India,Pakistan gird for storm
NEW DELHI – More than 150,000 people in India and Pakistan have been evacuated from the path of a fierce cyclone a day before...
‘Dead’ Ecuadorean woman found breathing in coffin
QUITO – Mourners at the funeral of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive.
Bella Montoya, 76, was declared dead...
World court asked to rule on Syria torture claims
THE HAGUE – The Netherlands and Canada have submitted a case against Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations of torture.
Their...
Twitter to be ‘most accurate’ real-time info source?
CALIFORNIA – The new boss of social media firm Twitter, Linda Yaccarino, has outlined her plans for "Twitter 2.0.", after taking over from Elon...
Australia bans Nazi symbols
CANBERRA – Australia has announced it will introduce a national ban on Nazi symbols, in an effort to crack down on far-right groups.
Public displays...
Iran women defy hijab law
TEHRAN – Women in Iran are defying fresh attempts by authorities to use technology to enforce the compulsory dress code that has been a...
Kyiv liberates three villages from Russia
KYIV – Ukraine says it has liberated three villages in the south-east of the country in the first victories of its much-anticipated counter-offensive.
Footage...
More than 100 million people in India diabetic
NEW DELHI – A new study published in Lancet estimates that 101 million people in India – 11.4% of the country’s population – are...
Ukraine counter-offensive has begun – Zelensky
KYIV – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started.
“Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking...
Notorious Unabomber found dead in US prison cell
WASHINGTON – Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, has been found dead in his prison cell, federal officials confirmed to the BBC.
Kaczynski, 81,...