Malaysia's Mahathir out as former interior minister is named PM The decision leaves out Mahathir and Anwar They had just reformed their alliance Former ruling party UMNO backed Muhyiddin KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad lost out in the battle to become prime minister on Saturday as... Women 29 Feb, 2020
Egypt holds funeral for former president Mubarak CAIRO: Egypt held a military funeral in Cairo on Wednesday to bury its former president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years until he was ousted in a 2011 popular uprising against corruption. Horses drew Mubarak's coffin draped in the Egyptian flag... Women 26 Feb, 2020
Hurricane Lorena skirts east coast of Mexico's Baja CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO: Hurricane Lorena skirted along the east coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula late Friday, prompting new warnings and watches for coastal areas but apparently sparing a direct hit on the resort-studded twin cities of Los... Women 21 Sep, 2019
Now British PM, brash Boris Johnson faces Brexit conundrum LONDON: Boris Johnson took over as Britain’s prime minister Wednesday, vowing to break the impasse that defeated his predecessor by leading the country out of the European Union and silencing “the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters” who... Women 25 Jul, 2019
Oregon ocean tragedy underscores need for greater awareness SALEM: One moment, Jayson Thomas was on the Oregon beach with his 3-year-old son. The next, they were gone, swept away by a "sneaker wave" as his wife looked on. These were but the latest deaths caused by sneaker waves. A leading expert says... Art & Culture 18 Jan, 2017
US air strikes pound Libya's Sirte to oust Islamic State militants US aircraft hit Islamic State targets with more 30 strikes over the last three days on the Libyan city of Sirte as pro-government forces push into its last militant-held districts, the US military said on Monday. Libyan forces are close to... Women 18 Oct, 2016
South African athletes rescue men at sea, then finish race JOHANNESBURG: A referee and two athletes participating in a South African triathlon dived into the ocean to rescue two stricken men who were being swept out to sea. After pushing the men to shore, the athletes finished the grueling race a little later... Women 28 Jan, 2016
Typhoon weakens over southeast China after 20 dead, missing BEIJING: A typhoon that lashed Taiwan dumped heavy rain and winds on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, leaving 20 people dead or missing, collapsing homes and trees and cutting power to more than a million homes. Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in... Women 09 Aug, 2015
Typhoon churns towards China after killing five in Taiwan Shanghai, August 8 Typhoon Soudelor moved towards China today, weaker but still packing a punch, after killing at least five people and leaving a trail of destruction in Taiwan. The typhoon ripped up trees and triggered landslides in Taiwan,... Women 09 Aug, 2015
Quake triggers tsunami in Samoas PAGO PAGO: A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa early Tuesday, flattening villages, killing dozens of people and leaving several workers missing at devastated National Park... Women 30 Sep, 2009
Taliban in turmoil after shootout ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Taliban appeared in turmoil after reports of a deadly shootout between contenders to replace the shadowy movement's leader, who is believed to have been killed in a US drone attack. Intelligence officials said Friday that... Women 10 Aug, 2009
Pak Taliban in disarray ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Taliban appears in turmoil after reports of a deadly shootout between contenders to replace the shadowy movement's leader, believed to have been killed in a US drone attack. Intelligence officials said Friday Baitullah Mehsud,... Women 09 Aug, 2009
