Astronauts splash-land on Earth in SpaceX capsule
FLORIDA – Four astronauts have returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), in what was the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA)...
Turkey arrests hundred for ‘illegal’ protests
ISTANBUL – Police have arrested more than 200 people for holding unauthorized protests on May Day.
The protesters here were caught breaching restrictions imposed to...
Australia to spend $1.3B on childcare
CANBERRA – Australia's conservative government will increase childcare subsidies, an official said on Sunday, in a pre-budget announcement that pledges 1.7 billion Australian dollars...
Tons of dead fish scatter on polluted Lebanese lake
BEIRUT – Tons of dead fish washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon's Litani river, engulfing a nearby village in a...
Zulu queen dies a month after taking throne
CAPE TOWN – The Zulu royal family in South Africa announced the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu just a month...
Minnesota man fined for police station arson
MINNEAPOLIS – A man from Minnesota has been ordered to pay $12 million for setting a police station here on fire during a riot...
India’s COVID-19 cases reach 18M
NEW DELHI – India's total coronavirus disease 2019 cases passed 18 million on Thursday as gravediggers worked around the clock burying victims and rows...
China launches key module of space station planned for 2022
BEIJING – China launched an unmanned module on Thursday containing what will become living quarters for three crews on a permanent space station it...
‘World’s glaciers melting at faster pace’
ONTARIO – The world's glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate, a study said.
A French-led team assessed the behavior of nearly all documented ice...
US Navy fires warning shots vs Iranian boats
DUBAI – An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the international...