Besieged Mozambique town deserted as thousands flee militant raid

PEMBA (MOZAMBIQUE) - The northern Mozambique town of Palma, seized by militants last week, was all but deserted on Monday after thousands of residents...

North Korea accuses UN Security Council of double standards

SEOUL - Nuclear-armed North Korea accused the UN Security Council of double standards Monday ahead of a meeting on its latest missile test.Pyongyang last...

‘Worse than a jungle’: the cartel controlling Iraqi borders

BAGHDAD - Along Iraq's borders, a corrupt customs-evasion cartel is diverting billions of dollars away from state coffers to line the pockets of armed...

Optimism but concern as megaship still stuck in Suez

SUEZ (EGYPT) - Hope rose Sunday salvage efforts would free a mammoth container ship blocking the Suez Canal for six days, crippling international trade...

US demonstrators rally nationwide against anti-Asian violence

NEW YORK - Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in New York's Queens borough Saturday to demand an end to anti-Asian violence, part of a national...

Saudi Arabia unveils campaign to tackle climate change

RIYADH - Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia on Saturday unveiled a sweeping campaign to tackle climate change and reduce carbon emissions, including a plan...

24 million locked down in and around Manila

MANILA: Authorities have ordered more than 24 million people in and around Manila into lockdown next week, as hospitals in the Philippine capital struggle...

Medvedev, Osaka through as Zverev tumbles out of Miami Open

MIAMI - Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to second in the world with a seamless entry into the Miami Open on Friday, trouncing Taiwan's...

Over 180 people trapped in Mozambique hotel after insurgent attack

MAPUTO - More than 180 people including expatriate workers are trapped inside a hotel in a northern Mozambique town under siege by insurgents for...

UK airline to test digital ‘health pass’

LONDON: The UK-based carrier Virgin Atlantic is preparing to start trials of a digital health pass in an attempt to show governments that apps...