INTERNATIONAL: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a former president of Mali who came to power on the promise of honest leadership but was ousted in a coup in 2020 amid allegations of corruption, has died on Sunday…
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INTERNATIONAL: A spokeman for Ukranian security service Artem Dehtyarenko has announced that on the night of January 14, a cyberattack was committed against some government websites, including the foreign…
INTERNATIONAL: Violent unrest in Kazakhstan has left 225 people dead, authorities have announced on Saturday, representing a dramatic increase over previous tolls.
INTERNATIONAL: The shores of several Peruvian cities were flooded with sea water after a tsunami was triggered by a massive volcanic eruption off Tonga on Saturday, 15 January.
INTERNATIONAL: On 17 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,726,622 Covid-19 cases, this includes 310,173 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: On 15 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,592,059 Covid-19 cases, this includes 309,728 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Japan's chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno has announced on Friday, after North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles, it launched a serious issue for the international community,…
INTERNATIONAL: Hong Kong will suspend for a month transit flights from around 150 countries and territories considered high risk because of the coronavirus, deepening the global financial hub's isolation.
INTERNATIONAL: Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned on Thursday that the world is “in a race against time to help the Afghan…
INTERNATIONAL: Russian snipers take part in the military exercises in the Rostov region near Ukraine border on Thursday, 13 january.
INTERNATIONAL: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that Washington's rejection of Moscow's key security demands were leading talks to a dead end.
INTERNATIONAL: The highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant causes less severe disease than the Delta strain but it remains a "dangerous virus", particularly for those who are unvaccinated, the head…
INTERNATIONAL: Firefighters worked to put out a massive fire that quickly spread across a commercial building in Adelanto, California, on Wednesday afternoon, which resulted in two people being arrested…
INTERNATIONAL: Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has warned Europe is closer to war than it has been at any time in the last 30 years, on Thursday at the launch of his country's year-long chairmanship…
INTERNATIONAL: Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens held the first public viewing on Wednesday of twin giant panda cubs "Lei Lei" and "Xiao Xiao" who were born in June last year.
INTERNATIONAL: On 14 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,524,794 Covid-19 cases, this includes 309,433 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: The Biden administration on Wednesday has slapped sanctions on five North Korean officials in its first response to Pyongyang's latest ballistic missile test and later announced it will…
INTERNATIONAL: Myanmar's senior military leade, General Min Aung Hlaing has removed the head of the air force, local media and four sources close to the armed forces have announced, replacing one of the…
INTERNATIONAL: Londoners have called for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to apologize on Wednesday after revelations of a "bring your own booze" party at Downing Street during a Covid-19 lockdown.
INTERNATIONAL: The new government of Kazakhstan took office after being sworn in on Wednesday. The first meeting of the new government was presided over by the country's new Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov,…
INTERNATIONAL: U.S. judge has rejected a bid by Britain’s Prince Andrew to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was 17 and being trafficked by…
INTERNATIONAL: The differences between Russia and NATO over Ukraine will be difficult to bridge, the head of the Atlantic alliance, Jens Stoltenber has said on Wednesday, after four hours of talks where…
INTERNATIONAL: A large explosion on a road leading to the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday, killed at least eight people, and injured nine others, as reported by health…
INTERNATIONAL: On 13 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,459,688 Covid-19 cases, this includes 309,105 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Spain recorded its highest number of coronavirus-related deaths since March with 247 in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.
INTERNATIONAL: The Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged Chinese people to remain calm on Tuesday, after South Korea's military reported that North Korea appeared to have test fired another ballistic missile…
INTERNATIONAL: Firefighters battle a blazing forest fire inferno in Paraguay that started early on Tuesday, 11 January. After eight hours, fire brigades in Paraguay have managed to control the huge fire…
INTERNATIONAL: The United Nations and its partners have launched the "biggest ever appeal" for humanitarian aid for Afghanistan worth $4.4 billion on Tuesday, to prevent the country from sinking into…
INTERNATIONAL: Russia has said on Tuesday that there is no reason to be optimistic after the first round of talks with the United States on the Ukraine crisis and the demands for security guarantees from…
INTERNATIONAL: The World Health Organization’s top Europe official has announced on Tuesday that more than half of the European population are expected to be infected with the Covid-19 Omicron variant…
INTERNATIONAL: On 12 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,385,190 Covid-19 cases, this includes 308,740 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: The 65-year-old Italian had been seriously ill in hospital for more than two weeks due to a dysfunction of his immune system.
INTERNATIONAL: An American man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days later the patient is doing well, his doctors…
INTERNATIONAL: European Parliament President David Sassoli, an Italian socialist and former journalist has died on Tuesday in hospital in Italy, his spokesperson and office has announced. He is 65 years…
INTERNATIONAL: The fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur have been found in England's Midlands, the largest and most complete of its kind discovered in the UK, according to a news release issued by Anglian…
INTERNATIONAL: Trapped in vehicles, 22 tourists freeze to death after heavy snowfall in Pakistan's Murree, Northern Pakistan,where thousands have flocked to enjoy the snow.
INTERNATIONAL: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Washington was seeking clarification from Kazakhstan officials on why they needed to call in Russian-led security forces to resolve domestic…
INTERNATIONAL: A mandatory order would not be the most efficient way to encourage those not vaccinated against COVID-19 to get the shot, France government spokesman Gabriel Attal has said on Sunday.
INTERNATIONAL: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) foreign ministers have said on Friday they remained united against any possible Russian military action…
INTERNATIONAL: On 11 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,327,440 Covid-19 cases, this includes 308,198 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: A new strain of the Covid-19 virus, a combined mutation of the delta and omicron variants, was found in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, Professor of Biological Sciences at the…
INTERNATIONAL: Running cars are common to see around the world, but a group of running ostriches is much more of a rare sight. In Chongzuo of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, over 80 captive…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen has paid a two-day official visit to the Union of Myanmar on January 7 to 8, at the invitation of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. It was the first official visit to…
INTERNATIONAL: A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail on several charges, including the possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, on Monday,…
INTERNATIONAL: A Russian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has arrived in Geneva for security talks with the U.S., Russia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed on Sunday, 9 January.
INTERNATIONAL: As heavy rains and rising temperatures in the Pacific Northwest caused rivers to swell and lowlands to flood, a University of Washington climate scientist has warned that people need to…
INTERNATIONAL: Ten people died in the dramatic collapse of a canyon rock face on Furnas lake on top of leisure motor boats visiting a waterfall in southeastern Brazil, rescuers said on Sunday.Another…
INTERNATIONAL: A number of "strategic facilities" in Kazakhstan are under the guard of a Russia-led military alliance invited to restore order, the presidential office has announced on Sunday, amid the…
INTERNATIONAL: On 10 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,267,756 Covid-19 cases, this includes 307,793 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar on Friday, 7 January, was the first by a foreign leader since the military takeover last year which plunged Myanmar into turmoil.
INTERNATIONAL: ASEAN’s five-point unanimous agreement on Myanmar calls for an end to the violence. The establishment of a multilateral dialogue, the coordination of ASEAN special envoys, the provision…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korea has fired a hypersonic missile this week that successfully hit a target, it has announced on Thursday, January 6, its second such test as the country pursues new military capabilities…
INTERNATIONAL: Taiwan air force jets have screamed into the sky on Wednesday, January 5 in a drill simulating a war scenario, showing its combat readiness amid heightened military tensions with China,…
INTERNATIONAL: A Security Cooperation Treaty has been signed by Australia and Japan to beef up defense and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday, January 6, in the latest move to strengthen…
INTERNATIONAL: A "supersonic" rise in French COVID-19 cases is set to continue in the coming days and there are no signs of the trend reversing, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal has announced…
INTERNATIONAL: French President Emmanuel Macron has said on Tuesday that he wanted to "piss off" the non-vaccinated, in a slangy, cutting remark that prompted howls of condemnation from opposition rivals…
INTERNATIONAL: COVID-19 vaccines produced by China's Sinopharm and Sinovac can offer protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death related to the Omicron variant, a World Health Organization…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, 5 January, authorities in Japan and South Korea have have confirmed, underscoring leader Kim Jong Un's…
INTERNATIONAL: On 6 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,036,695 Covid-19 cases, this includes 306,273 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed in an early morning fire on Wednesday, 5 January in a Philadelphia apartment building after smoke detectors has failed to go off,…
INTERNATIONAL: A New York prosecutor will not pursue a misdemeanor sex crime charge against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, saying he could not prove the elements of a crime beyond a reasonable…
INTERNATIONAL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not need surgery after being hospitalized for an intestinal obstruction that has now been cleared, his medical team has said in a note on Tuesday.
INTERNATIONAL: Despite being born just 15 minutes apart, twins Aylin, pronounced EYE-leen and Alfredo Trujillo have completely different birthdays, with each baby arriving in the world on a different…
INTERNATIONAL: A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday (January 4), citing preliminary…
INTERNATIONAL: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has called for solidarity beyond all political disputes for a successful Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in…
INTERNATIONAL: Deforestation last year rose to the highest level since 2015 in Brazil's Cerrado, prompting scientists on Monday, January 3 to raise alarm over the state of the world's most species-rich…
INTERNATIONAL: Two Israel Defense Forces pilots have died on Monday night when their military helicopter crashed off the coast of northern Israel.
INTERNATIONAL: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Tuesday have exchanged congratulations on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
INTERNATIONAL: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said on Tuesday, 4 January that she could not accept suggestions that press freedom in the city faces "extinction", just days after police raided an online…
INTERNATIONAL: Warner Music Group's publishing unit has bought late British rock star David Bowie's entire catalog spanning six decades, including hits such as "Heroes" and "Let's Dance," for whooping…
INTERNATIONAL: The German operator of a cruise ship that has been stuck in Lisbon's port due to an outbreak of the coronavirus among its crew has pulled the plug on the voyage on Sunday after some passengers…
INTERNATIONAL: Taiwan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday evening, causing water outages in some areas. The quake, which local weather authorities have said measured at a magnitude of 6.0, didn't…
INTERNATIONAL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized on Monday with an intestinal blockage and may need to undergo surgery in the latest complication from a 2018 stabbing.
INTERNATIONAL: Apple Company on Monday became the first company to hit a $3 trillion stock market value, before ending the day a hair below that milestone, as investors bet the iPhone maker will keep…
INTERNATIONAL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in has vowed on Monday to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over…
INTERNATIONAL: Iran and the United States have made progress in the latest round of indirect talks on salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran's foreign ministry has announced on Monday, 3 January.
INTERNATIONAL: Bees took the center stage at a Beekeepers protest in front of Chile’s presidential palace in Santiago on Monday,3 January.
INTERNATIONAL: And, finally.... 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, an animal that represents braveness. Not as brave as an adult tiger, but very adorable and hopeful that 2022 could be a great year.Five endangered…