Nasa scientists spy 'largest comet ever seen'

2 years ago

APRIL 14: Nasa's Hubble telescope has determined the comet's icy nucleus has a mass of about 500 trillion tonnes and is 85 miles (137km) wide - larger than the US...

Biden announces additional 800 mln USD in aid to Ukraine

2 years ago

WASHINGTON, April 14: U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday his administration will provide Ukraine with an additional 800 million U.S. dollars' worth of military aid due to what Washington anticipated...

Heavy rains kill 253 in S. Africa

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JOHANNESBURG, April 14: The death toll due to heavy rains in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province has risen to 253, said a government official on Wednesday. KwaZulu-Natal Mem ...

Tropical Storm Megi: Rescuers race to find survivors as death toll rises

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APRIL 13: Rescue crews were still seeking to find survivors in flooded villages on Wednesday, digging through mud and wading through chest-high water. However the death toll from ...

Donbas: Battle in east Ukraine expected to be bloody and decisive

2 years ago

APRIL 13: Hundreds of thousands of people have already fled to the relative safety of western Ukraine. Once again large columns of Russian vehicles have been spotted by satellite -...

2+2 talks: How India and US agreed to differ on Ukraine war

2 years ago

APRIL 12: Days before their meeting, Mr Biden had called India's stand "somewhat shaky" and one US official had warned that India had been informed that the consequences of a...

Tropical Storm Megi: 25 killed in Philippines tropical storm

2 years ago

APRIL 12: On Tuesday, rescue crews were still battling to retrieve people stranded on the eastern and southern coasts. Megi - known locally as Agaton - hit the archipelago...

Crisis in Ukraine could slash global trade growth by half in 2022: WTO

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GENEVA, April 12: The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has dealt a severe blow to the global economy, reducing forecasted global trade growth for 2022 from the 4.7 percent...

Ukraine conflict: 'Russian soldiers raped me and killed my husband'

2 years ago

Warning: This report contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence In a quiet, rural neighbourhood 70km (45miles) west of Kyiv, we spoke to Anna, who is 50. We have ch...

What do we know about Pakistan's new PM?

2 years ago

Shehbaz Sharif, 70, served as chief minister of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, prior to Imran Khan coming to power in 2018. Mr Sharif, who leads the Pakistan Muslim League...

Pakistan parliament to vote in new PM after Imran Khan ousting

2 years ago

APRIL 11: Shahbaz Sharif - the leader of an opposition coalition who worked to depose Mr Khan - is widely expected to win a majority of the vote. Parliamentary...

French elections: Macron and Le Pen to fight for presidency

2 years ago

APRIL 11: "Make no mistake, nothing is decided," he told cheering supporters. In the end, he won a convincing first-round victory, but opinion polls suggest the run-off ...

Imran Khan: What led to charismatic Pakistan PM's downfall

2 years ago

APRIL 10: When Imran Khan was elected prime minister in 2018, he seemed to have almost everything in his favour. A national hero from his cricketing days, he had...

Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan's PM after key vote

2 years ago

APRIL 10: The vote was held past midnight after opposition parties brought a motion against him, following days of drama. The motion was first brought against Mr Khan last...

UN General Assembly adopts resolution to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council

2 years ago

UNITED NATIONS, April 8: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday that allows the assembly to suspend the Russian Federation's membership in the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council. ...