Protesters hit S.Africa beaches to oppose oil exploration
CAPE TOWN - Hundreds of environmentalist demonstrators gathered on South African beaches Sunday to protest against oil and gas exploration by energy giant Shell.In...
Francis hits out at EU migration divisions at start of Greek...
ATHENS - Pope Francis on Saturday blamed the EU's nationalist divisions for a lack of coordination on migration as he began a landmark trip...
Incoming Honduran president wants UN help to battle corruption
TEGUCIGALPA - Xiomara Castro, who will make history as Honduras' first female president when she takes office on January 27, plans to ask the...
Thousands flee Indonesian volcano eruption
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted on Saturday, spewing out a tower of smoke and ash that plunged local communities into darkness and forced thousands...
Teen climber confronts mortality and history on K2 summit
LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faced many dangers climbing the planet's tallest peaks, but his toughest moment came when he passed the corpse...
IMF chief warns Omicron could slow global growth
WASHINGTON - The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 could slow the global economic recovery, just as the Delta strain did, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva...
In rare move, US school shooter’s parents charged with manslaughter
WASHINGTON - The parents of a 15-year-old boy who shot dead four students at a high school in the US state of Michigan with...
Baldwin says does not feel guilt over ‘Rust’ shooting death
LOS ANGELES - Alec Baldwin said he does not feel guilty for the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust," as he...
Didi Global plans to delist from New York
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: Ride-hailing giant Didi Global said on Friday it will delist from the New York stock exchange and pursue a listing in Hong...
Nasa awards $415m to fund three commercial space stations
WASHINGTON: Nasa on Thursday awarded three companies hundreds of millions of dollars to develop commercial space stations it hopes will eventually replace the International...
