sunday rallied to the defence of the beleaguered royal family after a new racism row and explosive Netflix documentary....

Zambia police find bodies of 27 suspected Ethiopian migrants 11 Dec 2022 - 10:42 pm

Lusaka: Zambian police on Sunday said the bodies of 27 suspected Ethiopian migrants were found in an area north of the capital Lusaka,...

Brazil economy ministry rejects Lula transition team's judgment on finances 11 Dec 2022 - 10:35 pm

Sao Paulo: Brazil's Economy Ministry on Sunday rejected assertions by president-elect Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's transition team that the outgoing administration was...

Jersey blast toll rises to five as hope of finding survivors fades 11 Dec 2022 - 09:55 pm

London: Jersey police said on Sunday the death toll from an explosion at an apartment building had risen to five, and that four...

France's conservatives elect new leader to revive sagging fortunes 11 Dec 2022 - 09:24 pm

Paris: France's once-mighty right-wing Republicans party announced a new leader on Sunday, with members picking arch-conservative Eric Ciotti in the hope he can...