Syria reports 7 dead in first major cholera outbreak in years
Damascus – Syria’s first major cholera outbreak in over a decade has killed seven people and infected more than 50,... Read more
14 Sep, 2022
Man arrested after claiming Mecca pilgrimage for queen
Riyadh – Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city of... Read more
13 Sep, 2022
African Union chief praises ‘illustrious’ queen
Dakar – African Union chief Macky Sall described Queen Elizabeth II as “illustrious” following the former monarch’s death on... Read more
9 Sep, 2022
Ramaphosa pays tribute to ‘extraordinary’ queen
Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday expressed his “profound and sincere condolences” over the death of... Read more
9 Sep, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
London – Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of... Read more
8 Sep, 2022
At least 10 dead, 15 wounded in Canada stabbing rampage
Ottawa – A stabbing spree in an Indigenous community and a nearby town in Canada’s Saskatchewan province left at... Read more
5 Sep, 2022
‘Crammed in rusty cages’ – Police rescue 150 cats headed for dinner tables
Beijing – Nearly 150 cats bound for slaughterhouses have been rescued by police in eastern China, an international animal... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
’10 minutes of terror’ – Hailstones kill 20-month-old girl
Madrid – A 20-month-old girl died after being hit by a hailstone during an intense storm in northeastern Spain,... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
Four Indian women die after sterilisation procedure
New Delhi – Four women have died and nine others were hospitalised after undergoing sterilisation at a government-run medical... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
Tributes from West as Gorbachev dies at 91
Moscow – The death of Mikhail Gorbachev triggered an outpouring of tributes from Western leaders on Wednesday but reaction... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
