International

AFP/APP Manila: Rescue workers on Friday searched for dozens of people feared buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least one person. Dozens of sanitation workers were…

News Desk  Islamabad:  India’s sports governance framework has come under sharp focus after the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) suspended national shooting coach Ankush Bhardwaj over allegations of sexual assault involving a…

AFP/APP London: Oil prices tumbled further Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela would hand over millions of barrels of crude to the United States, adding volatility to markets already rattled by geopolitical…

AFP/APP Paris, France: Deforestation on a small scale can have a disproportionately large impact on the climate, a new study has found, challenging the common perception that only large-scale destruction of tropical rainforests drives…

Xinhua/APP Manila: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Wednesday morning. The earthquakeoccurred…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on Tuesday, the country’s meteorological office said, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued. The tremor was recorded at 10:18 am (0118 GMT) in Shimane…

WAM/APP Abuja: At least 25 people were killed and 14 others went missing after a passenger boat capsized in northern Nigeria’s Yobe state, according to emergency services. The boat was carrying residents returning from a local market,…

AFP/APP Copenhagen: President Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, brushing aside calls by Denmark’s prime minister to stop “threatening” the semi-autonomous territory.…

AFP/APP New York: President Donald Trump’s assertion that the United States is now “in charge” of Venezuela will be underscored on Monday when the country’s deposed leader is brought before a New York court, while his successor signals…

AFP/APP Aden: At least 80 troops from Yemen’s secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) have been killed in fighting and air strikes since Friday, a military official from the group told AFP on Sunday. The official said that at…