Ukrainians brace for another winter of power cuts as Russia shifts tactics
Shostka (Ukraine), Oct 21: As the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think about her next dialysis...
Israel identifies remains of hostage as Hamas says it is committed to ending war
Tel Aviv, Oct 21: Israel said on Tuesday it had identified the body of a hostage that was released by Hamas overnight, while the...
Former French president Sarkozy begins 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Paris, Oct 21: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a prison in Paris to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal...
Israel still fires on Lebanon almost year after ceasefire. Some predict same for Gaza
Beirut, Oct 20: As a tenuous ceasefire took hold in Gaza this month, Israel launched more airstrikes on southern Lebanon — 11 months into...
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online services
San Francisco, Oct 20 (AP) : Amazon said its cloud computing service was recovering from a major outage that disrupted online activity around the...
Mysterious airstrip built on Yemeni island comes as Houthi rebels are increasingly squeezed
Dubai, Oct 20: A new airstrip is being built on a volcanic island in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, satellite images...
China’s Communist Party begins key meet; to finalise new 5-year plan, Trump’s tariffs, crackdown on military
Beijing, Oct 20: China’s ruling Communist Party on Monday commences a key meeting to finalise a new five-year plan amid concerns over an economic...
Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia’s presidential runoff, topping right-wing rival
La Paz (Bolivia), Oct 20: Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator who was never a nationally prominent figure until now, won Bolivia's presidential election on...
Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
Paris, Oct 20: In a minutes-long strike on Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre's facade, forced...
China launches Pakistan’s remote sensing satellite
Beijing, Oct 19: China on Sunday launched a Pakistani remote sensing satellite along with two of its own onboard a single rocket, further deepening...
China’s Communist Party to hold key conclave to discuss new 5-year plan
Beijing, Oct 19: China's ruling Communist Party will begin its three-day annual leadership conclave to discuss the new five-year plan, the impact of US...
Missing deaf and mute minor Pak Hindu girl ‘converts’ to Islam, marries older man; family alleges abduction
Karachi, Oct 19: A 15-year-old Hindu girl, born deaf and mute, who was missing for over a week, has surfaced before the media in...
