India logs 349,961 COVID cases in a day
NEW DELHI – India on Sunday reported a record daily rise of 349,691 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, taking its overall tally to...
COVID-19 reaches world’s tallest peak
KATHMANDU – At least one climber on Mount Everest tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), weeks after the world's tallest peak reopened to...
NASA, SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to space station
FLORIDA – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station...
US joins race to find Indonesia’s submarine
WASHINGTON – The United States (US) military is sending airborne assistance to aid Indonesia's search for a missing submarine with 53 crew.
Indonesian authorities estimated...
Employee accused of skipping work for 15 years
ROME – A hospital employee in Italy has been accused of skipping work on full pay for 15 years, a local media reported.
The man...
India records world’s biggest single-day rise in COVID cases
NEW DELHI – India recorded the world's highest daily tally of 314,835 coronavirus disease 2019 infections on Thursday.
The total cases are now at 15.93...
Spanish man tried for ‘killing, eating’ his mother
MADRID – A man has gone on trial in Spain for allegedly killing his mother, cutting up her body and eating her remains.
Alberto Sánchez...
Reigning Mrs. World resigns
LAS VEGAS – The reigning Mrs. World, Caroline Jurie, has resigned her title, weeks after she was involved in a controversy at the Mrs....
South Korea scraps ‘comfort women’ lawsuit
SEOUL – A South Korean court upheld Japan's state immunity to dismiss a lawsuit raised by a group of women who were forced to...
Middle East states among world’s ‘top executioners’
RIYADH – Four of the world's five top executioners in 2020 were Middle East states, Amnesty International said.
Iran, Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia accounted...