Cases of crippling polio, still endemic in Pakistan, surge
ISLAMABAD – Health authorities in Pakistan say they have confirmed six more cases of polio, taking the number of infected children to 39 this...
12th monkey dies in HK zoo amid bacterial outbreak
HONG KONG – A 12 monkey died at a Hong Kong zoo, with tests underway to determine if it succumbed to the same bacterial...
Israeli air strikes on Iran kill four Iranian soldiers
TEL AVIV – Israeli strikes on Iran, in retaliation for Iran's missile attacks earlier this month, have killed four Iranian soldiers, Iran’s army said.
The...
UK, Germany sign ‘landmark’ defense agreement
LONDON – Britain and Germany have signed what the UK government is calling a "landmark defense agreement" aimed at boosting security, investment and jobs.
Under...
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, killed by Israel
GAZA STRIP – Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, has been killed by Israeli soldiers in southern Gaza, Israel has confirmed.
Sinwar had led the...
N. Korea sends troops to fight with Russia – Seoul
SEOUL – The government of South Korea says North Korea's plan to deploy troops to fight with Russia is a "grave security threat".
North Korea...
Russian man rescued after spending 67 days adrift
MOSCOW – A Russian man has been rescued after spending more than two months adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of...
Fire kills 94 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria
ABUJA – A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria killing at least 94 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to...
Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for ex-leader Hasina
DHAKA – A Bangladeshi court has ordered an arrest warrant for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she...
Nearly 100 still missing in N. Carolina after hurricane
WASHINGTON – Ninety-two people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy...