International news Archive

Sydney kicks off New Year party in vintage style

Friday, 31 December 2021 20:15

S.Africa president to receive report on Zuma corruption inquiry

Friday, 31 December 2021 17:04

Death toll in latest day of protests in Sudan rises to five - medics

Friday, 31 December 2021 16:56

Britain approves Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 pill

Friday, 31 December 2021 16:39

Israeli troops kill knife-wielding Palestinian in West Bank

Friday, 31 December 2021 16:19

South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Tutu lies in state for second day

Friday, 31 December 2021 14:44

S.Korea's disgraced ex-president Park freed after nearly 5 years in prison

Friday, 31 December 2021 11:34

COVID-19 hospitalisation surge among US children spurs new Omicron concerns

Thursday, 30 December 2021 15:31

India imposes stricter rules to prevent COVID-19 spread during festive season

Thursday, 30 December 2021 15:29

South Africans line up to see anti-apartheid hero Tutu lie in state

Thursday, 30 December 2021 15:13

J&J booster slashes Omicron hospitalisations: S.African study

Thursday, 30 December 2021 11:45

Spain cuts COVID-19 isolation to seven days from 10

Thursday, 30 December 2021 09:33

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of recruiting teenage girls for Epstein abuse

Thursday, 30 December 2021 08:35

Biden and Putin to speak amid Ukraine tensions

Thursday, 30 December 2021 08:07

Fifth victim dies in Denver shooting rampage; gunman identified

Wednesday, 29 December 2021 09:51

South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 14:12

Japan maps out action plan for disposal of Fukushima water

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 10:40

India allows emergency use of Merck's COVID-19 pill, 2 more vaccines

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 10:25

'We have more work to do,' Biden says, pledges more COVID tests

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 09:01

Australia COVID numbers surge as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 08:57

France further tightens COVID measures

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 08:40

Israel tests 4th COVID vaccine dose, awaits ministry green light

Monday, 27 December 2021 14:17

Oman to restrict office access to vaccinated workers

Monday, 27 December 2021 12:06

China's local COVID-19 cases edge higher as Xian remains in lockdown

Monday, 27 December 2021 11:11

South Korea authorises emergency use of Pfizer's oral coronavirus treatment

Monday, 27 December 2021 10:00

Myanmar court defers verdicts in Suu Kyi trial to January 10

Monday, 27 December 2021 09:51

Australia records first Omicron death

Monday, 27 December 2021 08:38

China's local COVID-19 cases edge higher

Monday, 27 December 2021 08:22

Oman sets COVID-19 double jab entry requirement for visitors

Sunday, 26 December 2021 17:24

More than 100 Japan flights cancelled due to heavy snow

Sunday, 26 December 2021 15:49

Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Sunday, 26 December 2021 11:07

France reports more than 100,000 COVID cases for first time

Sunday, 26 December 2021 10:54

India to give COVID booster shots to healthcare workers

Sunday, 26 December 2021 05:41

Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer

Saturday, 25 December 2021 17:56

Internet disrupted and roads blocked ahead of protest in Khartoum

Saturday, 25 December 2021 15:03

Thousands of flights cancelled globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend

Saturday, 25 December 2021 12:29

Houthi projectile kills two in Saudi Jazan

Saturday, 25 December 2021 09:41

Japan approves oral COVID-19 treatment

Friday, 24 December 2021 18:40

At least seven died in Thursday wreck off Greek island

Friday, 24 December 2021 15:15

Australia shortens booster wait as Omicron turns holidays into chaos

Friday, 24 December 2021 14:19

Thailand reports first Omicron cluster, cancels some New Year events

Friday, 24 December 2021 13:12

China's Xian locks down its 13 million residents as COVID-19 cases rise

Thursday, 23 December 2021 16:36

Plane crashes in eastern Congo

Thursday, 23 December 2021 16:33

India's Modi calls meeting of state chiefs on fighting Omicron variant

Thursday, 23 December 2021 14:58

Three bodies found, but scores buried by landslide at Myanmar jade mine

Thursday, 23 December 2021 12:21

Australian states reinstate COVID curbs as Omicron cases jump

Thursday, 23 December 2021 11:55

US authorises first oral antiviral for COVID-19 treatment

Thursday, 23 December 2021 06:18

Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron

Wednesday, 22 December 2021 14:28

S.Africa study suggests lower risk of hospitalisation with Omicron versus Delta

Wednesday, 22 December 2021 14:27

Dozens feared missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

Wednesday, 22 December 2021 11:04

COVID self-isolation reduced to 7 days for most in England

Wednesday, 22 December 2021 07:16

India reports 200 Omicron cases across 12 states

Tuesday, 21 December 2021 12:40

Food running out, Philippine typhoon survivors warn

Tuesday, 21 December 2021 11:53

Moderna could be ready to develop Omicron booster in weeks

Tuesday, 21 December 2021 11:52

New Zealand delays border re-opening plans over Omicron concerns

Tuesday, 21 December 2021 06:44

EU regulator backs Novavax as region's fifth COVID vaccine

Monday, 20 December 2021 19:14

Davos World Economic Forum postponed

Monday, 20 December 2021 16:13

Moderna says booster dose appears protective against Omicron

Monday, 20 December 2021 15:48

Sydney shrugs off COVID-19 spike, resists calls to restore tough curbs

Monday, 20 December 2021 09:51

Japan billionaire Maezawa lands in Kazakhstan after 12-day space flight

Monday, 20 December 2021 09:05

Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai climbs to 208

Monday, 20 December 2021 08:42

Sixth child dies from Australian jumping castle tragedy

Sunday, 19 December 2021 10:04

Saudi Arabia issues travel advisory as COVID-19 cases multiply worldwide

Sunday, 19 December 2021 09:41

Omicron coronavirus cases surge in UK, scientists see bigger wave

Sunday, 19 December 2021 08:44

Typhoon death toll in Philippines' Bohol province hits 49

Sunday, 19 December 2021 08:43

Netherlands set to announce 'strict' Christmas lockdown

Saturday, 18 December 2021 15:26

Southern Greece rattled by quake

Saturday, 18 December 2021 11:46

Canada's Trudeau says Omicron spike 'scary'

Saturday, 18 December 2021 10:45

Pfizer says pandemic could extend to 2024

Saturday, 18 December 2021 10:44

Japan to extend foreigner entry curb on Omicron concerns

Saturday, 18 December 2021 10:42

Japan clinic fire kills 27, arson suspected

Friday, 17 December 2021 16:23

Flash floods in Iraq claims 8 lives

Friday, 17 December 2021 16:15

Meta cracks down on so-called 'cyber mercenaries'

Friday, 17 December 2021 16:08

Japan pushes for oral Pfizer treatment as COVID variants raise concern

Friday, 17 December 2021 14:05

Typhoon Rai weakens in Philippines after claiming one life

Friday, 17 December 2021 13:39

Australia investigates accident that killed 5 children on a jumping castle

Friday, 17 December 2021 10:12

France ratchets up travel curbs with Britain over Omicron concerns

Thursday, 16 December 2021 17:28

Typhoon Rai intensifies to Cat 5 storm as it slams Philippines

Thursday, 16 December 2021 16:09

Some British hospitals struggle with staff shortages due to COVID-19

Thursday, 16 December 2021 14:17

Four children die as wind lifts jumping castle into air at Australia school

Thursday, 16 December 2021 14:14

Dominican plane crash kills music producer Flow La Movie and 8 others

Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:36

South Africa's High Court orders former president Zuma to go back to jail

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 14:23

Lone survivor of Indian helicopter crash that killed defence chief dies

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 13:17

About 150 people trapped on roof of Hong Kong building after fire

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 12:22

Philippines braces for Typhoon Rai, COVID-19 vaccination delay expected

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 10:22

At least 60 killed in fuel truck explosion in Haiti

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 07:13

Paris taxi company suspends Tesla Model 3 from service after fatal accident

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 07:04

UK to remove all countries from COVID travel red list

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 19:02

In South Africa Omicron wave, Pfizer vaccine less effective against hospitalisation

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 13:38

COVID-19 outbreak prompts shutdowns in Chinese manufacturing hub

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 12:48

Seven killed as car carrying migrants crashes in Hungary

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 12:48

Philippines' Duterte withdraws candidacy for a senate seat

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 12:47

Tsunami warning issued as earthquake rocks Indonesia

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 08:35

US Space Force conducts war game to test satellite network under attack

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 06:56

First person dies from Omicron variant in United Kingdom

Monday, 13 December 2021 17:30

Canada drops controversial COVID test rule for flyers from African nations

Monday, 13 December 2021 11:59

Two cargo ships collide in Baltic, rescue underway

Monday, 13 December 2021 10:52

South Korea to use launch facial recognition project to track COVID-19

Monday, 13 December 2021 07:20

Daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard blasts off to space

Sunday, 12 December 2021 12:08

Night of devastating tornadoes kills more than 100 in Kentucky

Sunday, 12 December 2021 12:06

US President Biden warns Russia's Putin of economic consequence if Ukraine is invaded

Sunday, 12 December 2021 08:51

Philippine central bank accounts likely hacked after surge of complaints

Sunday, 12 December 2021 08:17

Indian Prime Minister Modi's Twitter 'briefly compromised'

Sunday, 12 December 2021 08:12

Dozens killed as tornado, storm rips through US states

Saturday, 11 December 2021 17:51

India's largest syringe producer warns of supply shortage if shutdown continues

Saturday, 11 December 2021 15:03

Amazon warehouse roof collapses after storm in Missouri

Saturday, 11 December 2021 14:39

Astronaut Alan Shepard's daughter set for Blue Origin space flight

Saturday, 11 December 2021 13:20

India's top general laid to rest with full military honours

Friday, 10 December 2021 16:10

Ghana to vaccinate returning travellers against COVID-19 on arrival

Friday, 10 December 2021 15:21

South Africa says no signal of increased Omicron severity yet

Friday, 10 December 2021 15:20

US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

Friday, 10 December 2021 14:34

Migrant truck crashes in Mexico killing 54

Friday, 10 December 2021 10:56

Indian farmers call off year-long protest after govt assurances

Thursday, 9 December 2021 18:08

WHO warns against vaccine hoarding as poor countries go without

Thursday, 9 December 2021 18:06

New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations

Thursday, 9 December 2021 13:01

India's Chief of Defence Staff to be laid to rest with full military honours

Thursday, 9 December 2021 12:27

US Senate passes Republican bill to overturn Biden's vaccine mandate

Thursday, 9 December 2021 06:47

India's Chief of Defence Staff among 13 killed in chopper crash

Wednesday, 8 December 2021 12:44

Japanese billionaire Maezawa blasts off into space

Wednesday, 8 December 2021 12:37

Malaysia court upholds guilty verdict for former PM Najib

Wednesday, 8 December 2021 09:50

Studies suggest Pfizer shot may protect only partially against Omicron

Wednesday, 8 December 2021 09:44

US boosters surge to all-time high on Omicron fears

Wednesday, 8 December 2021 09:17

Australia to create 'black box' to hold world accountable for climate crisis

Tuesday, 7 December 2021 11:51

Kenyan police officer kills six in shooting rampage

Tuesday, 7 December 2021 11:38

US to boycott Winter Olympics over human rights concerns in China

Tuesday, 7 December 2021 10:47

Vaccine mandate for children, private sector employees in New York City

Tuesday, 7 December 2021 07:32

Indonesia volcano erupts again as death toll rises

Monday, 6 December 2021 17:41

Myanmar's ousted Suu Kyi jailed for four years

Monday, 6 December 2021 13:57

Longtime republican US senator Bob Dole dies

Monday, 6 December 2021 07:59

Researchers say Omicron mutation takes genes from common cold

Monday, 6 December 2021 07:42

Pope calls migrant crisis 'shipwreck of civilisation'

Sunday, 5 December 2021 19:22

At least 13 civilians mistakenly killed by Indian forces in country's northeast

Sunday, 5 December 2021 12:10

Britain tightens testing for inbound travellers

Sunday, 5 December 2021 11:49

Michigan school shooter's parents arrested, plead not guilty to manslaughter

Sunday, 5 December 2021 07:25

Death toll climbs after Indonesia's volcanic eruption as evacuations progress

Sunday, 5 December 2021 07:10

People flee as Indonesia's Semeru volcano spews ash

Saturday, 4 December 2021 18:15

Australia Omicron variant spreads, testing reopening plans

Saturday, 4 December 2021 12:49

Lebanon's information minister quits to ease Gulf dispute

Saturday, 4 December 2021 10:41

WHO says vaccination, not travel curbs, key to battling Omicron

Friday, 3 December 2021 14:06

Indian doctors strike as Omicron sparks fears of third wave of COVID-19

Friday, 3 December 2021 10:55

Japan quells fears of Mt Fuji eruption after earthquake

Friday, 3 December 2021 10:52

To fight Omicron, Biden sets new travel rules and adds free COVID tests

Friday, 3 December 2021 10:50

India detects two cases of Omicron variant

Thursday, 2 December 2021 15:16

Dutch say 'large majority' of 62 flight passengers with COVID were vaccinated

Thursday, 2 December 2021 12:54

Japan drops blanket ban on flight reservations after confusion

Thursday, 2 December 2021 11:24

After delay, NASA astronauts set for spacewalk to replace faulty space station antenna

Thursday, 2 December 2021 10:51

First Omicron case in US adds to global alarm over virus variant

Thursday, 2 December 2021 10:50

Michigan school shooter tried as adult, charged with murder

Thursday, 2 December 2021 08:24

US tightens travel rules as more countries secure borders to quell Omicron

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 15:53

Saudi confirms first case of Omicron variant

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 13:00

UK urges people to book booster shots as Omicron cases grow

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 11:47

Indian state updates quarantine protocol for travellers from 'at-risk' countries

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 09:52

Google to ban political advertising in Philippines as elections near

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 09:15

Michigan school shooting suspect arrested after killing three

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 06:48