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Death toll from western Nepal landslide rises to 22 18 Sep 2022 - 10:13 am

KATHMANDU: Rescuers in Nepal battled against torrential rains to pull out bodies from the wreckage of homes buried by a landslide that caused...

Bus crash kills 27 in mountainous southwest China 18 Sep 2022 - 10:02 am

BEIJING: A bus crash killed 27 people and injured a further 20 when the vehicle rolled over on a highway in southwest China's...

South African power utility implements Stage 6 power cuts 18 Sep 2022 - 09:55 am

Cape Town: South African power utility Eskom has implemented Stage 6 power cuts from 4:16 a.m. (0216 GMT) on Sunday after more generating...

Powerful typhoon pounds southern Japan; thousands evacuated 18 Sep 2022 - 09:29 am

A powerful typhoon approaching southernJapanpounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain Sunday, causing blackouts, paralyzed ground and air transportation and the...

Ukrainians search grave site for relatives after Russians driven out 18 Sep 2022 - 09:21 am

Residents of the Ukrainian town of Izium searched for dead relatives in a nearby wooded grave site as emergency workers continued to exhume...

Somali forces liberates several villages from terrorists 18 Sep 2022 - 08:59 am

Somalia’s armed forces have completely taken control of several areas including Aborey, Tardo, Sagaalgeed, Gedsamo, Inamey of the bisides of Buulaburde district in...

Biden urges Putin not to use tactical nuclear arms in Ukraine 18 Sep 2022 - 08:42 am

U.S. President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimirputinto not use tactical nuclear or chemical weapons in the wake of setbacks in Ukraine, in...

'French Spiderman' climbs 48-storey Paris skyscraper to mark turning 60 17 Sep 2022 - 10:23 pm

PARIS: Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris on Saturday, fulfilling a goal he had...

US-backed Syrian forces free women in 3-week raid of IS camp 17 Sep 2022 - 10:05 pm

BEIRUT: US-backed Syrian fighters said on Saturday they have concluded a 24-day sweep at a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of...

WHO raises alarm on disease in flood-hit areas of Pakistan 17 Sep 2022 - 08:56 pm

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization raised the alarm on Saturday about a "second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan...

Queen's 8 grandchildren hold silent vigil beside her coffin 17 Sep 2022 - 08:35 pm

LONDON: All eight of Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin on Saturday, capping another huge day in which...

UN votes to allow Ukraine's Zelenskyy to give virtual speech 17 Sep 2022 - 08:17 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly voted Friday to allow Ukraine’s president to deliver a pre-recorded address to next week’s gathering of world...

Eritrea issues army mobilisation call as Ethiopia fighting resumes: Canadian government 17 Sep 2022 - 08:02 pm

NAIROBI: Eritrea is mobilising armed forces due to the re-eruption of the conflict in northern Ethiopia, the Canadian government said on Saturday, raising...

Main power line back up at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, IAEA says 17 Sep 2022 - 06:40 pm

VIENNA: One of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's four main power lines has been repaired and is once again supplying the plant...

Puerto Rico under hurricane warning as TS Fiona approaches 17 Sep 2022 - 06:32 pm

HAVANA: Tropical Storm Fiona was expected to become a hurricane as it neared Puerto Rico on Saturday, threatening to dump up to 20...

Iranian police fire tear gas at rally after woman's funeral 17 Sep 2022 - 05:28 pm

TEHARN: Iranian police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse a protest rally in the country's west following the funeral ceremony for a...

Pakistan braces for more floods after death toll crosses 1,500 17 Sep 2022 - 05:17 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is facing the risk of fresh floods and more deaths, after unusually severe torrential downpours triggered by climate change submerged a...

Putin vows to press attack on Ukraine; courts India, China 17 Sep 2022 - 04:57 pm

SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despite Ukraine's latest counteroffensive and warned that Moscow could...