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At least 23 people were killed when a landslide tore through the artisanal gold mining site of Bé-Mbari in western Central African Republic on May 6, and local reports later said the death toll may have risen to around 60.
U.S. President Donald Trump began his visit to China with formal talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, opening the first trip to the country by a sitting U.S. president since 2017 and putting trade, Taiwan and wider
A bomb blast tore through a crowded market in Sarai Naurang in Pakistan’s northwestern Lakki Marwat district on Tuesday, killing 10 people and wounding about 30 others, according to police and rescue officials. The dead included eight civilians and two
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 arriving from Istanbul was evacuated after landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday after smoke was seen coming from the aircraft’s landing gear during taxiing, prompting an emergency response at Nepal’s main international gateway. All
ALEXANDRIA: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that efforts must continue to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire and prevent broader regional escalation, after talks held during the inauguration of the new headquarters of Senghor
LEGAZPI: More than 1,200 hectares of farmland in Albay were potentially affected by ashfall from Mayon Volcano’s ongoing effusive eruption, with satellite analysis offering the broadest picture yet of the impact on agriculture. The Philippine Space Agency, or PhilSA, said
– Sri Lanka’s power regulator has approved an extraordinary 18% increase in electricity tariffs for households and other users with higher monthly consumption, a move aimed at covering rising generation costs and maintaining power-sector financial stability. The Public Utilities Commission
ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks focused on the two countries’ Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the impact of regional developments on security and the
ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Abu Dhabi on May 5 for talks on bilateral ties and regional developments, as the two countries marked 50 years of diplomatic relations.
ABU DHABI: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, held talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, with the two sides reviewing