Bali flights cancelled due to dangerous volcanic ash

1 year ago

The volcano spewed a 9km (6.2 miles) ash column into the sky over the weekend, one week after a major eruption killed 10 people. (EPA) BALI (Indonesia), November 13...

Pakistan: Death count climbs to 26 after bus plunges into Indus River

1 year ago

In this photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) on November 13, 2024, mourners carry a deceased's body who died in a wedding bus accident in...

Houthis launch missile, drone attacks on US warships off Yemen’s coast

1 year ago

The USS Stockdale, which came under recent Houthi attack, in 2018 [File: Handout/US Navy via Reuters] Yemen, November 13 — US warships came under sustained missile and drone attack...

Israeli strikes in Mount Lebanon villages kill 23

1 year ago

A residential building near Baalchmay was destroyed by one of the Israeli strikes. (EPA) Beirut, November 13 — At least 23 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes...

What White House picks tell us about Trump 2.0

1 year ago

Trump's choice of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for US ambassador to the UN suggests he'll take a strong approach to relations with China. (Getty Images) BBC News, November 13 —...

Dozens killed after car ploughs into crowd in China

1 year ago

ZHUHAI, (China), November 12 — At least 35 people have been killed and 43 more injured after a man drove into a crowd of people exercising at a stadium in...

Bangladesh seeks Interpol Red Notice for Hasina's arrest

1 year ago

Dhaka, November 12 — Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), today said that his office sent a letter to Interpol through the inspector-general of police on Sunday,...

Who has joined Trump's team and who is being linked to it?

1 year ago

Elise Stefanik, Tom Homan and Susie Wiles. (Getty Images) BBC News, November 12 — Donald Trump has made the first official hires of his incoming administration, naming a chief...

Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

1 year ago

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the...

Saudi crown prince says Israel committing 'genocide' in Gaza

1 year ago

BBC News, November 12 — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide” in some of the harshest public criticism of the country by...

Japan's Ishiba stays as PM despite election setback

1 year ago

BBC News, November 11 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has won a run-off vote in parliament to stay in his post, after an election setback last month that saw...

India says not nervous about working with Trump

1 year ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared cordial relations with Trump during his first term. (Getty Images) BBC News, November 11 — India has said it is not nervous about working...

Haiti's prime minister ousted after six months

1 year ago

Port-au-Prince, November 11 — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been fired by the country's ruling council less than six months after he took office. An executive order, signed...

Moscow targeted as Ukraine and Russia trade huge drone attacks

1 year ago

Flames rise from a residential building in Russia after a drone attack from Ukraine. (Reuters) BBC News, November 11 — Russia and Ukraine have carried out their largest drone...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza

1 year ago

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and northern Gaza, where the military has waged a major offensive for more than...