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Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard to face off again in US libel trial 11 Apr 2022 - 02:58 pm

WASHINGTON: The latest chapter in Hollywood star Johnny Depp's legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard kicks off on Monday as a U.S. defamation...

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition members propose interim govt, new prime minister 11 Apr 2022 - 02:47 pm

COLOMBO: A leader from Sri Lanka's ruling coalition said on Monday that three members of the alliance had proposed forming an interim government,...

Ousted Pakistani PM Khan's party resigns from lower house of parliament 11 Apr 2022 - 02:15 pm

ISLAMABAD: Legislators from ousted Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's party announced they are resigning en mass from the lower house of parliament on...

Japan reports first case of COVID variant XE 11 Apr 2022 - 01:54 pm

TOKYO: The Japanese health ministry on Monday reported the country's first case of coronavirus variant XE, in a woman who arrived at a...

Zelenskyy asks South Korea to provide arms to fight Russia 11 Apr 2022 - 01:44 pm

Seoul: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged South Korea on Monday to provide his country with arms to help it fight Russia's military. Zelenskyy...

Google sues alleged puppy scammer after tip from AARP 11 Apr 2022 - 01:39 pm

OAKLAND, Calif.: Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday sued an alleged puppy scammer who used its services to sell fake pets, the first of...

Dolphins bring joy to Ukrainian children fleeing war 11 Apr 2022 - 01:20 pm

Odesa: A dolphin show has provided some much-needed respite from the horrors of war for several dozen Ukrainians, many of them children, fleeing...

Indonesia police fire tear gas to disperse protest at parliament 11 Apr 2022 - 12:54 pm

Jakarta: Indonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday to disperse hundreds of university students protesting high cooking oil prices and...

Queen Elizabeth says Covid left "one very tired and exhausted" 11 Apr 2022 - 10:42 am

London: Britain's Queen Elizabeth said COVID-19 had left "one very tired and exhausted" as she talked to health workers and a former patient...

Taiwan orders Pfizer's COVID-19 pill as infections rise 11 Apr 2022 - 10:25 am

Taipei: Taiwan has ordered 700,000 units of Pfizer Inc's anti-viral COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, its health minister said on Monday, amid a steady increase...

Shanghai to ease lockdown in some areas despite rise in Covid infections 11 Apr 2022 - 09:53 am

Shanghai: Authorities in China's financial centre of Shanghai will start easing lockdown in some areas from Monday, despite reporting a record of more...

NYC mayor Adams tests positive for COVID, only symptom is 'raspy voice' -spokesperson 10 Apr 2022 - 10:03 pm

New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday after waking up in the morning with a "raspy voice," his...

Austrian head of state to meet Putin in Moscow on Monday 10 Apr 2022 - 08:32 pm

ZURICH- Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, an Austrian government spokesperson said, in what would...

Ukraine supporters outnumber pro-Russians in German protests 10 Apr 2022 - 08:23 pm

HANOVER/FRANKFURT- Pro-Russians on Sunday staged demonstrations in the German cities of of Frankfurt and Hanover, where they were far outnumbered by supporters of...

Biden will speak to Modi as US warns India on imports of Russian energy 10 Apr 2022 - 07:37 pm

WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said, at a time when...

Sri Lankans occupy president's office entrance for 2nd day 10 Apr 2022 - 06:28 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan protesters occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day on Sunday, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the...

Shehbaz Sherif submits nomination for prime minister to Pakistani parliament 10 Apr 2022 - 03:29 pm

ISLAMABAD: Opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif submitted his nomination to be Pakistan's next prime minister to the legislature on Sunday, his party said, after...