International

Brazil’s Queiroz wins men’s canoe single 1,000m at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO: AUGUST 7 – Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos of Brazil won the men’s canoe...

Three arrested for suspected arson as wildfires rage in Greece

ATHENS: AUGUST 7 – Greek authorities said on Friday that three people have been...

Firefighters battle against wildfire in Lassen National Forest, Northern California [Photos]

CALIFORNIA: AUGUST 7 – Smoke rises from a wildfire dubbed Dixie Fire in Lassen...

1 killed in firing near vehicle of Pakistan’s Punjab chief minister

ISLAMABAD: AUGUST 7 – A man was killed in firing near the vehicle of...

Lebanese army says Israel fires 40 artillery shells into southern Lebanon

BEIRUT: AUGUST 6 – Israel fired 40 artillery shells into southern Lebanon after Lebanon...

Johnson & Johnson applies for approval of single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India

NEW DELHI: AUGUST 6 – American pharma conglomerate — Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has...

Cuba claims third boxing gold at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO: AUGUST 6 – Cuban boxer Julio La Cruz defeated Muslim Gadzhimagomedov of the...

Senior government official killed by armed men in Kabul

KABUL: AUGUST 6 – A senior Afghan government official, Dawa Khan Menapal was shot...

Bicycle bomb claims 1 life, injures 12 in Afghanistan’s northern Mazar-i-Sharif city

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN: AUGUST 6 – One person lost his life and 12 others sustained...

6 killed in sightseeing plane crash in U.S. Alaska

SAN FRANCISCO: AUGUST 6 – A sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in the U.S. state...