Last of the Everly Brothers duo dies aged 84

LOS ANGELES: US country rock pioneer Don Everly, who was the surviving half of the Everly Brothers, has died aged 84 after a career...

Nigerian oil hub hails coronation of new king

ODE-ITSEKIRI (NIGERIA) - Thousands of people in traditional red and white attire thronged to the riverine community of Ode-Itsekiri in southern Nigeria's oil hub...

Anti-vaccine demos in France for sixth weekend

PARIS - Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the streets of France again on Saturday against the government's Covid-19 vaccination policies amid concern...

New York expects thousands for star-studded concert

NEW YORK:c Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Paul Simon are set to headline a massive Central Park concert Saturday meant to signal New York...

Desperation deepens as Afghan evacuations falter

KABUL - Desperation deepened around Kabul's airport on Saturday with evacuation operations in chaos and US President Joe Biden warning he could not predict...

Mexico braces for second hit from Hurricane Grace

MEXICO CITY - Grace regained hurricane strength Friday as it barreled towards Mexico for a second time, triggering warnings of flooding and mudslides in...

Indonesia: Bali bombing group was planning fresh attacks

JAKARTA: The extremist group behind the Bali bombings was planning a fresh attack during Indonesia’s independence day celebrations this week, police said on Friday,...

China’s astronauts make spacewalk to upgrade robotic arm

BEIJING - Chinese astronauts edged into space on Friday to add the finishing touches to a robotic arm on the Tiangong space station.The foray,...

Census could be blessing or bane for Romania’s bears

BUCHAREST - Romania will soon conduct a census of its endangered brown bears using DNA for the first time, with tensions raised between villagers...

Baby bats babble like human infants, scientists find

WASHINGTON: Human babies are not the only babblers, said a study published Thursday, some bats are also very talkative in their infancy and even...