Rocket attack on Afghan capital as president performs Eid prayers
KABU: At least three rockets landed near the Afghan presidential palace on Tuesday as Ashraf Ghani and a group of other leaders marked the...
Ethiopia hits second-year target for filling Nile mega-dam
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia said Monday it had attained its second-year target for filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked...
Tokyo organisers insist Olympic Village ‘safe place to stay’
TOKYO: Tokyo Games organisers insisted Monday that the Olympic Village is "a safe place to stay", as fears of a coronavirus cluster emerged just...
South Africa tourism on edge with double impact of virus, riots
CAPE TOWN: Graced with rolling vineyards, bountiful big game, the iconic Table Mountain, endless sandy beaches and vast cultural riches, South Africa would have...
Landslides kill at least 25 in Mumbai after heavy rains
MUMBAI: At least 25 people died in three Mumbai suburbs when several houses collapsed after landslides triggered by heavy rain, local officials said on...
Merkel to visit flood zone as western Europe death toll tops...
SCHULD (GERMANY) - Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit flood-ravaged areas in Germany on Sunday to survey the damage and meet survivors, after days...
Europeans face travel woes as Covid reaches Olympic Village
PARIS: Europeans faced last-minute travel frustration on Saturday as the UK and France overhauled Covid-19 border restrictions to combat surging infections that threaten plans...
Can the US ‘restore’ internet to Cuba?
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's suggestion that Washington bring full internet access to Cuba following government restrictions could break new ground on digital rights...
‘Hollywood Ripper’ sentenced to death in US
LOS ANGELES - A man known as the "Hollywood Ripper" was sentenced to death Friday for the gruesome killings of two women in their...
Large western US blaze forces evacuations as lightning forecast
LOS ANGELES - The extreme drought-hit western United States braced for more wildfire destruction Friday as efforts to contain a vast blaze scorching southern...
