International

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…

AFP/APP Caracas: After months of threats and pressure tactics, the United States on Saturday bombed Venezuela and toppled authoritarian left-wing leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized and flown to New York to face trial. How did it…

News Desk Caracas: Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Saturday ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of interim president following the detention of President Nicolás Maduro in an early-morning operation by US forces, a…

News Desk New York/Washington/Doral: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was being held in a New York jail on Saturday after US special forces seized him in a pre-dawn operation in Venezuela, an action that has drawn sharp international…

AFP/APP Crans-Montana: Investigators raced on Friday to identify the victims of a fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year’s celebration into one of the country’s worst tragedies. It…