Planet's poorest countries falling further behind: UN
The planet's poorest countries are falling further behind the rest of the world and cannot catch up without more aid and favourable trade deals, a UN ...
Saudi woman arrested for posing outside without hijab in defiance of strict moral code
A Saudi woman who defied the country's strict dress codes by abandoning her hijab and black abaya robe and posing outside with her head uncovered wear...
Fire breaks out at tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
DUBAI // A fire broke out on Monday night at the Oceana building on Palm Jumeirah.Eyewitnesses said that the fire started on the upper storeys of the ...
Abu Dhabi International Airport to undergo full-scale two-hour emergency drill
ABU DHABI // A full-scale emergency exercise will be conducted at Abu Dhabi International Airport from 4pm to 6pm on Wednesday.Response teams from var...
Dubai doctors use 3-D modelling for kidney operation
DUBAI // A kidney operation using 3-D modelling technology performed by doctors in Dubai is said to be the first of its kind in the region.The operati...
Woman jailed for starving maid to death in Dubai
DUBAI // A 61-year-old woman has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of starving her maid to death.The Emirati was convicted of locking up and starving the Indonesian woman,...
Happiness depends on mental health, not money: study
It's official! Money does not make one happy, according to a new report that blames failed relationships and mental illness on human misery.Researcher...
World Bank 'pauses' Indus treaty processes of India, Pak
The World Bank has paused the separate processes initiated by India and Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty to allow the two countries to con...
Six terror suspects arrested in Britain
Six terror suspects were arrested in a series of raids across Britain on Monday.Four men from Derby, a man from Burton upon Trent and a woman from Lon...
Syrian Army officially liberated Aleppo
Syrian Army has officially liberated Aleppo after ousting rebels from their last bastions in the eastern part of the city. Earlier yesterday, the Syri...
Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN Secretary-General
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, was today sworn in as the ninth UN Secretary-General, succeeding Ban Ki-moon as the chief of the wo...
Bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral kills 25
Bombing comes during a sweeping crackdown against Islamic militants by security forces; many supporters of former Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamma...
Hundreds flee homes as water main floods north London streets
People in 150 properties were forced to flee their homes after a water main burst on a north London street.The 30-inch pipe sent thousands of gallons ...
At least 160 dead after church roof collapses in Nigeria
The roof of a church has collapsed during a packed service in Nigeria, killing at least 160 worshippers, a hospital director has said.Morgues are over...
World's Longest Tunnel Opens Regular Service In Switzerland
Regular rail service through the world's longest tunnel began on Sunday, carrying passengers deep under the Swiss Alps from Zurich to Lugano.The famed...
Sweden Runs Out Of Garbage, Imports From Other Countries
Sweden has run out of garbage and the Scandinavian country has been forced to import rubbish from other countries to keep its state-of-the-art recycli...
Million Dollar Dinosaur Sells At Auction In France
FRANCE: A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton sold for more than one million euros at auction in the eastern French city of Lyon late Saturday, th...
Indian man among 12 jailed for stealing laptops worth 5 million dirhams
Dubai: An Indian is among 12 South Asian men sentenced up to five years in Dubai for breaking into a warehouse and stealing two trucks loaded with ove...
Photographer climbs world's highest bridge to propose to his girlfriend
Bangkok: A marriage proposal is one of the most special events in a person’s life as it changes their lives forever as it marks the most significant d...
British FM in Riyadh after controversial comments
RIYADHBritish Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrived Sunday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, a few days after making controversial comments about the oil...
Trump expected to pick ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name as his secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the chief executive of ExxonMobil, who has worked extensivel...
Turkey mourns as death toll from Istanbul bombings reaches 38
ISTANBUL — The death toll in twin bombings that ripped through the heart of Istanbul late on Saturday has risen to 38, including at least 30 police of...
Aadhar enabled payment system to be rolled out shortly
In an attempt to give a big push to cashless transactions, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will shortly roll out the Android-base...
Suicide Bomber Kills 23 in Southern Yemeni City of Aden
SANAA, Yemen — A suicide bomber on Saturday blew himself up inside an army base in the southern city of Aden, killing 23 soldiers and wounding another 30, security officials said.They said the bomber ...
At Least 45,000 Homeless After Aceh Quake in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — At least 45,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Aceh Province, the authorities said Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled ...
Aleppo: World powers meet to stop Syrian city being 'completely destroyed' as Assad's forces advance
The US Secretary of State has called on Russia to help stop Bashar al-Assad’s war crimes in Aleppo as world powers meet to save the city from being “a...
Donald Trump quietly shut down companies in Saudi Arabia after winning the election
Donald Trump closed down a number of his businesses in the days after the election, including four companies with ties to ventures in Saudi Arabia.&nb...
Won't allow H1B visa holders to replace US workers: Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has said he would not allow Americans to be replaced by foreign workers, in an apparent reference to cases like that of D...
US will remain committed to Afghanistan: Ashton Carter
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has praised the growing capabilities and resilience that Afghan security forces have demonstrated this year in batt...
UN General Assembly votes in favour of Syria ceasefire
The UN General Assembly has demanded an immediate ceasefire in Syria and urgent aid deliveries in a resolution adopted by a strong majority as Syrian ...
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