60 years after Cuba crisis, nuclear war suddenly thinkable again
Washington – For 60 years, the Cuban missile crisis has loomed both as a frightening lesson on how close... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
First-ever licencing deal struck for cancer drug
Geneva – Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has signed a licensing agreement increasing access to a vital leukaemia treatment, a UN-backed... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
UK PM on brink as political chaos deepens
London – Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday faced more calls from her own party to step... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Fresh protests to mark anniversary of Chile revolt
Santiago – Clashes broke out in the Chilean capital Santiago on Tuesday as hundreds of protesters, mainly students, erected... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
New Zealand to beef up police powers to prevent attacks
Wellington – New Zealand’s government proposed on Wednesday a string of amendments to the country’s counter-terrorism laws, in a... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
UN Security Council split over security force for Haiti
United Nations – The UN Security Council split on Monday over sending an international force to Haiti to help... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Alleged accomplices on trial over Vienna jihadist shooting
Vienna – Six men accused of helping a gunman who carried out Austria’s first deadly jihadist attack went on... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Afghan women protest after students expelled from university dorms
Kabul – About 30 Afghan women protested in front of Kabul University on Tuesday after authorities expelled students from... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Britain junks budget tax measures as Truss hangs by thread
London – Britain’s new finance chief Jeremy Hunt on Monday axed debt-fuelled tax cuts to further calm market turmoil,... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
Gun attack on central Mexico bar kills 12
Guanajuato – Twelve people were killed in a shooting at a bar in central Mexico on Saturday, local authorities... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
