Six rockets hit Iraqi base hosting US contractors
BAGHDAD, Iraq: Six rockets were fired towards Iraq’s Balad air base north of Baghdad, lightly wounding a foreign contractor working for a US company. Three...
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Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage
WASHINGTON DC, USA: Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying “we no longer believe we can grow together...
India records over 20 million cases amid oxygen shortage
NEW DELHI, India: India has recorded more than 20 million Covid infections, but the government claimed that cases are “slowing down”. The country added more...
3,417 more die as Covid cases in India soar to 20 million
NEW DELHI, India: India has reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall caseload to just shy of...
93 cops injured, 354 protesters arrested amid violence on May Day in Berlin
BERLIN, Germany: At least 93 police officers were injured and 354 people arrested in Berlin during Labor Day protests on Saturday. Berlin city official Andreas...
11 Europe-bound refugees drown off Libya coast
ZAWIYA, Libya: At least 11 people drowned when a rubber dinghy carrying two dozen Europe-bound refugees capsized off Libya, the UN migration agency said. The...
Turkey records 340 deaths amid surge in Covid-19 infections
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey has recorded 25,980 new Covid-19 infections and 340 deaths Sunday, the Health Ministry data showed. Despite a widespread vaccination campaign, the country...
US to restrict travel from India to curb Covid-19 spread
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The United States plans to restrict travel from India starting from May 4, the White House said on Friday, citing a devastating...
Madagascar on brink of famine as people forced to eat leaves, locusts for survival
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar: People in southern Madagascar have been eating wild leaves and locusts to stave off starvation after consecutive drought and sandstorms ruined harvests, leaving...
Australians returning from Covid-hit India to face jail, heavy fines
CANBERRA, Australia: Australian citizens returning home from India could face up to five years in jail and fines after the government made the journey temporarily...