Putin hopes Biden less impulsive than Trump

WASHINGTON - Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope Friday that Joe Biden will be less impulsive than his predecessor Donald Trump ahead of his...

Russia preparing to give Iran advanced satellite system – report

WASHINGTON: Russia is set to deliver an advanced satellite system to Iran that will vastly improve its spying capabilities, according to a US media...

Rover leaves ‘China’s imprint’ on Mars

BEIJING: Solar panel "wings" spread out and two camera "eyes" pointing ahead, China's Mars rover Zhurong struck a birdlike pose as it explored the...

Navalny team vows to fight on after ‘extremism’ ruling

MOSCOW: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption group vowed Thursday to fight on, despite a court ruling branding it an "extremist" organisation and requiring...

AstraZeneca says ‘working’ with SE Asian nations on vaccine deliveries

AstraZeneca says it is working closely with Southeast Asia governments to ensure its Covid-19 vaccine is supplied "as quickly as possible", after reported delays...

Fear, pain, despair: Breaking silence on endometriosis ‘hell’

PARIS - Lorena Garcia was in her 20s when she was suddenly struck with crippling pain associated with her menstrual cycles. It was four...

Nicaragua rounds up opposition challengers to Ortega

MANAGUA - Nicaragua had four presidential contenders in detention Wednesday, legally ruling them out of November elections as Daniel Ortega moved against challengers and...

Biden leaves Washington to meet allies — then Putin

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden departs Washington early Wednesday on the first foreign trip of his presidency, launching an intense series of summits with G7, European...

‘Hero’ family rushes to aid Pakistan train crash victims

DAHARKI (PAKISTAN) - As an express train hurtled through farmland in Pakistan and smashed into the carriages of another service that had derailed minutes...

Toll rises from deadly Pakistan train crash as rescuers comb through...

DAHARKI (PAKISTAN) - Pakistani engineers Tuesday combed the mangled wreckage of two trains that collided in a remote farming region, an accident that killed...