Kenya hosts Kungfu tournament amid growing popularity of sport
Nairobi [Kenya], May 7: Kenya on Saturday hosted a Kungfu tournament in the central Kenyan town of Kiambu located on the outskirts of capital Nairobi.
Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot system
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 7: Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defence systems,...
German Catholics see handling of abuse by Church as far from complete
Munich [Germany], May 7: The Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) believes that the process of coming to terms with the abuse scandal in the...
Biden, pressed about age, says he has a 'hell of a lot...
Washington [US], May 7: US President Joe Biden has dismissed doubts that he is not fit for another term because of his age in his...
British police criticised for 'incredibly alarming' arrests before coronation
London [UK], May 7: British police have been heavily criticised over the "incredibly alarming" arrests of Republican protesters ahead of the King's coronation. Campaign groups...
Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], May 7: Sudan's warring parties have met for direct talks in Saudi Arabia as mediators pressed for an end to a conflict...
Afghan foreign minister woos neighbors on rare visit abroad
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7: The foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taleban government, which is not recognised by any other nation, held talks Saturday with his counterparts...
Eight killed in Serbia's second mass shooting
Belgrade [Serbia], May 7: Serbian police said Friday they had arrested a man suspected of killing eight people and injuring at least 14 others in...
Philippines police rescues over 1,000 trafficking victims
Manila [Philippines], May 7: Philippine authorities have rescued over a thousand people from several Asian nations who were trafficked into the country, held captive and...
Billionaire Warren Buffet advises the US government on the banking crisis
Washington [US], May 7: AFP news agency on May 7 quoted billionaire Warren Buffett as saying that the message from the US government regarding the...
Fire and floods across western Canada force evacuations
Ottawa [Canada], May 7: A week of record hot weather in western Canada has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
At least 9 people shot at Texas mall, shooter killed by police
Texas [US], May 7: A gunman shot and wounded at least nine people and killed an as yet unknown number of others at a busy...
Indian PM Modi congratulates King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their...
New Delhi [India], May 7: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation.
Charles III crowned King at UK's first coronation in 70 years
London [UK], May 7: Charles III was on Saturday crowned monarch of the United Kingdom (UK) and 14 other Commonwealth realms in the UK's first...
SadyrZhaparov to visit India in July to attend SCO Summit
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], May 7: President of Kyrgyzstan SadyrZhaparov will visit India to attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). This became known during...
Putin congratulates Zhaparov and people of Kyrgyzstan on 78th anniversary of Victory...
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], May 7: Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the President of the Kyrgyz Republic SadyrZhaparov and the people of Kyrgyzstan on the 78th anniversary...
Lebanon to build 11 solar power plants as electricity crisis lingers
Beirut[Lebanon], May 6: Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad on Friday signed contracts with 11 private sector companies to build solar power plants with a capacity...
Brazil urges people to continue COVID-19 vaccination
Brasilia [Brazil], May 6: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday urged people to continue to get COVID-19 vaccines, though the World Health...
U.S. dollar falls as risk appetite improves
New York [US], May 6: The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday as investors' risk appetite improved amid a better-than-expected U.S. employment report...
Vietnam's central bank buys 6 bln USD to shore up reserves
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 6: Vietnam's central bank has bought around 6 billion U.S. dollars since the beginning of the year to boost its foreign exchange...
U.S. fighter jet crashes in S. Korea, no casualty reported
Seoul [South Korea], May 6: A U.S. military fighter jet crashed in South Korea on Saturday, with no casualty reported, Yonhap news agency reported.
Israel hands over bodies of 3 Palestinians killed in March
Ramallah [Palestine], May 6: The Israeli army on Friday handed over the bodies of three Palestinians who were killed by Israeli soldiers more than 50...
U.S. adds 253,000 jobs in April, surpasses expectations
Washington [US], May 6: The United States added 253,000 new jobs for the month of April, according to data published Friday by the Bureau of...
Conservative party suffers losses in UK local elections
London [UK], May 6: Britain's ruling Conservative party has lost over 1,000 seats in local elections across England, latest election results showed on Friday.
Indian PM Modi to be Guest of Honour on France's National Day...
New Delhi [India], May 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the Guest of Honor on France's National Day on July 14.
Imran Khan's party ridicules Bilawal's Goa visit
Islamabad [Pakistan], may 6: Leaders of Imran Khan's party, PTI, on Thursday poured hate on Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's visit to India, alleging he had...
WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6: Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday.