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Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 59 09 Sep 2024 - 04:18 pm

Lagos: A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 59 people, a...

Paris to slap low speed limit on congested ring road 09 Sep 2024 - 04:06 pm

Paris: Drivers on Paris' vital, congested ring road will be limited to speeds of 50 kilometres (30 miles) per hour from October, the...

Lebanon judge orders arrest of ex-central bank chief: official 09 Sep 2024 - 03:41 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: A Lebanese judge Monday issued an arrest warrant for ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh, a judicial official said, after the embattled...

Kenya starts DNA testing for school fire victims 09 Sep 2024 - 02:48 pm

Nairobi: Distraught parents gathered on Monday at a hospital in central Kenya for DNA tests to identify the victims of a deadly school...

China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia 09 Sep 2024 - 12:44 pm

Beijing: China’s Defense Ministry on Monday announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness between their militaries....

Fukushima nuclear debris removal to resume Tuesday 09 Sep 2024 - 12:39 pm

Tokyo: The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said it will start a trial removal of highly radioactive debris from Tuesday...

Eiffel family will fight Olympic rings staying on Paris tower 09 Sep 2024 - 12:36 pm

Paris: The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower as...

UN rights chief warns world risks 'dystopian future' 09 Sep 2024 - 11:37 am

Geneva: The UN rights chief warned Monday that the world needed to change paths to avoid a future filled with military escalation, repression,...

At least 10 migrants hurt after Croatia police chase 09 Sep 2024 - 11:29 am

Zagreb: At least 10 people were injured after a van carrying illegal migrants crashed in eastern Croatia Monday after a police chase, according...

Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least 14: state media 09 Sep 2024 - 10:55 am

Beirut, Lebanon: Syrian state media said Monday that overnight Israeli strikes killed 14 people in central Hama province, with a war monitor reporting...

Several passengers injured as plane skids off Indonesia runway 09 Sep 2024 - 10:28 am

Jayapura, Indonesia: A plane with 48 people aboard skidded off the runway in Indonesia's remote eastern region of Papua on Monday, police said,...

Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted leader from India 09 Sep 2024 - 10:15 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal is to seek the extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from neighbouring India, its chief prosecutor has said,...

Bridge collapses as more rain falls in Vietnam and storm deaths rise to 21 09 Sep 2024 - 10:01 am

Hanoi, Vietnam:A bridge collapsed Monday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that caused landslides, flooding, power outages and...

Greenpeace sounds alarm on microplastics ingested by Hong Kong wildlife 09 Sep 2024 - 09:25 am

Hong Kong: Microplastic particles turned up in the vast majority of waste samples taken from Hong Kong wildlife in a Greenpeace study, the...

Kuwait: Amiri Decree issued accepting resignation of Deputy Prime Minister, Oil Minister 09 Sep 2024 - 08:26 am

Kuwait: Amiri decree issued in Kuwait Accepting the resignation of Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr. Emad Al-Ateeqi. Another Amiri...

He's predicted (almost) every US election -- and says Harris will win 09 Sep 2024 - 08:13 am

Bethesda, United States: Forget the polls, ditch the data and stop sending journalists to swing-state diners to interview undecided voters: historian Allan Lichtman...

'We won't negotiate': Ethiopia PM issues warning over sovereignty 08 Sep 2024 - 11:32 pm

Nairobi: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned on Sunday that his country would "humiliate" any nation that threatens its sovereignty, as tensions spiral...