Russia mourns victims of Kazan school shooting

KAZAN, Russia: Mourners gathered Wednesday for the funerals of students and staff killed by a teenage gunman at a Russian school, a tragedy that...

Virus strain behind deadly India outbreak detected in 44 Nations

NEW YORK: The more infectious coronavirus driving a catastrophic Covid-19 epidemic in India was detected in 44 countries, according to the World Health Organization,...

Republicans set to oust Trump critic Cheney from leadership

WASHINGTON - Wednesday's vote by House Republicans over ousting anti-Trump conservative Liz Cheney from her leadership role will almost certainly confirm that the party...

Againifer? Rumors swirl about Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck reunion

LOS ANGELES - Is "Bennifer" back? Celebrity publications are abuzz with rumors that, after 17 years, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have rekindled their...

Australia basketball star drops Olympic race row boycott threat

SYDNEY - Australian basketball star Liz Cambage on Tuesday withdrew a threat to boycott the Tokyo Olympics over "whitewashed" team photoshoots, but vowed to...

China posts slowest population growth in decades: census data

BEIJING: China's population has grown at its slowest pace in decades, reaching 1.41 billion, census results showed on Tuesday.The growth of 5.4% since the...

Alarm in France over ‘civil war’ warning

PARIS: The government of French President Emmanuel Macron reacted with fury on Monday after a group of serving French soldiers published an open letter...

Part of Poipet locked down amid Covid surge

Some areas in Poipet, some near the Thai border, have been closed by Cambodian authorities after a Covid-19 spike in the township.The local government...

China to set up separation line on Mount Everest over Covid-19...

BEIJING: China will set up a "separation line" on the peak of Mount Everest to avoid possible Covid-19 infections by climbers from virus-hit Nepal,...

Third arrest in manhunt after Maldives bomb attack

MALé, Maldives: A third man has been arrested following the attempted assassination of Maldives' former president Mohamed Nasheed, police said Sunday, as they renewed...