Driver arrested after 7, including migrants, killed in Brownsville, Texas

Washington [US], May 8: At least seven pedestrians were killed and several others injured on Sunday when an SUV mowed down people near a homeless...

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Wagner group appears to U-turn on Bakhmut...

Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia's Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been...

Migrants stranded on Chile-Peru border repatriated to Venezuela

Vallenar [Chile], May 8: Chile's government said that 115 Venezuelan migrants who had been stranded on the border with Peru were repatriated to Venezuela on...

Russia steps up fight for Bakhmut, hopes to capture it soon, says...

Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut hoping to take it by Tuesday, Ukraine's top general in charge of the defence of...

More than 1,600 evacuated from areas near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Moscow [Russia], May 8: Some 1,679 people, including 660 children, have been evacuated from areas near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, a Moscow-installed official said.

Texas mall shooting prompts Biden to renew call for gun control

Dallas (Texas) [US], May 8: U.S. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass gun control bills in the wake of yet another mass...

Prince William invokes Queen Elizabeth in tribute to King Charles

London [UK], May 8: The late Queen Elizabeth would be "very proud" of King Charles on his coronation, his son William said on Sunday as...

Sanism, racism make U.S. black man blamed for his own death: Truthout

New York [US], May 7: Anti-Black racism and the society's dehumanizing attitude toward people seen by others as "mentally ill" are on full display in...

Lula urges industrialized nations to finance environmental preservation

Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 7: Industrialized nations should compensate less industrialized countries for their efforts to preserve the environment, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da...

Kenya hosts Kungfu tournament amid growing popularity of sport

Nairobi [Kenya], May 7: Kenya on Saturday hosted a Kungfu tournament in the central Kenyan town of Kiambu located on the outskirts of capital Nairobi.

Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot system

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 7: Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defence systems,...

German Catholics see handling of abuse by Church as far from complete

Munich [Germany], May 7: The Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) believes that the process of coming to terms with the abuse scandal in the...

Biden, pressed about age, says he has a 'hell of a lot...

Washington [US], May 7: US President Joe Biden has dismissed doubts that he is not fit for another term because of his age in his...

British police criticised for 'incredibly alarming' arrests before coronation

London [UK], May 7: British police have been heavily criticised over the "incredibly alarming" arrests of Republican protesters ahead of the King's coronation. Campaign groups...

Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts

Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], May 7: Sudan's warring parties have met for direct talks in Saudi Arabia as mediators pressed for an end to a conflict...

Afghan foreign minister woos neighbors on rare visit abroad

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7: The foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taleban government, which is not recognised by any other nation, held talks Saturday with his counterparts...

Eight killed in Serbia's second mass shooting

Belgrade [Serbia], May 7: Serbian police said Friday they had arrested a man suspected of killing eight people and injuring at least 14 others in...

Philippines police rescues over 1,000 trafficking victims

Manila [Philippines], May 7: Philippine authorities have rescued over a thousand people from several Asian nations who were trafficked into the country, held captive and...

Billionaire Warren Buffet advises the US government on the banking crisis

Washington [US], May 7: AFP news agency on May 7 quoted billionaire Warren Buffett as saying that the message from the US government regarding the...

Fire and floods across western Canada force evacuations

Ottawa [Canada], May 7: A week of record hot weather in western Canada has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

At least 9 people shot at Texas mall, shooter killed by police

Texas [US], May 7: A gunman shot and wounded at least nine people and killed an as yet unknown number of others at a busy...

Indian PM Modi congratulates King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their...

New Delhi [India], May 7: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation.

Charles III crowned King at UK's first coronation in 70 years

London [UK], May 7: Charles III was on Saturday crowned monarch of the United Kingdom (UK) and 14 other Commonwealth realms in the UK's first...

SadyrZhaparov to visit India in July to attend SCO Summit

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], May 7: President of Kyrgyzstan SadyrZhaparov will visit India to attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). This became known during...

Putin congratulates Zhaparov and people of Kyrgyzstan on 78th anniversary of Victory...

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], May 7: Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the President of the Kyrgyz Republic SadyrZhaparov and the people of Kyrgyzstan on the 78th anniversary...

Lebanon to build 11 solar power plants as electricity crisis lingers

Beirut[Lebanon], May 6: Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad on Friday signed contracts with 11 private sector companies to build solar power plants with a capacity...

Brazil urges people to continue COVID-19 vaccination

Brasilia [Brazil], May 6: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday urged people to continue to get COVID-19 vaccines, though the World Health...