Trump eyes return to spotlight at conservative conference

ORLANDO: Donald Trump returns to the political stage Sunday, determined to reassert his dominance over a Republican Party that is out of po...

At least 18 killed in Myanmar on bloodiest day of protests against coup

Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and...

Biden in no rush to lift Venezuela sanctions, seeks ‘serious steps’ by Maduro

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s administration is in “no rush” to lift U.S. sanctions on Venezuela but would consider easing them if Pres...

Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day; one dead, several hurt

Myanmar police shot and killed one protester on Sunday and wounded several as they cracked down in a bid to end weeks of demonstrations aga...

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relie...

Britain says farewell to pandemic hero Captain Tom Moore

Britain bid farewell on Saturday to Captain Tom Moore with a televised funeral for the 100-year-old war veteran who became a global hero fo...

Russian scientists say Sputnik V performs well against COVID mutations

MOSCOW: A Russian trial testing the effectiveness of revaccination with the Sputnik V shot to protect against new mutations of the coronavi...

Armenia’s president refuses to fire army chief at center of political crisis

MOSCOW: Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has refused to fire the head of the general staff of the country’s armed forces after he was di...

Mother, son stabbed over asking boys to stop making noise

In an unfortunate incident, a woman and her teenage son were allegedly stabbed by four boys after the latter was asked to stop making noise...

Indian rooster kills owner with cockfight blade

A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organisers of the...

Biden White House asks ‘Trump who?’

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s White House has made it clear it plans to ignore Donald Trump’s speech on Sunday to a conservative confer...

New Zealand’s largest city back to lockdown after COVID-19 case

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that the country’s biggest city, Auckland, will go into a seven-da...

Robinhood plans confidential IPO filing as soon as March: report

Online brokerage Robinhood, at the centre of this year’s retail trading frenzy, is planning to file confidentially for an initial public of...

Bots hyped up GameStop on major social media platforms: analysis

WASHINGTON: Bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop Corp and other “meme” stocks, according to an analysis by Mas...

South Korea vaccinates 18,000 to start ambitious COVID-19 campaign

SEOUL: South Korea said 18,489 people received their first doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s vaccine by midnight on Friday as it launched an ambit...

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan passes hurdle in US House

WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives moved toward a late-night vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill on...

Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi murder: US intelligence report

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved – and likely ordered – the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, accor...

As a child, she beat bone cancer. Now she’s headed into space

Bone cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux is thrilled to be going into space. As a crew member on SpaceX’s Inspiration4, the world’s first all...

Gamer kills female rival while playing Call of Duty, surrenders before police

A gamer surrendered before police after murdering a 19-year-old female rival while playing Call of Duty at his home. The incident occurred...

Kidnappers abduct hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria

KANO: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a number of schoolgirls, estimated to be more than 300, from the town of Jangebe in northwest Nigeria e...

Biden, Saudi king talk ahead of expected Khashoggi report release

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday told Saudi King Salman he would work for bilateral ties “as strong and transparent as possib...

Biden revokes Trump ban on many green card applicants

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has revoked a proclamation from his predecessor that blocked many green card applicants from entering th...

US welcomes Pak-India ceasefire agreement

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) has welcomed a joint statement from India and Pakistan that they have agreed to maintain a ceasefire alo...

Facebook switches news back on in Australia, signs content deals

SYDNEY: Facebook Inc ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary comm...

With Soudah company launch Saudi Arabia steps closer to Vision 2030 realization

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman launched on Wednesday the Soudah Development Company in the Asir region of the Kingdom...

US murder suspect ‘cooked’ victim’s heart

A man accused of a triple murder in the US state of Oklahoma sliced one victim’s heart from her body and cooked it with potatoes to serve ...

US report on Khashoggi death to single out Saudi crown prince: sources

WASHINGTON: A declassified version of a US intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday finds that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed b...

China approves two more domestic COVID-19 vaccines

BEIJING: China’s National Medical Products Administration said on Thursday that it had approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for public use, ...

Coinbase listing filing shows surge in revenue amid bitcoin boom

Coinbase, the biggest US cryptocurrency exchange, moved a step closer to listing on the Nasdaq with a filing on Thursday to go public, reve...

Saudi crown prince has surgery for appendicitis

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has had successful surgery for appendicitis, state media reported lat...