RIYADH, September 7 (Reuters): A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, four months
COLOMBO, September 7 (Reuters): Fire fighters are again battling flames aboard a fully loaded oil supertanker off Sri Lanka, the island's nation's navy said on Monday, four days after fire first br
MANILA, September 7 (Reuters): Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday pardoned a United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the country nearly six years ago, sparking condemn
MOSCOW/AMMAN, September 7 (Reuters): President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Damascus cope with new U.S. sanctions on Syria's already crippled eco
KIGALI, September 7 (Reuters): Rwandan President Paul Kagame denied on Sunday that his government had kidnapped from abroad Paul Rusesabagina, whose widely acclaimed heroism inspired a Hollywood movie but
KABUL, September 7 (Reuters): Afghan negotiators have pushed back a planned trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban as logistical issues are still being worked on in the Qatari capital,
LONDON, September 7 (Reuters): The European Union told Britain on Monday that there would be no trade deal if it tried to tinker with the Brexit divorce treaty, raising the prospect of a tumultuous end-of-
LONDON, September 7 (Reuters): Julian Assange resumed his battle in a London court on Monday to avoid extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over the activities of his WikiLeaks website,
YANGON, September 7 (Reuters): Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi pulled out of the first event of her election campaign on Monday, citing a worsening outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country.
The
San Francisco, September 7 (IANS): California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in five counties due to aggressive wildfires continuing to ravage the areas.
Emergency was declared in Fr
Washington, September 7 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 27 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 882,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Canberra, September 7 (IANS): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday announced a deal to acquire more than 84 million doses ofa potential coronavirus vaccines.
Morrison, Health Minister Greg Hunt
TRIENT, Switzerland, September 6 (Reuters): Climate activists gathered at Switzerland's Trient glacier on Sunday to urge authorities to take action to reduce CO2 emissions and draw attention to th
PARIS, September 6 (Reuters): French health authorities reported 7,071 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, down from Saturday's 8,550 and also below Friday's peak of 8,975.
Friday's f
CONAKRY, September 6 (Reuters): Guinea's veteran opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo was picked on Sunday by his UFDG party to challenge President Alpha Conde, who is seeking a third term in th
TOKYO, September 6 (Reuters): Typhoon Haishen battered Japan's southern mainland on Sunday with powerful winds and drenching rain, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting authorities
WASHINGTON, September 6 (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday again defended his support for American troops while others in his administration rallied around him after reports that Trump had di
VATICAN CITY, September 6 (Reuters): Pope Francis urged the faithful on Sunday to steer clear of gossip, calling it worse than the coronavirus and saying it could be used to divide the Roman Catholic Churc
SEOUL, September 6 (Reuters): South Korea on Sunday reported the smallest daily rise in coronavirus infections in three weeks as tighter restrictions cap a second wave.
The Korea Center for Disease Cont
London, September 6 (IANS): By 2100, the number of mammal species going extinct globally is likely to reach 558 if conservation efforts are not stepped up, researchers have predicted.
For all the mammal