Category: Rest of World News
18-year-old trainee shoots 3 at firing range on Japan base, killing 2
TOKYO: An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base Wednesday, killing two of them, officials said.The…
Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, toll 103
MAIDGURI (NIGERIA): The death toll from an overloaded boat that capsized in a remote part of Nigeria’s north central region has risen to more than…
Philippine volcano’s eruption, which has displaced thousands, can last for months
LEGAZPI: A gentle eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano that has forced nearly 18,000 people to flee to emergency shelters could last for months…
Balochistan: Ghost hospitals in Balochistan illustrate callousness of public health system
PARIS: Baloch Voice Association, an NGO based in Paris, while citing a World Health Organisation (WHO) report have raised concerns about deteriorating health facilities in…
Greece: More than 100 migrants rescued from capsized fishing vessel
ATHENS, GREECE: A large search and rescue operation has been launched off the southern coast of Greece after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants…
Japanese Army Shooting: Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range
TOKYO: Two soldiers were killed and a third wounded when a fellow recruit opened fire at a training range in central Japan on Wednesday, the…
Fumio Kishida may dissolve parliament on same day if no-confidence vote submitted: Report
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may dissolve the country’s lower house of parliament if the opposition submits a no-confidence vote on Friday, and the…
‘Last’ Beatles song to be released this year… thanks to AI: McCartney
LONDON: A “last” Beatles song, featuring the voice of late member John Lennon, will be released this year thanks to the use of artificial intelligence,…
Energy: Adani Group’s wind power project in Sri Lanka to be ready by December 2024: Energy minister
COLOMBO: The renewable energy project to generate 500 MW in Sri Lanka‘s north and eastern regions undertaken by India’s Adani Group will be completed by…
South Africa in the spotlight over terror funding
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has never been touched by Islamist attacks. Its three-decade-old democracy is solid, and its financial system is respected.Yet experts say the continent’s…