Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of Ethiopia have killed at least 229 people, including many who tried to rescue survivors, local authorities said Tuesday, in what
Two others were injured, one seriously, the statement added. It was not yet known what caused the blast in Tequila municipality, with the company saying it happened during maintenance work.
Malaysia’s nearly 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised for “continuous coughing”, his aide told AFP Thursday. “Mahathir is expected to be treated for the next few days,”
Rwandans began voting in presidential and parliamentary elections on Monday, with the African nation’s leader Paul Kagame set to extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Rwanda’s de facto
France does not know where its government is headed and the armed forces also took an unusual detour at the start of their annual Bastille Day march on Sunday.
A Pakistan court overturned ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s conviction on illegal marriage charges on Saturday, though he remains jailed over allegations of inciting riots. Khan was slapped with a trio
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans and said she was especially concerned about the ‘dark future’ awaiting women and girls sent back. ‘It is
Alec Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter collapsed in spectacular fashion Friday as a judge dismissed the case after it was found that key evidence over a fatal shooting on the
UK police said Wednesday a 26-year-old man was in custody after the wife and two daughters of a radio racing commentator were killed with a crossbow in a suspected “targeted”
The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in Myanmar, amid reports of widespread abuses by the military and opposition armed groups, including forced