International

Cairo: Houthi attacks ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia's southern region Tuesday and wounded more than 70 people, Saudi authorities said. Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said the attacks hit "civilian and...

Bangkok: China's exports accelerated in August, jumping 25% from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods, its customs agency said Tuesday. The data came ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, set for late September,...

Beijing: The Indian Embassy in China Monday urged families of Indians missing since the August 26 flash flood in the Tibet-Nepal border region to provide DNA samples to help identify them. The Indian mission made the request after Chinese authorities confirmed that they were now...

London: King Charles III authorised the release of a letter Monday clarifying the status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, now that they've returned to the UK. The letter confirms that the couple are no longer working members of the royal family and will...

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese armies reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Arunachal Pradesh sector, days after the two sides held Special Representative talks in Beijing on the festering boundary question. The focus of the corps commander-level talks at...

New Delhi: European football will pay tribute to the victims of the devastating flash floods that struck Nepal last month, with UEFA arranging a moment of silence before every Champions League fixture as a gesture of solidarity with those affected by the tragedy. The tribute...

Kfar Rumman (Lebanon): Israel's air force carried out two airstrikes early Monday on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least nine people and wounding others, including women and children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Monday's strikes came amid a new round of escalation between Israel and...

Kathmandu: A national day of mourning is being observed Monday in Nepal in honour of those who lost their lives in the devastating flood that struck the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa district August 26. A Cabinet meeting held September 3 decided to observe a...

Tehran: Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has said that his country would announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days and place any ship attempting to transit the area on Tehran's sanctions list. In an interview with...

Miami: Five people were killed and five others injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway and crashed at Miami International Airport in the US state of Florida, authorities have said. The accident occurred at 1:58 p.m. local time (1758 GMT) Sunday, Miami-Dade County...