Nigerian breaks chess marathon world record
NEW YORK – Under the beaming lights of New York’s iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the...
Pakistan lightning and unusually heavy rain kill dozens
ISLAMABAD – At least 39 people have been killed in Pakistan after days of unusually heavy rains battered the country’s southwest.
Some of those killed...
Over 50K flee violence-hit Haiti capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Tens of thousands of people have fled the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, to escape a surge in gang violence over the past weeks.
United...
Israel: We’ll respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’
TEL AVIV – Israel is weighing possible responses to Iran’s attack with hundreds of drones and missiles, amid growing calls for restraint to avert...
Chinese cybercrime syndicate busted
LUSAKA – A “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate” has been uncovered in Zambia, leading to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese nationals.
It was...
Myanmar’s capital attacked by drones
NAY PYI TAW – The opposition in Myanmar has claimed a rare mass drone attack on the country’s embattled junta government in the heavily...
Germany faces genocide case over Israel weapon sales
MANAGUA – Nicaragua has asked the United Nations’ (UN) highest court to halt German weapons sales to Israel at the start of a landmark...
Vatican stands firm vs sex change, surrogacy
VATICAN City – The Vatican has reiterated its staunch opposition to sex changes, gender theory, surrogate parenthood, abortion and euthanasia in a text dubbed...
Mexico cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy siege
MEXICO City – Mexico is cutting ties with Ecuador after police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice-President Jorge Glas.
Mexican...
Total solar eclipse amazes N. America
FLORIDA – Across Mexico, the US and Canada, inside a ribbon of land stretching 155 miles wide but more than 4,000 miles long, tens...