Chinese officials silent on missing tennis star after sexual assault claim, Xi crackdown may be connected
Chinese officials have remained silent or outright dodged questions about missing tennis player Peng Shuai after posting an email she […]
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COVID-19 deaths in Russia hit record for second straight day-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit record highs for the second straight day Thursday, while new daily
Worker for Israel defense minister accused of Iran espionage-
By Associated Press TEL AVIV: Israel has charged a domestic worker employed by the country’s defense minister with espionage for
Britain’s Prince Charles in Cairo, first visit since 2006-
By Associated Press CAIRO: Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived in Cairo on Thursday for the first time
Gabon is last bastion of endangered African forest elephants-
By Associated Press PONGARA NATIONAL PARK: Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species.
Pakistan terms ‘arbitrary’ its designation by US as ‘country of particular concern’-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday rejected its designation by the US as a country of particular concern’ as an
Former teacher in US called ‘monster’ gets two-year prison sentence for sexual battery-
By Associated Press MIAMI: A 23-year-old woman called her former high school teacher a “monster,” cursed at him and then
Leading Cuban dissident says he doesn’t seek asylum in Spain-
By Associated Press MADRID: A leading Cuban pro-democracy activist has vowed to return to his home country only hours after
Taiwan official-
By PTI BENGALURU: Amid calls for strengthening bilateral relations between India and Taiwan, a senior official of the Government of
Israeli cleaner who worked at defense minister’s house arrested on spying allegations
Israeli security services (Shin Bet) and the Israeli police arrested an Israeli cleaner who worked at Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s