WAJIMA,Japan: A series of powerful earthquakes hit westernJapan, leaving at least 30 people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning...
WAJIMA,Japan: A series of powerful earthquakes hit westernJapan, leaving at least 30 people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning...
Abuja: Coach Jose Peseiro has backed Nigeria to win a fourth Africa Cup of Nations, but conceded that it would be a real...
N'Djamena: Chad's transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed one of his leading opponents, who recently returned from exile, as...
Nigeria will simplify its tax laws and improve electricity supply this year to ensure that businesses are competitive and attract investment, President Bola...
Tokyo:Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told residents of coastal areas not to...
Moscow: Ukrainian shelling of the Moscow-held city of Donetsk on New Year's Eve killed four people and wounded 13, Russian-installed authorities said Monday....
Copenhagen: Danes were on Monday slowly coming to terms with Queen Margrethe's surprise announcement that she will abdicate on January 14 in favour...
Dhaka: Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday of violating Bangladesh's labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as...
Shanghai: China's first domestically built cruise ship set sail on its maiden voyage from Shanghai on Monday, a sign of the nation's growing...
Doha, Qatar: Palestinians start 2024 sheltering from the Israeli warplanes that bombarded the central Gaza. Overnight atleast 24 were killed in Israeli strikes...
Tokyo: A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on Monday, the USGS said, promptingTsunamiwarnings and authorities to urge people in the area to...
Kinshasha, Congo:Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday. The preliminary results...
Sydney and Auckland have become the world's first major cities to ring in 2024, with more than a million revelers cheering spectacular fireworks...
Beijing: President Xi Jinping said Sunday the Chinese economy had grown "more resilient and dynamic" in 2023, despite financial figures continuing to disappoint...
Nairobi: Ugandan athleteBenjaminKiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reports saying he had been murdered. The Kenyan-born...
Beirut: The US military said Sunday it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship in the Red Sea. Hours...
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and most of his supporters have been rejected as candidates for the February 8 election,...
Berlin: Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled Sunday to parts of northern Germany hit by floods after days of heavy rains. The German leader arrived...
