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Upset Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment 16 Feb 2023 - 11:23 am

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio: Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a school gym to seek answers about whether...

Turkey marathon TV show raises $6 billion for earthquake victims 16 Feb 2023 - 11:14 am

A seven-hour show broadcast on hundreds of TV and radio channels inTurkeyraised 115.1 billion liras ($6 billion) in aid for survivors of the...

US says Bangladesh sanctions to remain until police reform 16 Feb 2023 - 10:44 am

Dhaka: The United States will not lift sanctions on an elite Bangladesh police unit accused of extrajudicial killings until it is reformed, a...

Pakistan train explosion kills 1, wounds 8 passengers 16 Feb 2023 - 10:43 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: A powerful explosion inside a moving passenger train killed at least one person and wounded eight others in eastern Pakistan on...

From tents to tanks; a big year in Ukraine for NATO allies 16 Feb 2023 - 10:40 am

Brussels:The day after Russia invaded Ukraine, the leaders of NATO’s 30 member countries held an emergency summit to address what they described as...

New Zealand accepts international help as cyclone cripples North Island 16 Feb 2023 - 10:31 am

Napier, New Zealand: New Zealand redeployed gunships and helicopters to deliver water, food and fuel to cities cut off by Cyclone Gabrielle on...

One of 12 boys rescued from Thai cave dies at British school 16 Feb 2023 - 10:21 am

BANGKOK: One of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 after being trapped for more than two weeks...

Rescuers dig for two men missing in Australian mine 16 Feb 2023 - 10:06 am

Sydney: Rescuers dug with heavy machinery Thursday to find two men trapped for more than 24 hours after a utility vehicle plunged down...

Deputies suspended in Nichols case didn't keep body cams on 16 Feb 2023 - 09:57 am

MEMPHIS, Tenn: Two sheriff's deputies who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to...

1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall 16 Feb 2023 - 08:37 am

EL PASO, Texas: One person was killed and three more were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso,...

Philippines quake causes hospital evacuation, minor damage 16 Feb 2023 - 08:11 am

MANILA, Philippines: A strong earthquake rocked a central Philippine province on Thursday, sending people out of their homes at night, prompting dozens of...

China's top diplomat starts weeklong Europe tour in Paris 16 Feb 2023 - 01:24 am

PARIS: China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, had talks with French President Emmanuel Macron about the war in Ukraine on Wednesday at the start...

Greece's largest museum to undergo four-year upgrade 16 Feb 2023 - 12:41 am

Athens: The National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece's largest and one of the most important of its kind in the world, will undergo...

Blinken to pledge quake support on first Turkey visit 15 Feb 2023 - 10:56 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel Sunday to Turkey to discuss support after a massive earthquake, his first trip to...

DeSantis wants to be GOP’s most gun-friendly candidate 15 Feb 2023 - 10:12 pm

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to ease restrictions on gun ownership, a stance that exploits a weakness of Donald Trump and shores up...

White House: Tesla to make some EV chargers available to all 15 Feb 2023 - 09:55 pm

Washington: Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by...

Pre-Islamic inscriptions, rare archaeological finds discovered in Saudi Arabia 15 Feb 2023 - 09:38 pm

Doha: The Heritage Commission in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that it unearthed rare archaeological finds it believes date back to the...

Adani hires banks to hold investor calls amid debt turmoil 15 Feb 2023 - 09:27 pm

Adani Group will kick off calls with bondholders Thursday as the beleaguered conglomerate seeks to reassure investors following a plunge in the price...