Calm returns to Iraqi city of Kirkuk after deadly ethnic unrest

Sep 04, 2023

Baghdad [Iraq], September 4: Calm returned to the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Sunday, a day after deadly protests broke out in...

800 cops in Haiti have left force in what UN calls 'staggering loss'

Sep 04, 2023

Miami [US], September 4: Haiti's struggling police force has lost nearly 800 officers in the first six months of this year, "a staggering loss" in...

Libya lights up after years of power cuts

Sep 04, 2023

Tripoli [Libya], September 4: It's midnight just before the weekend. Traffic snarls the corniche in Tripoli, where improved electricity service has brought renewed energy to...

US retailers alarmed at rising theft

Sep 04, 2023

New York [US], September 4: Toothpaste, chocolate, washing powder and deodorant - everyday products are increasingly under lock and key at US retailers, as petty...

Madrid residents told to stay at home as torrential rain sweeps across Spain

Sep 04, 2023

Madrid [Spain], September 4: Madrid's mayor on Sunday advised all residents to stay at home as the capital braced itself for torrential rain and storms...

Eighty years on, Italian victims of Nazi crimes finally to get compensation

Sep 04, 2023

Rome [Italy], September 4: In October 1943, after the Nazis began a brutal occupation of their former ally, German troops hanged six Italian civilians on...

As Typhoon Haikui barrels into Taiwan, thousands are evacuated

Sep 04, 2023

Taipei [Taiwan], September 4: Domestic flights were cancelled and almost 4,000 people were evacuated as Typhoon Haikui barrelled into southeastern Taiwan on Sunday bringing torrential...

Biden says he's disappointed that Xi will not attend G20 summit

Sep 04, 2023

Washington [US], September 4: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he was disappointed that Chinese President Xi Jinping was not attending the summit...

Vanuatu parliament to elect new prime minister after court appeal dismissed

Sep 04, 2023

Port Vila [Vanuatu], September 4: Vanuatu's parliament will elect a new prime minister after the Pacific Island nation's court dismissed an appeal against a decision...