Mali opposition supporters rally as France warns ruling junta
BAMAKO - Supporters of Mali's M5 opposition movement staged a rally on Friday, with the group poised to join the government following the crisis-stricken...
Belarus opposition leader says jailed activist spoke ‘under pressure’
WARSAW - Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Friday dismissed an interview shown on state television in Belarus with a journalist arrested after his...
Parking lots: Car space sells for $1.3m in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - A single car parking space has been sold for a whopping HK$10 million ($1.3 million) at a luxury Hong Kong apartment...
India’s scammers profit from Covid misery
NEW DELHI: From fake medicines to fire extinguishers disguised as oxygen cylinders and recycled personal protective equipment, India's coronavirus hell has been lucrative for...
French ‘paparazzi queen’ detained in new Sarkozy probe twist
PARIS: One of the most powerful figures in the French paparazzi business and a journalist from Paris Match magazine were detained on Thursday over...
Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill from sinking ship
COLOMBO - Sri Lankan authorities said Thursday they are preparing for the worst-case scenario of a possible oil slick from the burnt-out cargo ship...
European air lobbies fear summer chaos at airports
PARIS - A year after the coronavirus pandemic emptied airports, air travel associations fear chaos during Europe's summer holiday season as travellers could wait...
Third giant panda cub born in Malaysia
A giant panda loaned to Malaysia from China has given birth to a rare third cub during its stay in the Southeast Asian country,...
Iran navy ship sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman
TEHRAN: One of Iran's largest naval ships sank Wednesday after catching fire off a strategic port near the head of the Gulf, the navy...
Amazon shifts policy on controversial worker monitoring system
SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon shifted policy on a controversial employee productivity monitoring system Tuesday as a coalition of US labor unions took aim at...












