Remains of 5 crew, Osprey aircraft found by US, Japanese divers
TOKYO, Japan: This week, the U.S. Air Force said that divers have discovered the wreckage and the remains of five ...
South Korea follows North Korea, launches first spy satellite
VANDENBERG, California: South Korea successfully launched its inaugural military spy satellite, following North Korea's recent claim of deploying its own ...
Twenty-two dead, 1 still missing as Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia: The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Marapi volcano surged to 22 as rescuers discovered additional climbers ...
HRW officials believe Israel is apartheid state
In September, Tamir Pardo, who headed the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 to ...
US Navy says salvaging crashed jet in Hawaii will cost $1.5 million
HONOLULU, Hawaii: U.S. Navy officials say that it would cost some $1.5 million to salvage a P-8A jet plane that ...
Scale of human lives lost in Gazan conflict prompts rare UN move
NEW YORK, New York - In a rare move, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has taken a dramatic constitutional step ...
No casualties reported after Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia
BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia: On December 2, Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, erupted, sending hot ash clouds several miles (kilometers) ...
Philadelphia City Council bans ski masks to control crimes
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: In a measure supporters claimed will increase public safety amid high violent crime rates, Philadelphia City Council passed ...
Migrants in Chicago, other northern US cities struggle to find homes
CHICAGO, Illinois: As winter sets in and with cold weather just around the corner, Chicago is struggling to house hundreds ...
12th century leaning tower in Bologna secured to save it from collapse
BOLOGNA, Italy: Due to fears of a collapse, local officials have secured the area around one of two 12th century ...
Flights, trains cancelled in Bavaria after heavy snowfall
MUNICH, Germany: The heavy snow and icy conditions that hit Bavaria, Germany, canceled flights and long-distance trains out of Munich, ...
North Carolina to add thousands of people to Medicaid rolls this week
RALEIGH, North Carolina: After a decade of discussions and hesitations, North Carolina has expanded Medicaid coverage by offering government-funded health ...
Pentagon secretly providing bombs for Israeli bombardments
The U.S. has supplied Israel with scores of BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs since October 7, the Wall Street Journal has reported, ...
Biden administration says EPA to replace lead water pipes in 10 years
WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration announced a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would require U.S. ...
Cyberattack hits Japan space agency, rocket and satellites unaffected
TOKYO, Japan: Japan's space agency recently fell victim to a cyberattack, but reassuringly, the compromised information did not pertain to ...
Michigan man sentenced to prison term for keeping dead wife in freezer
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan: This week, a judge sentenced a Michigan man who kept his dead wife's body in a freezer ...
US CDC says life expectancy for newborns in 2022 gained a year
ATLANTA, Georgia: After two consecutive years of declines mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, babies born in the U.S. in ...
Three more Israeli troops die in Gaza conflict, death toll hits 400
The number of soldiers in the Israeli army killed in the current Israel-Hamas war has topped 400. Three hundred and ...
Detention extended by Russian court of WSJ's US reporter
MOSCOW, Russia: A Russian court has extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. reporter for the Wall Street Journal, ...
Casualties mount again in Gaza as bombardments gather pace
Israel intensified its deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip Saturday as renewed fighting with Hamas entered a second day following ...
Nikki Haley's 2024 Republican presidential bid endorsed by Koch Group
ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the conservative U.S. political network Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), led by billionaire Charles Koch, ...
Zach Edey should feel at home when No. 4 Purdue faces Alabama
(Photo credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports) Zach Edey gets a true home game when he leads No. 4 Purdue into ...
LAFC, facing Crew, chase second straight MLS Cup title
(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports) When Los Angeles FC travel to oppose the Columbus Crew in the MLS Cup ...
Western aid to Ukraine falls off a cliff German monitor
Fewer donors pledge smaller new packages, with the focus shifting towards weapons, IfW Kiel has saidNew commitments of weapons and ...
Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree to Exchange POWs, Work Toward Peace Treaty
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed Thursday to exchange prisoners of war and work toward signing a peace treaty ...
Senate Approves USAGM Board
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved six people to serve on the board of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, ...
RBI raises India's 2023-24 GDP growth projections after firm Q2 figures; inflation forecast maintained
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 8 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while maintaining the status quo in key policy ...
US State Dept names Indian social activist Nikhil Dey as Intl Anti-Corruption Champion
Washington, DC [US], December 8 (ANI): Indian social activist Nikhil Dey has been named an International Anti-Corruption Champion by the ...
"2 nations are now in his debt": Australian PM commends heroic rescue efforts of Arnold Dix in Uttarakhand tunnel operation
Canberra [Australia], December 8 (ANI): Addressing the Australian Parliament on Friday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lauded the exceptional contributions ...
Vir Das hosts party after his Emmy win, check out who all attended
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 8 (ANI): Comedian Vir Das, who won the prestigious International Emmy Award for Comedy for his ...
"Enough is enough": Canada doubles student visa financial onus to curb frauds
Ottawa [Canada], December 8 (ANI): Canada's Immigration Minister, Marc Miller, announced a substantial increase in the financial criteria for international ...
Ayutthaya and Ayodhya, separated by distance but connected through umbilical cord of Lord Ram
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Ayodhya in India and Ayutthaya in Thailand are separated by about 3,500 kilometres in ...
New York: Indian-American community celebrates Garba's inclusion in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list
By Reena BhardwajTimes Square [New York], December 8 (ANI): The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) NY-NJ-CT-NE along with support from ...
White House calls for full investigation into alleged failed plot to kill Pannun
Washington, DC [US], December 8 (ANI): The White House emphasised the strategic partnership between the United States and India while ...
India poised to be active contributor in AI evolution: PM Modi
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit 2023 will begin on December 12 here ...
"Everyone's entitled to their own opinions": Australia opener David Warner breaks silence on Mitchell Johnson's criticism
Melbourne [Australia], December 8 (ANI): Former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson's criticism of ex-teammate David Warner's retirement intentions has prompted the ...
Ban on women's education cause of distance with public: Taliban
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 8 (ANI): Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has said the main reason people ...
Ethics Panel report on TMC MP Mahua Moitra to be tabled in Lok Sabha, Post Office Bill to be taken for consideration and passage
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): As the Parliament convenes on Day 5 of the ongoing Winter Session on Friday, ...
U.S. draws Uruguay, Panama, Bolivia in Copa America
(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) The United States' opponents in the 2024 Copa America will be Uruguay, Panama and ...
"Does not go far enough": UK immigration minister resigns over controversial Rwanda asylum bill
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): UK's Immigration Minister, Robert Jenrick, has tendered his resignation, expressing dissatisfaction with the government's proposed ...
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Twenty-two dead, 1 still missing as Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia: The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Marapi volcano surged to 22 as rescuers discovered additional climbers ...
Forbes power play: Hasina dropped to 46th in 2023 from 42nd in 2022
DHAKA, Bangladesh - PM Sheikh Hasina is ranked 46th on Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in ...
Raiwind to Karachi: Hunt for Persian-speaking robbers ends with OCU's swift action
LAHORE, Pakistan - According to the Lahore police Organized Crime Unit (OCU), a gang of robbers has been arrested in ...
No casualties reported after Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia
BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia: On December 2, Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, erupted, sending hot ash clouds several miles (kilometers) ...
Borders in turmoil: Junta's warning as coordinated offensives shake Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's junta chief has urged ethnic armed groups fighting the military across the country to find a ...
Prof. Abdul Malik, Bangladesh's pioneer in Cardiology, passes away at 94
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh's father of cardiology, Professor Brigadier (retd) Abdul Malik, who established the first cardiac unit in Bangladesh ...
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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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