Brussels: The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the
Missouri: An 84-year-old man from Missouri has surrendered to authorities following accusations that he shot a black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell. Andrew Lester was arrested on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he allegedly shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl once in the
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will lead the Pakistan delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) being held on May 4-5 in Goa, India, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch confirmed on Thursday. The foreign minister is attending the SCO CFM
Seattle: The Seattle Police Department should “offer a sincere, public apology” for its violent response to people demonstrating after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a panel of officers, citizens and accountability experts concluded in a report. In its fourth and final review of the
New Delhi: India on Thursday recorded 12,591 new cases of coronavirus, marking the highest single-day rise in eight months, PTI reported. The number of active cases stood at 65,286, while the daily positivity rate was 5.46%, the data shared by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
New Delhi: An Indian court on Thursday rejected a plea by top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi for a stay on a defamation conviction that prompted his expulsion from parliament last month. Gandhi, 52, who was sentenced to two years imprisonment for remarks he made in 2019
London: Britain's government on Wednesday published an updated list of ministers' interests, including an outline of the affairs of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is under investigation over whether he properly declared his wife's shareholdings. Parliament's Commissioner for Standards began an investigation on April 13 into
Jakarta: Sweeping his small fingers over the white pages of a thick book, Rohman carefully pronounces invisible Arabic words, as he gets better, day by day, in reading the sacred scripture of Islam. The 15-year-old lost his sight due to undiagnosed illness when the coronavirus pandemic
London: A total of 5,049 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel so far this year, according to Home Office figures released on Wednesday. Some 113 migrants were spotted in three boats on Monday, suggesting an average of 38 persons per boat,
Ottawa: Some 155,000 federal workers, including 35,000 from Canada’s tax agency, went on strike after midnight on Wednesday in what their union is calling one of the largest strikes in the country’s history. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said the strike was called after talks