Cairo: Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim, famed for his critiques of political repression, neoliberalism and Western hegemony, has died at the age of 88,...
Cairo: Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim, famed for his critiques of political repression, neoliberalism and Western hegemony, has died at the age of 88,...
Patras, Greece: Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked...
Geneva: Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521...
Kourou: The Ariane 6 rocket on Wednesday blasted off carrying Europe's next generation satellite for warning against extreme weather events. As many European...
Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Typhoon Podul slammed into southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday, with powerful winds and heavy rain lashing the island. The typhoon had wind...
Kathmandu: Nepal has waived climbing fees for 97 mountains, officials said on Wednesday, hoping to steer people to its lesser-known peaks and boost...
Sydney: Australia's busiest airport was briefly thrown into chaos on Wednesday when a police officer's gun was fired as authorities tried to arrest...
Tokyo: McDonald's Japan has apologised after a campaign giving away limited-edition Pokemon cards with "Happy Meals" triggered long queues and social media outrage...
Zakopane, Poland: Saudi photographer Fahad Alayyash gazed over the Alpine-like panorama of the Tatras, Poland's highest mountain range -- and a surprising new...
Monaco: It has taken Tineke Einthoven 80 years to be able to speak about what she lived through as a child in brutal...
United Nation: The United Nations on Tuesday warned of a dire nutrition situation for children in Yemen, calling for increased funding to scale...
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday reiterated Egypt's "complete rejection" of unilateral measures in the Eastern Nile Basin, warning that the country...
Nairobi: The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Tuesday reduced its benchmark lending rate to 9.5 percent from 9.75 percent to stimulate economic...
London: Up to one-third of Britain's family doctors, the backbone of the National Health Service (NHS), may consider leaving direct patient care within...
London: Britain's labor market is showing further signs of cooling, with both job vacancies and payrolled employees declining, while the unemployment rate in...
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call on Tuesday with his US counterpart Marco Rubio, during which they discussed preparations...
Colombo: Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has approved the recruitment of nearly 62,000 people to the public service, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said...
Washington: The White House is to play host to a mixed martial arts bout on July 4 next year, the day the United...
