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Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the UK called police from Pakistan to say he killed her 14 Oct 2024 - 05:24 pm

LONDON: The father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there...

German lorry driver sentenced to four years in prison over Rebellin death 14 Oct 2024 - 05:18 pm

Rome: An Italian court on Monday sentenced a German truck driver to four years in prison for causing the death of Italian professional...

Second round of polio vaccination begins in Gaza 14 Oct 2024 - 05:15 pm

Deir el-Balah, Palestinian Territories: A second round of a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza against polio began Monday...

Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital 14 Oct 2024 - 04:47 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many...

Section of Hong Kong zoo closes after eight monkeys found dead 14 Oct 2024 - 03:58 pm

Hong Kong: A section of Hong Kong's oldest zoo closed on Monday after eight monkeys, including three from a critically endangered species, were...

Trio wins economics Nobel for work on wealth inequality 14 Oct 2024 - 03:34 pm

Stockholm: The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research...

Lebanon aid convoy driver wounded in Israeli strike 14 Oct 2024 - 03:10 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: An Israeli strike hit an east Lebanon town as an aid convoy drove through it Monday, wounding one of its drivers,...

In Photos: Israeli strike on hospital tent camp kills 4 and ignites a fire that burns dozens 14 Oct 2024 - 02:49 pm

Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip: An Israeli airstrike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip early Monday killed at least four people and...

India's capital bans fireworks to curb air pollution 14 Oct 2024 - 02:36 pm

New Delhi: India's capital New Delhi ordered Monday a "complete ban" on fireworks in a bid to curb air pollution in a city...

Pakistan police officers suspended over protest clashes 14 Oct 2024 - 02:05 pm

Karachi: Eleven Pakistan police officers have been suspended for the "mistreatment" of protesters, officials said Monday, after videos showed women being roughly handled...

Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world's 8,000m peaks 14 Oct 2024 - 01:24 pm

Kathmandu: Cheering crowds hailed an 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer as a hero as he returned home Monday after breaking the record for the youngest...

Man with shotgun and loaded handgun arrested near Trump California rally 14 Oct 2024 - 09:31 am

Los Angeles, United States: A man found illegally in possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested by sheriff's deputies assigned...

Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate 14 Oct 2024 - 09:26 am

Cape Canaveral: Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off...

Harris helps pack diapers for North Carolina hurricane victims 13 Oct 2024 - 11:45 pm

RALEIGH, North Carolina: Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday helped pack diapers into boxes of personal care products destined for North Carolina hurricane...

Tens of thousands flee Nigeria floods 13 Oct 2024 - 10:54 pm

Lagos: Two major rivers have flooded across central Nigeria displacing tens of thousands of people, the Red Cross told AFP. Rescue workers in...

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza surges to 42,227 13 Oct 2024 - 10:10 pm

Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 42,227, with an additional 98,464 individuals sustaining injuries, according...

Iceland govt collapses, new election set for November 13 Oct 2024 - 09:38 pm

Reykjavik: Iceland's three-party coalition government collapsed on Sunday over disagreements on policy issues, Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson said, with new elections to be...