International

South Africa to build new nuclear plants

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 13: The South African government will begin the process of adding 2,500 megawatts (MW) to its nuclear capacity, with the first commissioning expected in 2032 or 2033, a...

Donald Tusk elected Polish PM by parliament

Donald Tusk elected Polish PM by parliament

WARSAW, Dec 12: Donald Tusk was elected as Poland's prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Monday evening, following the outgoing government's failure to secure a vote of confidence. ...
WHO calls for urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza

WHO calls for urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza

GENEVA, Dec 11: The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board adopted a resolution on Sunday, urging for prompt and unobstructed humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip. A ...
Javier Milei sworn in as Argentine president

Javier Milei sworn in as Argentine president

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 11: Javier Milei was sworn in as Argentine president on Sunday. Milei took the oath before the parliament, as was shown by a live-broadcast of the...
Iran expels 13,204 'illegal' Afghan migrants

Iran expels 13,204 'illegal' Afghan migrants

KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec 10: The commander of border security in Iran's Khorasan Razavi, Majid Shojai, said 13,204 "illegal" Afghan migrants have been expelled from Iran, Khaama Press reported. ...
Nearly 200 Rohingya stranded on Indonesia beach

Nearly 200 Rohingya stranded on Indonesia beach

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 10: Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, were stranded on a beach in western Indonesia Sunday after local authorities said they would not accept the...
Lao PM expects enhanced cooperation with China

Lao PM expects enhanced cooperation with China

VIENTIANE, Dec 8: Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone said here on Thursday that Laos attaches great importance to the development of news, culture and tourism, and hopes to strengthen cooperation...
17 people killed in Philippines bus crash

17 people killed in Philippines bus crash

MANILA, Dec 6: Seventeen people died and 11 were injured when a passenger bus careered off a road on a "killer curve" and plunged down a mountain in the central Philippines,...