International

Africa faces child surgery crisis as key anaesthesia runs out

NAIROBI: African hospitals face huge new costs as they scramble to replace the main...

South Korea ex-minister gets 25 years for role in martial law disaster: Yonhap

SEOUL: A court sentenced a former South Korean justice minister on Monday to 25...

Rare Philippine school shooting kills three teens

MANILA: At least three teenaged students were killed and five others wounded on Monday...

Moscow airports briefly closed after nearly 60 drones destroyed: authorities

MOSCOW: Russia’s aviation authorities briefly closed Moscow’s four airports on Monday, after a flurry...

Explosion as Qatar restarts gas export terminal hurts 54 and leaves 18 missing

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: An explosion tore through Qatar’s key natural gas export terminal...

Mediator Qatar confirms launch of US-Iran talks in Switzerland

DOHA: Mediating country Qatar on Sunday confirmed the start of talks between the United...

5 killed, 7 injured as vehicle turns turtle in east Afghanistan

KABUL: At least five commuters have been confirmed dead and seven others injured after...

Pakistan PM, military chief leave for Switzerland for talks on implementing U.S.-Iran peace accord

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed...

Bolivia declares state of emergency, deploys military to quell protests

LA PAZ: Bolivia’s president declared a state of emergency on Saturday and deployed soldiers...

1st LD-Writethru: 2 killed in railway tunnel construction accident in northern Thailand

BANGKOK: Two people were killed and at least two others seriously injured when a...