6 Ukrainians killed in Russian shelling

Russian shelling killed six people in the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk, authorities said yesterday, as Moscow’s forces aim to push deeper into the war-battered industrial region.
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Nobel-winning 'God particle' physicist Higgs dies aged 94

Higgs used ground-breaking theoretical work to help explain how the Universe has mass, thus resolving one of the greatest puzzles in physics and earning him a place alongside Albert Einstein and Max Planck in textbooks
10 April 2024, 05:03 AM

4,000 people evacuated

Russia yesterday said it had evacuated 4,000 people in the Orenburg region, in the southern Urals near Kazakhstan, due to flooding after a dam burst.
6 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia extends detention of US-Russian journo

A Russian court yesterday extended until June 5 the pre-trial detention of US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who faces 15 years in prison on charges of spreading “false information,” according to her employer.
1 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Resist ‘logic of weapons’

Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican yesterday, easing growing health fears as he greeted thousands of Catholics.
31 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Dutch hostage drama over, suspect held

A hostage drama in the Netherlands that lasted several hours yesterday ended without bloodshed as all four hostages were freed and police took the suspect into custody.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Peru president’s home raided

Peruvian authorities yesterday raided President Dina Boluarte’s home as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Planting trees in wrong places heats the planet: study

Planting trees in the wrong places can actually contribute to global warming, scientists said yesterday, but a new map identifies the best locations to regrow forests and cool the planet.
26 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Assange wins temporary reprieve

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can continue his fight against extradition to the United States after the High Court in London ruled yesterday he should be allowed to appeal against it unless the US promises he will not face the death penalty.
26 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Concert carnage: Russia casts doubt on IS attack claim

Russia yesterday cast doubt on assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group was responsible for a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow which killed 137 people and injured 182 more.
25 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Moscow terror attack: IS releases new videos as Russia blames Ukraine

Islamic State yesterday released new videos of the attack on the Crocus City concert hall outside Moscow that left 137 people dead, doubling down on its claim that it masterminded the attack even as Russia has sought to place the blame on Ukraine.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Concert Hall Attack: Putin vows retribution

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday vowed to punish those behind a “barbaric terrorist attack” on a Moscow concert hall that killed 133, saying Russia had arrested four gunmen who were trying to flee to Ukraine.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at 82

Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini, a virtuoso of Chopin and Beethoven who enjoyed a decades-long collaboration with La Scala, died yesterday age 82, the Milan opera house announced.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM

40 killed in gun attack at Moscow concert

At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured when five gunmen dressed in camouflage opened fire with automatic weapons at people at a concert in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, in one of the worst such attacks on Russia in years
22 March 2024, 19:33 PM

Gunmen kill 40 at Moscow concert hall

At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured when five gunmen dressed in camouflage opened fire with automatic weapons at people at a concert in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, in one of the worst such attacks on Russia in years.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Global warming to raise food prices, inflation: study

Global warming and heatwaves are expected to further increase food prices and overall inflation across the world in future, according to new research from scientists and the European Central Bank.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Princess Kate announces she has cancer

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said yesterday she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy after tests taken following her major abdominal surgery in January revealed the presence of cancer.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM

UK Tory support sinks to near 18-month low: poll

Support for Britain’s ruling Conservatives has plunged to a level last seen during former leader Liz Truss’s brief premiership, according to a YouGov poll released yesterday.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Junta facing ‘existential threat’: expert

Myanmar’s junta is already facing an “existential threat” but the world could help end its “nightmare” rule with coordinated sanctions, the UN special rapporteur on the country said yesterday.
20 March 2024, 18:00 PM

What are Putin’s top challenges in new six-yr term?

Vladimir Putin has won six more years in the Kremlin with a landslide victory in an election where he faced no serious competition. Looking ahead, he faces important challenges.
18 March 2024, 18:00 PM