Pakistan blames users for slow internet
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has for weeks been experiencing painfully slow internet - but who, or what, is to blame is a matter for debate.
Activists...
Hamas claims Tel Aviv bomb explosion as suicide attack
TEL AVIV – Hamas has claimed it was behind a bomb explosion in Tel Aviv on Sunday night which Israeli authorities say killed the...
Ex-PM’s daughter new Thai leader
BANGKOK – Thailand’s parliament has picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former leader Thaksin, as prime minister.
At 37, she will be...
Yemen flooding leaves at least 57 dead
SANAA – Flooding in Yemen has left at least 57 people dead and thousands displaced, the United Nations (UN) has said.
More than 34,000 families...
UN slams Venezuela repression and lack of transparency
CARACAS – A group of United Nations (UN) experts has said that Venezuela's presidential election lacked "basic transparency and integrity".
The UN panel of experts...
Mpox declared public health emergency in Africa
JOHANNESBURG – Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a public health emergency in Africa by the...
Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning but risk of major jolt still present
TOKYO – Japan has lifted its warning about a potential “megaquake”, one week after it was issued.
The warning told people to be alert but...
Venezuela opposition urges global protest over poll result
CARACAS – Venezuela's opposition coalition has called for protests to be held worldwide on 17 August in support of its claim to have won...
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency.
WHO convened its emergency mpox committee on...
Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution
BANGKOK – A Thai court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who was once jailed.
The Constitutional...