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Gaza Palestinians living in 'utter, deepening horror': UN 06 Dec 2023 - 02:32 pm

Geneva: Palestinians in theGazaStrip are living in "utter, deepening horror", the UN human rights chief said Wednesday, as he called for an urgent...

Three months after quake, Morocco villages face winter chill 06 Dec 2023 - 01:25 pm

Ouirgane, Morocco: Temporary camps set up following a deadly earthquake in southern Morocco three months ago are starting to look worryingly permanent as...

Twitch to shut down in South Korea over 'seriously' high fees 06 Dec 2023 - 01:06 pm

Seoul: US-based live gaming streaming platform Twitch said Wednesday that it would stop its service in South Korea in February because of "seriously"...

UK signs new treaty with Rwanda, attempt to revive controversial migration bid 06 Dec 2023 - 01:06 pm

Kigali: Britain and Rwanda signed a new treaty on Tuesday in a bid to revive a controversial proposal by London to transfer migrants...

Biden tells donors: 'If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win' 06 Dec 2023 - 11:05 am

Boston: President Joe Biden told campaign donors Tuesday that he wasn’t sure he’d be running for reelection if Donald Trump wasn’t also in...

LIVE UPDATES: Humanitarian catastrophe spreads across Gaza amid unrelenting Israeli attacks 06 Dec 2023 - 10:09 am

Doha, Qatar: Israel ramps up bombardment across central and southern Gaza, with dozens reported killed in an Israeli attack on homes in Deir...

17 people killed in Philippines bus crash 06 Dec 2023 - 08:23 am

Manila: Seventeen people died and 11 were injured when a passenger bus careered off a road on a "killer curve" and plunged down...

Green turtles fight to survive against Pakistan's urban sprawl 05 Dec 2023 - 10:22 pm

Karachi: Against the backdrop of the mega port city of Karachi, choked with traffic and construction, four green turtles emerge from the frothy...

Mauritania ex-president Aziz sentenced to 5 years for corruption 05 Dec 2023 - 08:57 pm

Nouakchott: A court inMauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused...

Argentina's President-elect Milei replies to Musk's interest: 'We need to talk, Elon' 05 Dec 2023 - 08:29 pm

Buenos Aires, Argentina:Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of the social network X, shared a video Tuesday in which Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei says...

Greece showcases British Museum vase in rare loan 05 Dec 2023 - 06:06 pm

Athens: A 2,500-year-old Greek vase that has never left the British Museum in 250 years went on display at the Acropolis Museum in...

Trial to determine whether JetBlue can buy Spirit comes to a head 05 Dec 2023 - 05:55 pm

Boston: Lawyers for the Justice Department and JetBlue Airways are scheduled to make closing arguments Tuesday in a trial that will determine whether...

Singapore leads way as Asia tops world education class 05 Dec 2023 - 04:05 pm

Paris: Asian countries led by Singapore dominated the top spots in a keenly watched survey of education capabilities published Tuesday, while levels in...

Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Philippine capital 05 Dec 2023 - 01:50 pm

Manila: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, sending people rushing out of buildings...

Sunak toughens UK visa rules, raises minimum salary threshold 05 Dec 2023 - 12:37 pm

London: Britain's embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday, December 4, 2023, aimed at cracking down on record levels of regular...

Greek rap singer arrested allegedly for blowing up and robbing cash machines to pay for music videos 05 Dec 2023 - 12:22 pm

Athens, Greece: Police in Greece have arrested a rap artist accused of using explosives to rob cash machines and finance his music videos,...

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Hawaii 05 Dec 2023 - 09:06 am

Washington: An earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the US state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake occurred...

LIVE UPDATES: UN warns of 'hellish scenario' in Gaza amid intense Israeli bombardment 05 Dec 2023 - 08:57 am

Doha, Qatar: Israeli bombardment continues to intensify in the Gaza Strip, including the southern part of the besieged enclave. Attacks were also reported...