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Sanya: The President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani has declared the 6th Asian Beach Games, "Sanya...

Yangon: Myanmar's junta-chief turned president on Thursday ordered deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest, five years after...

Nairobi: Kenya will waive its fuel quality rules, the government announced Thursday, in an emergency measure to keep supplies running amid shortages caused...

London: A large statue has appeared on a plinth in central London with Banksy's name scrawled on the base, prompting speculation Thursday that...

Kampala: A Ugandan-American man was sentenced to death on Thursday over the murders of four young children he stabbed to death at a...

Doha, Qatar: A father jumped off a moving train to save his one-year-old son after the child fell into the gap between the...

Oslo: The Norwegian Nobel Institute on Thursday announced that 287 nominations had been submitted for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The list comprised...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's inflation more than doubled to 5.4 percent in April, mainly because of higher energy prices linked to the ongoing Middle...

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia introduced the “mobile counter” device to facilitate the completion of...

Kourou: Europe's most powerful rocket Ariane 6 launched on Thursday carrying a second batch of 32 satellites into space for Amazon's internet constellation,...

Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday decried what he described as Israel's continued violations of the ceasefire, calling for international pressure...

Taipei: Taiwan's economy saw double-digit growth in the first three months of 2026 thanks to robust demand for artificial intelligence technology, data showed...

Abuja: Nigerian airlines continued flying Thursday despite threatening a shutdown over sky-high jet fuel prices roiling the industry in Africa's top crude producer...

Wellington, New Zealand: Air New Zealand has announced further temporary cuts to regional flights, citing persistently high jet fuel costs linked to escalating...

Paris, France: The world is facing a "major energy and economic challenge" as oil prices have soared in the wake of the war...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said Kyiv would ask Washington for more information about a Kremlin offer for a ceasefire on...

Manila: An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the city of Aras-asan in northeastern Philippines on Thursday. The US Geological Survey...

Nairobi: There was a hero's welcome for marathon world record-breaker Sabastian Sawe as he returned to Kenya and was lauded by President William...