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Hijacked, sunk, set ablaze: Yemen rebels' Red Sea attacks
Here are the most significant attacks by the Huthis, who say their campaign is aimed at ships linked to Israel and its Western allies the United States and Britain.
10 September 2024, 04:40 AM
Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media
The minimum age for children to log into sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok has not been decided but is expected to be between 14 and 16 years, Albanese said.
10 September 2024, 04:31 AM
Deepfake porn crisis batters South Korea schools
Many of the cases she documented followed the same pattern: schoolboys steal innocuous selfies from private Instagram accounts and create explicit images to share in the chat rooms, specifically to humiliate female classmates -- or even teachers.
10 September 2024, 04:26 AM
Harris's policies to face debate spotlight
The Democratic vice president unveiled a list of policies on her website on the eve of the clash, with Republicans accusing her of "flip-flopping" on key issues.
10 September 2024, 04:19 AM
Iran denies reports of missile transfer to Russia
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander denied reports that Iran was transferring missiles to Russia, Iranian media said on Monday, amid concern in the West that they could be deployed in the war in Ukraine.
9 September 2024, 20:03 PM
UN rights chief voices ‘abhorrence’
The UN rights chief yesterday slammed Afghanistan’s latest laws curtailing women’s rights, decrying the “outrageous” and “unparalleled” repression of half the country’s population.
9 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Vietnam death toll from Yagi jumps to 59
The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi jumped to 59, state media reported yesterday, as business leaders said the storm had been a “disaster” for the country’s vital manufacturing sector.
9 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 59
A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 59 people, a rescue agency said yesterday.
9 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran sent missiles to Russia
The European Union yesterday said its allies had shared “credible” intelligence Iran had supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, a claim rejected by Tehran but not explicitly denied by the Kremlin.
9 September 2024, 18:00 PM
UN rights chief calls on states to challenge Israel over occupation
He cited an opinion released by the UN top court in July that called Israel's occupation illegal and said this situation must be "comprehensively addressed". Israel has rejected the opinion.
9 September 2024, 08:55 AM
Typhoon Yagi leaves dozens dead in Vietnam, pounds infrastructure
Thirty five people have died and 24 are missing, mostly because of landslides and floods triggered by the typhoon, Vietnam's disaster management agency said.
9 September 2024, 06:43 AM
China says to hold military drills with Russia this month
Naval and air forces will take part in the "North-Joint 2024" exercises in the skies and around the Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk, off Russia's coast, China's defence ministry said.
9 September 2024, 06:38 AM
Game over? Venezuelan opposition looks cornered as Maduro digs in
Maduro's disputed win in the July 28 election is challenged not just by the opposition or historic geopolitical rivals such as the United States, but also by leftist allies of Venezuela such as Brazil and Colombia.
9 September 2024, 06:32 AM
Worldwide protests held over Indian trainee medic's rape and murder
The protests started in large and small groups across Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore, before spreading to cities in Europe and the U.S.
9 September 2024, 04:24 AM
Pope lands in East Timor for first papal visit since independence
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao swept the streets with locals to help clean up the city before the pontiff's arrival.
9 September 2024, 04:19 AM
Genitalia from girls mutilated in Ivory Coast sold for magic
A ground down clitoris can sell for up to around $170 (152 euros), the equivalent of what many in Ivory Coast earn in a month.
9 September 2024, 04:10 AM
US stands with Venezuelan opposition candidate who fled to Spain: Blinken
Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia -- who has fled the country to seek asylum in Spain -- "remains the best hope for democracy" in the troubled South American nation, the US secretary of state said on X on Sunday.
9 September 2024, 02:49 AM
48 killed in Nigerian fuel truck explosion
At least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state's disaster management agency said
9 September 2024, 02:49 AM
Building collapse kills 8 in Lucknow
Indian rescuers yesterday pulled out eight bodies from the wreckage of a three-storey building in the city of Lucknow, reports said, with the state minister calling the deaths “heart breaking”.
8 September 2024, 18:00 PM
India records first ‘mpox case’
India yesterday reported that it had put a “suspected mpox case” into isolation, assuring that the world’s most populous nation had “robust measures” in place, the health ministry said in a statement.
8 September 2024, 18:00 PM