China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet

3 months ago

Singapore, December 27 — China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream...

South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo

3 months ago

Seoul, December 27 — South Korea has voted to impeach its acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after parliament voted to impeach its President Yoon Suk Yeol. A total...

Israel strikes Yemen’s capital, kills five journalists in Gaza

3 months ago

JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment...

Manmohan Singh, Indian ex-PM and architect of economic reform, dies at 92

3 months ago

Critics said Mr Singh always played second fiddle to Sonia Gandhi. (AFP) Delhi, December 27 — Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92. ...

Syrian war monitor says 17 dead in clashes in Tartus province

3 months ago

BEIRUT, Lebanon, December 25 — A Syria war monitor said 17 people were killed Wednesday in clashes in Tartus province after security forces sought to arrest an officer under deposed...

South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach country’s acting president

3 months ago

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main opposition party submitted a motion on Thursday to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies...

Syria says 14 security personnel killed in 'ambush' by Assad loyalists

3 months ago

Damascus, December 26 — Syria's new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an "ambush" by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad...

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan

3 months ago

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the...

Israeli army says intercepted missile from Yemen

3 months ago

  JERUSALEM, December 25 — The Israeli army said Wednesday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the country from Yemen. Air raid sirens sounded over a wide...

Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

3 months ago

Aktau, Kazakhstan, December 25 — A passenger plane has crashed with 67 people on board in Kazakhstan, local authorities say. Preliminary reports suggest there are 25 survivors, 22 of...

Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza

3 months ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel’s “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the...

Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas celebrations amid conflicts

3 months ago

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that...

Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

3 months ago

Damascus (Syria), December 24 — Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect...

Pakistan govt agrees to consult PTI chief Imran Khan as negotiations begin

3 months ago

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI) — As negotiations between the treasury and the opposition began to address political disputes, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, a member of the government's committee, said on...

7 killed, 1 injured in car crash in southern Philippines

3 months ago

MANILA, December 24 — Seven people have been killed and one critically injured after a van crashed in South Cotabato province in southern Philippines, a town spokesperson said Tuesday. ...