Biden signs huge stimulus bill ahead of coronavirus speech
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed a massive $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill Thursday ahead of giving a national address where he was set...
Gunfire during Yangon night raids
YANGON: Security forces sprayed gunfire during pre-dawn patrols of Myanmar's biggest city on Thursday, as the UN condemned the growing violence against protestors angry...
‘Freak of nature’ Sonny Bill Williams hangs up his boots
WELLINGTON - Dual-code superstar Sonny Bill Williams announced his retirement from rugby Thursday but the New Zealander isn't giving up on sport, saying he...
Panama prosecutor identifies orphanage abuse victims
PANAMA CITY - Panama prosecutors said Tuesday they have identified 20 child victims of sex abuse and other maltreatment at orphanages and have charged...
British royals silent amid crisis over Meghan’s claim of racist remark
LONDON: Britain's monarchy maintained its silence on Tuesday after Meghan and Prince Harry accused a family member of making a racist remark about their...
Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai signs Apple TV deal
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize as a teenager after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt, has signed a...
Fukushima reverend prays for revival of radiation-hit church
OKUMA (JAPAN) - Reverend Akira Sato dreams of hearing hymns echo once again through the church he was forced to leave behind after the...
Brazil judge overturns ex-leader Lula’s convictions
BRASíLIA - A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday overturned graft convictions against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, clearing the way for...
India’s evictions of forest dwellers fuels Kashmir fears
PAHALGAM, India: Ghulam Khatana's family lived half their lives in a simple log hut in Kashmir's forests, until around 200 men brandishing guns and...
Tracking the plague in DR Congo
ARU (DR CONGO) - Already battling Covid-19 and a renewed Ebola outbreak, DR Congo is also home to one of the world's oldest sites...
