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UN to vote on blaming Russia for Ukraine humanitarian crisis 24 Mar 2022 - 07:57 am

The U.N. General Assembly votes Thursday on a resolution backed by over 90 countries that blames Russia for the escalating humanitarian crisis in...

Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state, dies at 84 24 Mar 2022 - 12:51 am

WASHINGTON- Madeleine Albright, who fled the Nazis as a child in her native Czechoslovakia during World War Two but rose to become the...

Biden lands in Europe in middle of dispute over Russian energy sanctions 24 Mar 2022 - 12:45 am

BRUSSELS- U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Brussels on Wednesday in the middle of a dispute with European allies over whether to impose...

Russian investigative website says reporter killed in Kyiv shelling 24 Mar 2022 - 12:43 am

Russian investigative website The Insider said on Wednesday that one of its reporters had been killed in Kyiv when Russian forces shelled a...

US says Russian forces committed war crimes in Ukraine 23 Mar 2022 - 09:44 pm

WASHINGTON- The United States on Wednesday said it has assessed that members of Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary...

Chlorine leak at London's Olympic Park, 29 people taken to hospital 23 Mar 2022 - 09:18 pm

LONDON- More than 25 people were taken to hospital on Wednesday after a leak of a high quantity of chlorine gas at the...

Portuguese volcanic island hit by multiple quakes draws up evacuation plan 23 Mar 2022 - 08:20 pm

LISBON -Authorities on a mid-Atlantic Portuguese volcanic island hit by thousands of small earthquakes in recent days are drawing up plans to evacuate...

Belarus still enabling Russian invasion of Ukraine, NATO chief says 23 Mar 2022 - 04:46 pm

BRUSSELS: Belarus has been "complicit" in Russia's invasion of Ukraine even before it was launched, allowing its territory to be used for massing...

EU offers farmers aid, more land to grow due to Ukraine war 23 Mar 2022 - 04:24 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union is set to distribute 500 million euros ($550 million) to help farmers and allow them to grow crops on...

One 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash 23 Mar 2022 - 03:59 pm

WUZHOU, China: A Chinese aviation official said Wednesday that one of the two "black box” recorders had been found with its casing severely...

At China plane crash site, relatives wait in grim vigil 23 Mar 2022 - 03:50 pm

WUZHOU, China: As recovery teams searched mountainous terrain for victims of Monday's plane crash in southern China, a man surnamed Zhang whose nephew...

Iran Guards commander warns Israel of swift revenge for any soldiers killed 23 Mar 2022 - 03:36 pm

DUBAI: Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Israel on Wednesday that it would face swift revenge attacks if it continues to target members of the...

Moderna’s Covid shot bolsters immune response in kids under 6 23 Mar 2022 - 03:33 pm

Moderna Inc. said its Covid-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response in children under six years old in initial results from a large...

Casualties overcome by fumes after gas leak at London's Olympic Park 23 Mar 2022 - 03:02 pm

LONDON: A number of casualties with breathing difficulties were being treated by London's ambulance service on Wednesday after a leak of noxious fumes...

Amid dropping COVID cases, South Africa loosens restrictions 23 Mar 2022 - 02:50 pm

JOHANNESBURG: With declining cases of COVID-19, South Africa's president has announced that it is no longer mandatory to wear masks outdoors and vaccinated...

Shanghai denies lockdown rumours as daily COVID infections near 1,000 23 Mar 2022 - 12:58 pm

SHANGHAI: Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai have denied rumours of a city-wide lockdown after a sixth straight increase in daily asymptomatic...