UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
AFP, Kathmandu
8 HOUR(s) Climate crisis
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
Reuters, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
AFP, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
Iran attacks US bases in Kuwait, UAE
Agencies
4 September 2026 Middle East
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States

Astronomers find new type of star explosion

Astronomers have detected a previously unknown type of stellar explosion called a micronova involving thermonuclear blasts at the polar regions of a type of burned-out star called a white dwarf after it has siphoned material from a companion star.
22 April 2022

Activists rally against fossil fuels

Climate change campaigners kicked off a wave of protests for Earth Day yesterday, pushing demands such as an immediate halt to European imports of Russian oil and gas and an end to building fossil fuel infrastructure.
22 April 2022

EU eyes deal to tame internet ‘Wild West’

The European Union yesterday homed in on new regulation to require Big Tech to remove harmful online content, the bloc’s latest move to rein in the world’s online giants.
22 April 2022

33 killed as blast hits Afghan mosque

At least 33 people were killed after an explosion struck a mosque in northern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, Taliban spokesman said. The blast
22 April 2022

UK, India to step up trade, defence co-operation

The United Kingdom and India have agreed to step up defence and business cooperation, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicating a bilateral free-trade deal could be wrapped up by October this year.
22 April 2022

EU eyes deal to tame internet ‘Wild West’

The European Union yesterday homed in on new regulation to require Big Tech to remove harmful online content, the bloc’s latest move to rein in
22 April 2022

Israeli riot police storm Jerusalem holy site after stones hurled

Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed.
22 April 2022

Ukraine physical damage at $60 billion so far, World Bank estimates

Physical damage to Ukraine's buildings and infrastructure from Russia's invasion has reached roughly $60 billion and will rise further as the war continues, World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday.
22 April 2022

Six killed in Russian defence research institute fire

Six people were killed on Thursday after a blaze broke out at a defence research institute in the Russian city of Tver about 160 km (100 miles) northwest of Moscow, Russian news agencies quoted local authorities as saying.
22 April 2022

Possible mass graves near Mariupol shown in Satellite images

Satellite images released Thursday showed what appeared to be mass graves near Mariupol, and local officials accused Russia of burying up to 9,000 Ukrainian civilians there in an effort to conceal the slaughter taking place in the siege of the port city.
22 April 2022

Putin claims victory in Ukraine's Mariupol; Biden unveils $800 mn military aid

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war in Ukraine on Thursday, declaring the port city of Mariupol "liberated" after nearly two months of siege.
21 April 2022

False alarm sees US Capitol evacuated

The US Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday after a false alarm saw police tracking an aircraft they said was a “probable threat” -- but
21 April 2022

Australia will not  challenge Assange extradition

Australia will not challenge Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States and has confidence in the British judicial system, a
21 April 2022

Queen Elizabeth II turns 96

Queen Elizabeth II turned 96 yesterday, receiving a rousing “Happy Birthday” from a military band outside her Windsor Castle home, after a troubled year hit by health concerns. 
21 April 2022

‘She was everything’

When Ghada Sabatien set out to visit her uncle in a village near Bethlehem, she was not expecting to be caught up in the spike in violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
21 April 2022

Global food crisis: The World Bank warns of ‘human catastrophe’

The world is facing a “human catastrophe” from soaring food prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, warned the president of the World Bank, David Malpass.
21 April 2022

‘Seal off last fighters of Mariupol’

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday claimed the “liberation” of the flattened city of Mariupol after nearly two months of fighting, but signalled he would forgo a final bloody offensive against beleaguered Ukrainian defenders there.
21 April 2022

UK’s Johnson faces test as MPs mull ‘Partygate’ probe

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a test of Conservative party loyalty yesterday when MPs vote on whether he should be investigated for misleading them over the “Partygate” scandal.
21 April 2022

17 killed in jihadist-linked attacks in Nigeria

Seventeen people have been killed in suspected jihadist attacks in northern Nigeria, where a more than decade-long Islamist insurgency has claimed tens of thousands of lives, sources said yesterday.
21 April 2022

Boris Johnson reaches Modi's home state touting job-creating investment

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in India on Thursday (April 21) touting job-creating investment but facing long odds to get his reluctant counterpart Narendra Modi to back Western action against Russia.
21 April 2022