International
11 dead, including 4 children in building collapse in Delhi
KATHMANDU: At least 11 people, including four children, lost their lives after a four-storey...
2 dead, 9 injured after car rams into crowd in central Philippines
MANILA: Two people were killed and nine others injured after a speeding car plowed...
Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners including some political detainees
BANGKOK: The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to...
Knife-wielding man shot dead by police in Melbourne’s west
SYDNEY: A man has been shot dead by police in Melbourne’s western suburbs after...
UN nuclear chief in Tehran ahead of fresh Iran-US talks
TEHRAN: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi met the head of Iran’s atomic energy...
Over 5,500 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan, Iran in single day
KABUL: A total of 1,072 Afghan families with 5,671 people returned to their homeland...
Myanmar junta says to free nearly 5,000 prisoners in amnesty
YANGON: Myanmar’s military government said Thursday it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an...
Gaza rescuers say 25 killed in Israeli strikes on displaced people
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported on Thursday that a wave...
Australia’s unemployment rises to 4.1 pct in March
CANBERRA: Australia’s unemployment rate rose slightly in March, according to official figures published on...
Israel says 30 percent of Gaza turned into buffer zone
JERUSALEM: Israel announced Wednesday it had converted 30 percent of Gaza into a buffer...