Japan’s Osaka city crumples under COVID-19 onslaught
OSAKA – Hospitals here are buckling under a huge wave of new coronavirus disease 2019 infections, running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted...
Samoa’s first female PM locked out of parliament
APIA – Samoa's first female prime minister (PM) has been sworn into office in a tent after she was locked out of parliament by...
Hundreds of houses buried by Congo volcano lava
KINSHASA – Residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to destroyed houses after a large volcano erupted.
Mount Nyiragongo turned the sky red...
Congo’s volcano erupts, people flee to safety
KINSHASA – The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an evacuation plan for the eastern city of Goma after a large...
Eyes on peace options as Gaza truce holds
TEL AVIV – As Gaza and Israel emerge from 11 days of conflict, mediators are seeking to cement the truce and prevent more violence...
Argentina starts new lockdown as cases soar
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina has begun a new nine-day lockdown amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases and a slow vaccine rollout.
President Alberto Fernández said...
Inmates beheaded in Guatemala prison fight
GUATEMALA City – At least seven prisoners were killed during a fight between rival gangs in a jail in Quetzaltenango, according to the police.
Most...
Putin to would-be aggressors: Will knock their teeth out
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged that some of Russia’s foreign foes dream about biting off pieces of the country’s vast territory.
During a...
Biden signs law to tackle anti-Asian ‘hate crimes’
WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden signed a law that aims to address a rising number of anti-Asian attacks. What's behind the hatred?
An...
22 die after barge sinks off India coast
NEW DELHI – Twenty-two bodies have been recovered off the coast of Mumbai city where a barge with 261 people on board sank on...