International
1,200 protesters detained as Brazilian police regain control of gov’t buildings
BRASILIA: Brazilian authorities have arrested at least 1,200 supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro...
2 dead following cholera outbreak in Burundi’s Bujumbura province: health official
BUJUMBURA: Two persons have died of cholera following an outbreak of the epidemic in...
5.6-magnitude quake hits western Indonesia
JAKARTA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted off Indonesia’s East Java province...
Biden in Mexico for talks on migrants, drugs
MEXICO CITY: A regional migration and drug smuggling crisis is expected to dominate talks...
4 killed in building collapse in Upper Egypt
CAIRO: At least four people were killed in the collapse of a five-story building...
How the Brazilian riot was stoked by Trump’s election-denying allies
KATHMANDU: The scenes in Brasilia looked eerily similar to events at the US Capitol...
Sri Lanka’s anti-government protests have gone silent – for now
KATHMANDU: Long gone are the throngs of protesters who occupied an area around the...
Dense fog hampers air, rail, road traffic in Indian capital
NEW DELHI: Air, rail and road traffic was affected in New Delhi and surrounding...
31 taken hostage after train station attack in south Nigeria
LAGOS: Thirty-one passengers were taken hostage after gunmen attacked a train station in south...
Iranian man held in Germany over suspected chemical attack
KATHMANDU: A 32-year-old Iranian man has been arrested in Germany for allegedly plotting an...