New barrage of Russian strikes in Ukraine kills at least 11 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the move to provide Ukraine with modern tanks reflected the West’s growing involvement in the conflict. World 27 Jan, 2023
Indian police hunt gang accused of stealing a bridge Police in India were seeking to arrest members of a gang who dismantled a 60-feet-long iron bridge and likely sold it off in parts as scrap metal, officials said on Sunday. World 10 Apr, 2022
Haiti searches for victims of fuel truck blast that killed 60 Haitian authorities on Tuesday searched for victims from a fuel truck explosion in the city of Cap-Haitien that killed at least 60 people, amid reports that nearby residents had attempted to take fuel from the vehicle before it exploded. World 15 Dec, 2021
Israeli police and Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site Israeli police firing tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that threatened to push the contested city toward wider conflict. World 10 May, 2021
Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its total passed 800,000. Inequality concerns are growing as health workers seek better... Women 11 Jul, 2020
China's ban on scrap imports a boon to US recycling plants ALBANY, NEW YORK: The halt on China's imports of wastepaper and plastic that has disrupted US recycling programs has also spurred investment in American plants that process recyclables. US paper mills are expanding capacity to take advantage of a... 19 May, 2019
Seven killed in China plant explosion; second deadly blast this month BEIJING: A plant explosion in China's Jiangsu province has killed seven people, authorities said on Sunday, the second deadly blast in the province this month as Beijing begins a nationwide industrial safety inspection campaign. Sunday's blast... Women 31 Mar, 2019
Life in Kabul's squatter camps highlights challenge for any Afghan peace KABUL: While negotiations between Taliban insurgents and US envoys fuel dreams of peace in Afghanistan, the squatter village of Pul-e Shina highlights the tough realities ahead if the country is to rebuild after years of war. In the shadows of... Women 16 Feb, 2019
Maldives set to pull out of China free trade deal, says senior lawmaker Ex-president signed deal in Beijing in December Head of largest party in ruling alliance says it was a mistake China's exports to Maldives in Jan-Sept total $342 mln Maldives exports to China were just $265,270 in same period Member... Women 20 Nov, 2018
Without school, children of Mosul feared lost to poverty and conflict MOSUL: Ahmed Abdelsattar was 14 when Islamic State swept into Mosul and declared a caliphate in 2014. Fearing he would be indoctrinated and sent to fight by the militants, his parents took him out of school. Three years later, he sells ice... Women 02 May, 2017
Ahead of the peace vote, Colombia's displaced slum dwellers dream of home ALTOS DE FLORIDA: The ramshackle community of Altos de Florida and others slums dotted across the windswept hills on the outskirts of Bogota stretch to the horizon. Here, hundreds of thousands of Colombians, who fled their homes to escape a... Women 27 Sep, 2016
Waste fears as Afghan soldiers cash in on spent ammo Helmand: Zahir Jan, a scrap metal dealer in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, pays about 175 Afghani ($2.55) per kilo of spent cartridge casings and has no trouble finding supplies from poorly paid soldiers and policemen looking for extra... Women 21 Jul, 2016
