Spanish region hit by year’s worth of rain in 8 hours
MADRID – At least 200 people are known to have died after torrential rain caused devastating flash floods in southeastern Spain.
In the town of...
India and China agree to de-escalate border tensions
NEW DELHI – India and China have agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along a disputed Himalayan border which has seen deadly hand-to-hand...
World way off target in tackling climate change – United Nations
GENEVA – Global efforts to tackle climate change are wildly off track, says the United Nations (UN), as new data shows that warming gases...
Iran: Israel attack must not be ‘exaggerated or downplayed’
TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has given a measured response to Israeli strikes on the country, saying the attack should not be...
New wave of mass killings in Sudan alarms UN
KHARTOUM – A senior United Nations (UN) official in Sudan says she is deeply troubled by reports of "atrocious crimes" in the central Gezira...
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...