Category: Rest of World News
Dubai: Dubai-bound aircraft catches fire in one of its engines after taking off from Nepal
KATHMANDU: A Fly Dubai aircraft with nearly 150 people on board on Monday reported fire in one of its engines soon after taking off from…
Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case climbs to 73
MALINDI: The death toll in a case involving a Kenyan cult that practiced starvation climbed to 73 Monday, police sources told AFP as investigators unearthed…
Sudan: South Sudan receives about 10,000 refugees fleeing Sudan fighting
JUBA: Around 10,000 refugees have entered South Sudan from Sudan in recent days fleeing fighting between the army and paramilitary forces, officials in South Sudan’s…
Tunisian coast guard retrieves 31 bodies of migrants from sea
TUNIS: The Tunisian coast guard said on Monday it had recovered 31 bodies of African migrants who drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to…
Burkina Faso: 60 people killed by men in military uniforms in Burkina Faso
DAKAR: At least 60 people were killed by men in military uniforms in northern Burkina Faso, authorities said. The killings took place in the area…
Putin: Kremlin: Putin to decide whether to attend BRICS meeting in South Africa closer to time
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin would decide whether to attend a BRICS conference in South Africa in August closer to…
Australia: Australia plans major overhaul of defenses as China rises
CANBERRA: Australia needs to spend more money on defense, make its own munitions and develop the ability to strike longer-range targets as China’s military buildup…
Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting
KHARTOUM: As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens from Sudan, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos amid…
Myanmar: Ex-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on surprise Myanmar trip
BANGKOK: Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is on a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of elder statesmen that engages in…
Oromo: Ethiopia announces talks with Oromo rebel group
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his government had opened dialogue with a rebel group active in the Oromia region, the country’s largest…