ASEAN calls summit on Myanmar crisis
JAKARTA – Southeast Asian countries will discuss the crisis in Myanmar at a summit here on Saturday.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will not attend...
Israel logs Indian COVID-19 variant
JERUSALEM – Israel has logged eight cases of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variant first identified in India.
An initial seven cases of the Indian...
US senators seek ban on big cats as pets
WASHINGTON – Senators of the United States (US) are proposing to ban private ownership of big cats such as lions and tigers in the...
Wildfire destroys historic buildings
CAPE TOWN – Hundreds of students were forced to evacuate after a wildfire on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain has spread to...
Australia opens travel bubble with New Zealand
WELLINGTON –Tearful reunions filled Auckland airport on Monday as residents from Australia were able to travel freely to New Zealand for the first time...
11 dead, 98 injured in Egypt’s train accident
GIZA – Eleven people were killed and 98 were injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt's Qalioubia province, the health ministry said.
The...
Putin’s critic ‘could die within days’
MOSCOW – Activist Alexei Navalny "will die within the next few days" if not given medical attention, his doctors warned.
His recent blood test indicated...
Nasa chooses SpaceX to build Moon lander
WASHINGTON – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has chosen Elon Musk's company SpaceX to build a lander that will return humans to...
Israel scraps outdoor COVID mask requirement
JERUSALEM – Israel rescinded the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors and fully reopened schools on Sunday.
With almost 54 percent of its 9.3 million...
Denmark hastens reopening as epidemic stabilizes
COPENHAGEN – Denmark on Friday advanced its reopening plan on the back of stable infection rates, allowing indoor serving at restaurants and bars and...