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Amnesty International describes Israeli attacks on Palestinians as "Crime Against Humanity" 20 Apr 2022 - 12:55 pm

Amnesty International described the Israeli entity as an apartheid state, noting that its continuous attacks on the Palestinian people constitute a "crime against...

'It's up to them,' Biden says about passenger masks on airplanes 20 Apr 2022 - 12:13 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it would appeal a judge's ruling ending a mask mandate on airplanes if public health...

Poland coal mine blasts kill 3, injure 20; 7 missing 20 Apr 2022 - 11:36 am

WARSAW: Methane explosions at a coal mine in southern Poland on Wednesday killed three miners, injured 20 and left seven others missing, authorities...

Sri Lanka PM expects police to investigate after anti-government protests turn deadly 20 Apr 2022 - 11:00 am

Rambukkana,Sri Lanka: Sri LankaPrime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said he expects the police to investigate clashes between police officers and anti-government protesters...

Swiss to keep mum on Russian commodity deal sanctions rulings 20 Apr 2022 - 10:52 am

Switzerland will maintain tight non-disclosure rules as part of its Russian sanctions package and keep conversations with trading houses on their purchases of...

Shanghai hopes Covid tide turning as cases dwindle outside quarantined areas 20 Apr 2022 - 10:28 am

Shanghai: Shanghai reported on Wednesday no new cases of COVID-19 outside quarantined areas in two districts, raising hopes that the tide was turning...

Growing majority of Swedes back joining NATO, opinion poll shows 20 Apr 2022 - 10:20 am

Stockholm: A growing majority of Swedes are in favour of joining NATO, a poll showed on Wednesday, as policy-makers in both Sweden and...

Ukraine aims to evacuate 6,000 from besieged city of Mariupol on Wednesday 20 Apr 2022 - 09:59 am

Ukraine hopes to send 90 buses to the besieged southern city of Mariupol on Wednesday to evacuate about 6,000 women, children and elderly...

Macron, Le Pen square off for decisive debate as vote looms 20 Apr 2022 - 09:56 am

PARIS: In the climax of France’s presidential campaign, centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right contender Marine Le Pen will meet Wednesday evening in...

Ukraine hopes to evacuate women, children and elderly from Mariupol on Wednesday 20 Apr 2022 - 09:45 am

Ukraine has reached a preliminary agreement with Russia on establishing a humanitarian corridor to evacuate women, children and the elderly from the besieged...

Division plans for Al Aqsa are clear for all to see: Al Quds governor 20 Apr 2022 - 09:06 am

Governor of Al Quds Adnan Ghaith said that there were clear indications that the Israeli occupation and settlers would like to divide Al...

Unvaccinated children hospitalized at twice the rate during Omicron surge -US study 19 Apr 2022 - 11:03 pm

Hospitalization rates for unvaccinated children ages 5 to 11 were twice as high as among those who were vaccinated during the record COVID-19...

Biden administration may appeal ruling on mask mandates, White House says 19 Apr 2022 - 09:54 pm

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE- The Biden administration may appeal a court ruling blocking the U.S. mask mandate on public transportation and in the...

Four dead, 14 wounded in Kharkiv, Ukraine officials say 19 Apr 2022 - 09:26 pm

Seven people, including three emergency workers who were defusing unexploded munitions, were killed in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, according to...

Pakistan's new PM picks coalition cabinet after Khan ousted 19 Apr 2022 - 08:26 pm

ISLAMABAD- New Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday appointed a multi-party coalition cabinet made up of what had previously been political rivals...

Britain to avoid some G20 meetings with Russia - UK source 19 Apr 2022 - 08:15 pm

LONDON- British finance minister Rishi Sunak will boycott some G20 meetings in Washington this week if Russia attends, as part of diplomatic efforts...

Fires then floods: Argentina province under water months after blazes 19 Apr 2022 - 08:07 pm

CORRIENTES, Argentina- Argentina's northeastern province of Corrientes has been hit by widespread floods, leaving cattle fields under water and inundating roadways, just months...

First COVID, now floods empty South Africa's eastern beach resorts 19 Apr 2022 - 08:03 pm

UMDLOTI, South Africa- After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic keeping tourists away, South African resorts along the popular eastern Indian Ocean coastline...