Mexican drug lord buried in golden coffin
MEXICO City – Infamous Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho", was buried in a golden casket by his family...
Pakistan defense minister says country in ‘open war’ with neighbour Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's defense minister has said the country is in "open war" with Afghanistan, after Islamabad launched airstrikes on Kabul as part of...
US nationals urged to leave Middle East as conflict spreads
WASHINGTON – The United States has urged its nationals to immediately leave most of the Middle East due to "serious safety risks", as the...
Iran regime still intact; Coming days will show if it can hold out
TEHRAN – The killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in the opening wave of joint United States-Israeli strikes has pushed the Islamic Republic...
World’s first writing may be 40,000 years earlier than thought
BERLIN – The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, surprising archaeologists who...
Rembrandt painting worth millions rediscovered after 65 years
AMSTERDAM – A long-lost painting by Rembrandt has been rediscovered and authenticated by experts, after its whereabouts were unknown for decades.
Rembrandt's “Vision of Zacharias...
Middle East conflict widens; Allies of US in Gulf bear brunt of Iranian attacks...
TEL AVIV – Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have been exchanging fire as the Iran conflict widens, sparked by a joint United States-Israel airstrike...
Mexico hunts 23 inmates sprung from jail during wave of violence
MEXICO City – Police in Mexico are searching a number of inmates sprung from a prison in Puerto Vallarta during a wave of attacks...
UN sanctions paramilitary leaders over Sudan atrocities
KHARTOUM – The United Nations (UN) Security Council has announced new sanctions on four leaders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over atrocities committed...
Russia and Ukraine exchange more than 1,000 soldiers’ bodies
MOSCOW – Russia says it has handed over the remains of 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine and has received the bodies of 35 Russian soldiers...