Taliban urges US to release frozen funds in Doha talks
Doha – The Taliban renewed its call for the United States to release billions of dollars in frozen funds after... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Japan stops flight bookings despite WHO Omicron travel ban warning
Tokyo – Japan suspended all new flight bookings into the country from Wednesday in response to Omicron, ignoring a... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
As Merkel bows out, Europe seeks new leader
Berlin – Angela Merkel’s departure from the political stage after 16 years as chancellor has not only ushered in... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Myanmar court delays verdict in Suu Kyi trial
Naypyidaw – A Myanmar junta court on Tuesday postponed giving a verdict in the trial of deposed civilian leader... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Covid variant Omicron ‘not a cause for panic’, says Joe Biden
Washington – President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to “panic” over the newly identified Covid variant Omicron and... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
US man suspected of killing his four kids
Los Angeles – A US man who allegedly shot and killed his four young children and their grandmother was being... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Louis Vuitton ‘visionary’ designer Virgil Abloh dies aged 41 after private battle with cancer
Paris – Top US fashion designer Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection, died on Sunday... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
UK calls urgent meeting of G7 health ministers
London – Britain, currently chair of the G7 group of nations, on Sunday called for an emergency meeting to discuss... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
Israel closes borders to all foreigners over Omicron
Jerusalem – Israel is to close its borders to all foreigners later on Sunday in a bid to stem the... Read more
28 Nov, 2021
Josephine Baker to be first black woman immortalised in France’s Pantheon
Paris – Josephine Baker, the French-American dancer, singer and actress who mesmerised France with performances mocking colonialism and later... Read more
28 Nov, 2021
