Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister
NIAMEY: 100 people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said following one...
Tractors to Twitter: India’s protesting farmers battle on highway, online
SINGHU: In a standoff between farmers from India’s northern breadbasket and the government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a...
Stricter lockdown restriction likely on the way, says Johnson
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as Covid-19 cases keep...
Afghan peace talks resume as bloodshed continues
KABUL: A string of assassinations has sowed fear and chaos across Afghanistan as a fresh round of peace talks between the Afghan...
India okays AstraZeneca and local Covid-19 vaccines
NEW DELHI: India authorised two Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic...
After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
WASHINGTON: Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when a prison supervisor delivered...
US appeals court rejects lawmaker’s bid to have Pence overturn Biden’s win
WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected a Republican congressman’s bid to allow Vice President Mike Pence to overturn President-elect Joe...
Held Kashmir seeks $4 billion in investments, to provide security
NEW DELHI: Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir plans to attract investments worth up to $4 billion in the next two to three years...
Will Covid-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?
LONDON: Will Covid-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? Experts believe so, but they’re working to confirm that.
A coronavirus variant in...
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
KABUL: An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the fifth media professional to...
Pakistan’s Emma wins global memory competition
ISLAMABAD: A young Pakistani girl Emma Alam has won the 29th World Memory Championships after beating more than 300 competitors from all...
World welcomes 2021 with low-key New Year celebrations in shadow of pandemic
SYDNEY:Â From Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Acropolis, fireworks burst in skies above eerily deserted landmarks as the world ushered in the New...
US warships transit Taiwan Strait, China denounces ‘provocation’
TAIPEI/BEIJING:Â Two US warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday drawing protest from Beijing, the second such mission this month and...
China approves first homegrown vaccine said to be 79.3pc effective
Chinese health regulators said on Thursday that they have given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm.
The two-dose vaccine...
Saudi-led coalition strikes at Yemen capital after attacks on Aden blamed on Houthis
ADEN: Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck targets in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Thursday in retaliation for attacks in the southern port city...