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Haiti gang kills at least 110 elderly people in Cite Soleil
All the victims were aged over 60, the rights group said.
9 December 2024, 03:34 AM
South Korea opposition accuse ruling party of 'second coup'
In such a case, power would be handed to the prime minister on an interim basis, until elections could be held
9 December 2024, 03:30 AM
Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby
Taiwan’s defence ministry said yesterday that China had nearly doubled the number of its warships operating around the island in the previous 24 hours, ahead of what security sources expect will be a new round of war games.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Bewildered, elated prisoners pour out
Bewildered and elated prisoners poured out of Syrian jails yesterday, shouting with joy as they emerged from one of the world’s most notorious detention systems and walked to freedom following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Trump calls for immediate Ukraine truce
US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting President Volodymr Zelensky to say that there could be no peace without guarantees.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM
South Korea’s Yoon faces criminal investigation
South Korea’s leadership crisis deepened yesterday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week’s martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defence minister was arrested.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Waiting a long time for this’
Syria’s capital woke up yesterday to chanting, cheering and gunfire in celebration of the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, after rebels said they entered the city and toppled the longtime ruler.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Syria is ours and not Assad family's’
Celebrations across Syria as rebels oust Assad; president ‘flees country’; nations urge stability
8 December 2024, 16:59 PM
Trump says Russia abandoned Syria's Assad, never should have been involved
"Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by (President) Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
8 December 2024, 10:22 AM
World reacts to Assad's ouster in Syria
Following are reactions from around the world to events in Syria
8 December 2024, 09:34 AM
Syrians topple and trample on statues of Assad's father
In the capital Damascus, people cheered as they stood on a toppled statue of former president Hafez al-Assad, in a highly symbolic moment for a country ruled with an iron fist for five decades by his clan.
8 December 2024, 08:53 AM
Syria rebels' lightning offensive: 11 days to the fall of Damascus
The offensive that took the world by surprise
8 December 2024, 07:13 AM
Syrian rebels topple President Assad
Russian foreign minister says Assad left the country
8 December 2024, 06:52 AM
Syria's Bashar al-Assad's quarter century in power
On July 17, 2000, Assad becomes Syria's new head of state, after the death of his father, aged 69, who ruled Syria with an iron grip for 30 years.
8 December 2024, 06:31 AM
Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement
Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that Assad's regime had ended, a Syrian officer who was informed of the move told Reuters.
8 December 2024, 06:23 AM
Timeline of Syria conflict: From protest to war - 2011-24
The timeline shows how the conflict began with peaceful pro-democracy protests, then developed into a multi-sided conflict that sucked in world powers
8 December 2024, 05:02 AM
Syrians stroll through Assad's palaces
Follow our live updates on current situation in Syria
8 December 2024, 04:10 AM
Seeking a new way of life under the sea
There are probably easier ways to set a world record, but Rudiger Koch has found his method 11 meters (36 feet) under the sea.
7 December 2024, 19:39 PM
Nobel laureates urge strong AI regulation
Physics Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis yesterday insisted on a need for strong regulation of artificial intelligence, which played a key role in their awards.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkey, Russia and Iran meet in Doha seeking exit from Syria chaos
Turkey's foreign minister will meet with his Russian and Iranian counterparts in Doha on Saturday to try to find a solution to the renewed fighting in Syria and avoid chaos on its doorstep
7 December 2024, 06:24 AM