International

AFP/APP Manila: A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but according to local authorities, there were no reports of casualties or damage. The quake…

AFP/APP London: A British-Palestinian doctor who worked in Gazan hospitals during the Israel-Hamas conflict hopes that the testimony he has given to UK police will lead to prosecutions for war crimes. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a plastic…

AFP/APP Dhaka: Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power, with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament, election officials said Monday after polls boycotted by the opposition as a "sham.". "The…

AA/APP Istanbul: Heavy snowfall in earthquake-hit areas of Japan hampered the ongoing rescue operation on Monday, as the death toll from the earthquakes rose to 168, local media reported on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency…

AFP/APP Al Duwadimi: Dakar Rally veteran Stephane Peterhansel notched up a record-equalling 50th stage win on Sunday as Spanish rider Carles Falcon was reported in a "serious condition" after crashing in Saudi Arabia. Falcon, who made his…

AFP/APP Cape Canaveral: The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in more than half a century is poised to blast off early Monday, but this time, private industry is leading the charge. A brand new rocket, the United…

AFP/APP Akasaki: The New Year's Day earthquake demolished wooden buildings all across Japan's Noto Peninsula, but thanks to decades-old smart architecture, one small fishing village stood strong. A few roof tiles came loose, but not one…

SPA/APP Riyadh: The Minister of Health, Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel, has received the Guinness World Records certificate after the Diabeter Centre, specialised in treating Type 1 diabetes patients in Al-Ahsa, achieved the record for…

Xinhua/APP Changsha: Central China's Hunan Province recorded an annual average temperature of 18.7 degrees Celsius in 2023, marking the highest since the province began meteorological records in 1910, according to the Hunan Meteorological…

SPA/APP Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted near the West Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, Xinhua quoted the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, at a depth of 10 km, was initially…