International

China’s rocket carrying first crew to new space station lifts off

BEIJING: JUNE 17 – China launched a spacecraft on Thursday carrying three astronauts to...

Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire

JERUSALEM: JUNE 16 – Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant...

11 killed in mine accident in Shaanxi, China

TAIYUAN: JUNE 16 – At least 11 workers have been killed in floodwaters at...

6.1 Magnitude Earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA: JUNE 16 – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s remote...

China set to send first crew to new space station Thursday

CHINA: JUNE 16 – China is set to send the first three crew members...

Meeting of the Prime Minister of Australia with Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain

LONDON: JUNE 15 – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has held a face-to-face meeting with...

House fire kills 6 in central Vietnam

VIETNAM: JUNE 15 – A house fire in central Vietnam’s Nghe An province killed...

China rejects NATO claims of ‘systemic challenges’, justifies its military modernization

KATHMANDU: JUNE 15 – China on Monday rejected NATO’s statement branding Beijing of presenting...

Gunmen kill 10 in central Nigeria: police

KATHMANDU: JUNE 15 – Nigerian police on Monday confirmed 10 people were killed at...

33,000 children in Ethiopia’s Tigray region face imminent death: UNICEF chief

KATHMANDU: JUNE 15 – At least 33,000 severely malnourished children in Ethiopia’s battle-scarred Tigray...