International

8 killed, 7 missing after passenger ship overturns in China’s Guizhou

GUIYANG: SEPT. 19 – Eight people were killed, and seven others remained missing as...

Under-construction bridge collapse: Day after, contractor and project in charge booked

NEW DELHI: SEPT. 19 – A day after a girder span of an under-construction...

Malaysia reports 15,549 new COVID-19 cases, deaths pass 23,000 mark

KUALA LUMPUR: SEPT. 19 – Malaysia reported another 15,549 new COVID-19 infections as of...

Afghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen

KABUL: SEPT. 19 – The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, with...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Former Algerian president dies aged 84

ALGIERS: SEPT. 18 – The former president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died after...

Malaysia reports 17,577 new COVID-19 cases, 388 more deaths

KUALA LUMPUR: SEPT. 18 – Malaysia reported another 17,577 new COVID-19 infections as of...

Pele recovering well after ‘little step back’, says daughter

RIO DE JANEIRO: SEPT. 18 – Pele is recovering well after surgery to remove...

Sri Lanka extends nationwide quarantine curfew till Oct. 1

COLOMBO: SEPT. 17 – Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella Friday said a nationwide...

Let Afghan people independently decide their country’s future: Xi

BEIJING: SEPT. 17 – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged respecting Afghanistan’s sovereignty,...

45 killed as fighting intensifies in central Yemen

ADEN: SEPT. 17 – Fighting has intensified in Yemen’s central province of al-Bayda as...