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Sri Lanka closes schools and offices as ...

Sri Lanka closes schools and offices as damage from heavy rains kill 56 peo...

Sri Lanka closes schools and offices as damage from heavy rains kill 56 people ## Sri Lanka Grapples with Devastating Floods and Landslides as Death Toll Climbs Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka is reeling from the impact of severe weather conditions, with relentless downpours triggering widespread... read more »

Little boy with cough dies after doctors...

Little boy with cough dies after doctors 'give him wrong dose' of...

Little boy with cough dies after doctors 'give him wrong dose' of medication ## Child’s Death in Brazil Under Investigation Following Multiple Cardiac Arrests Manaus, Brazil – The death of a six-year-old boy in a Manaus hospital is under investigation after the child suffered six... read more »

Doctors find tape inside mum's nose...

Doctors find tape inside mum's nose that may have been there from birt...

Doctors find tape inside mum's nose that may have been there from birth ## Decades-Long Respiratory Mystery Solved: Medical Anomaly Discovered in Adult Patient’s Nasal Cavity For 35 years, Candela Rodriguez endured a frustrating and debilitating struggle to breathe, a persistent ailment... read more »

Firefighting at Hong Kong blaze ends wit...

Firefighting at Hong Kong blaze ends with deaths over 90, dozens missing

Firefighting at Hong Kong blaze ends with deaths over 90, dozens missing ## Hong Kong Officials Detained in Connection to Deadly Building Fire **Hong Kong** – Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested three individuals connected to a construction firm in the wake of a devastating fire that claimed... read more »

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Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria's chemical weapons

Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria’s chemical weapons

Nicosia – A joint Danish and Norwegian task force of chemical specialists is being set up in Cyprus in preparation for the removal of chemical weapons from Syria. The commander of the task... read more »

Egypt president sets date for referendum

Egypt president sets date for referendum

Egypt will hold a public referendum on its newly-drafted constitution on January 14 and 15, interim President Adly Mansour said on Saturday. The vote... read more »

Ex-army chief to testify in Mubarak retrial

Ex-army chief to testify in Mubarak retrial

Cairo – Egypt’s former army chief and defence minister Hussein Tantawi appeared in Cairo Criminal Court Saturday ! for testimony in the retrial of... read more »

Mandela makes final journey home

Mandela makes final journey home

 On a final journey to his home village where he had wanted to spend his final days, the remains of Nelson Mandela were honored amid pomp and ceremony on... read more »

US hopes diplomat’s arrest won’t hit bilateral ties

John Kerry calls Shivshankar Menon to express regret about Devyani's treatment; defends US laws

 The U.S. has expressed hope that the diplomatic row over the arrest of Indian Deputy Consul-General in New York will not affect bilateral ties with India,... read more »

Biden Grants Largest Single-Day Clemency in U.S. History

President Joe Biden marked a historic day in clemency actions on December 11, 2024, by commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and granting pardons to 39 people. This... read more »

Supreme Court Stays Fresh Suits and Surveys Under Places of Worship Act

The Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan, has stayed fresh surveys and legal proceedings concerning... read more »

Bashar Al-Assad’s Fall After 14 Years of Civil War Marks the End of His Dynasty

Damascus : The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after 14 years of a devastating civil war marks a turning point in the nation’s tumultuous history and the end of the Assad... read more »

Russia Fires Nuclear-Capable ICBM at Ukraine: A Dangerous Escalation

On November 21, 2024, Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at Ukraine for the first time during the ongoing conflict. Ukrainian officials confirmed the attack... read more »

U.S. Indictments Against Gautam Adani: Bribery Allegations Shake ...

The U.S. Justice Department has initiated an investigation into potential bribery and corruption involving the Adani Group and its founder, Gautam Adani. The probe is focused on allegations that the... read more »