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'Torrential' rains shutter Saudi schools, flood roads 01 May 2024 - 02:09 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian authorities shuttered schools in several regions on Wednesday as flash floods inundated roads, the latest instance of heavy rains disrupting...

Three injured in apparent stabbing at UK school: police 01 May 2024 - 01:53 pm

London: A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday for attempted murder after three people were injured in an apparent stabbing at a school...

Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia 01 May 2024 - 12:42 pm

Dong Nai, Vietnam: Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province, with locals and media...

Regional observers say Togo legislative vote 'free, fair' 30 Apr 2024 - 11:47 pm

Lome: Togo's legislative election was "free, fair and transparent," regional electoral observers said on Tuesday, a day after the small West African state...

Two charged in UK over 'Robin Hood tree' cut down 30 Apr 2024 - 07:05 pm

London: Two men have been charged with criminal damage over the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, one of the country's most photographed...

Greece sets tourism revenue record despite wildfires 30 Apr 2024 - 06:39 pm

Athens: Greece's tourism revenue surged by 16.5 percent last year to a new record despite a blistering heatwave and devastating wildfires, according to...

Boy, 13, killed in London sword attack: police 30 Apr 2024 - 03:45 pm

Hainault, United Kingdom: A teenage boy died on Tuesday after a man wielding a sword stabbed the youth, two police and two other...

King Charles III resumes public duties as he fights cancer 30 Apr 2024 - 03:25 pm

London: Crowds of well-wishers on Tuesday greeted King Charles III as he made his first official public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer,...

UN 'alarmed' at impact of Lebanon border clashes on children 30 Apr 2024 - 02:36 pm

Beirut: The United Nations children's agency warned Tuesday that conflict on Lebanon's border was taking a heavy toll on children, with thousands out...

Sword-wielding man held in east London after attacks 30 Apr 2024 - 12:53 pm

London: A man with a sword was arrested in Hainault, east of London, after several people were attacked and injured, the Metropolitan Police...

Indonesia volcano erupts, thousands evacuated over tsunami threat 30 Apr 2024 - 12:40 pm

Manado, Indonesia:Indonesia's remote Mount Ruang volcano erupted several times on Tuesday, authorities said, issuing the highest level of alert and ordering thousands of...

UK to deport nearly 6,000 migrants to Rwanda this year 30 Apr 2024 - 11:27 am

London: The UK expects to deport nearly 6,000 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new...

Plastic pollution talks move closer to world-first pact 30 Apr 2024 - 10:24 am

Ottawa: A fourth and penultimate round of UN-led negotiations to solve global plastic pollution wrapped up in Ottawa early on Tuesday with a...

Gunman kills six in attack on Afghan mosque: govt spokesman 30 Apr 2024 - 09:07 am

Kabul: A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen...

Iconic former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says he has esophageal cancer 29 Apr 2024 - 08:28 pm

Santiago, Chile: Uruguay's former president, Jose Mujica, best known for transforming his tiny country in Latin America, said Monday that he has esophageal...

Japan's currency falls to weakest since 1990 against dollar 29 Apr 2024 - 08:06 pm

New York: Some of the world's wildest action in financial markets is roiling around the Japanese yen. The value of Japan's currency has...

Scotland's first minister Yousaf quits after a year 29 Apr 2024 - 07:25 pm

Edinburgh: HumzaYousaf announced his resignation as Scotland's first minister on Monday, before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked...