Age of criminal responsibility in Australian capital to be raised to 14
Canberra [Australia], May 8: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to raise the age of criminal...
Philippines' unemployment rate drops to 4.7 pct in March
Manila [Philippines], May 8: The unemployment rate in March dropped to 4.7 percent from 4.8 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on...
Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict
Khartoum [Sudan], May 8: Battles raged in Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators...
Congo flooding death toll rises to 287
Goma [Democratic Republic of Congo], May 8: The death toll following flooding and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to at least...
Syria back in Arab League after years-long suspension
Cairo [Egpyt], May 8: Arab foreign ministers on Sunday adopted a decision readmitting Syria to the Arab League, more than a decade after its membership...
Wagner says it is receiving supplies after threatened Bakhmut retreat
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries says it has been promised ammunition it demanded, along with reinforcements, following a threat by its...
The US is about to have a new regulation against illegal immigration
Washington [US], May 8: By May 11, Washington will finalize a new rule denying asylum to migrants caught crossing the US-Mexico border illegally, Secretary of...
Israel destroys Palestinian schools in West Bank, EU condemns
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 8: Israeli authorities on May 7 destroyed a Palestinian school in the West Bank, drawing harsh condemnation from the European Union.
Middle East takes another big step towards peace
Saudi Arabia [UAE], May 8: The Arab League has agreed to reinstate Syria's membership after a 10-year suspension, a step closer to peace in the...
Facing new challenges, Japan - Korea tighten ties
Seoul [South Korea], May 8: During his visit to Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made an important move to tighten the bilateral relationship, which...
US wants Türkiye to send S-400 bought from Russia to Ukraine, Ankara...
Ankara [Turkey], May 8: Turkish Foreign Minister MevlutCavusoglu said that Washington had asked Ankara to send Kyiv an S-400 missile defense system, but Ankara had...
Driver arrested after 7, including migrants, killed in Brownsville, Texas
Washington [US], May 8: At least seven pedestrians were killed and several others injured on Sunday when an SUV mowed down people near a homeless...
Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Wagner group appears to U-turn on Bakhmut...
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia's Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been...
Migrants stranded on Chile-Peru border repatriated to Venezuela
Vallenar [Chile], May 8: Chile's government said that 115 Venezuelan migrants who had been stranded on the border with Peru were repatriated to Venezuela on...
Russia steps up fight for Bakhmut, hopes to capture it soon, says...
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut hoping to take it by Tuesday, Ukraine's top general in charge of the defence of...
More than 1,600 evacuated from areas near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Some 1,679 people, including 660 children, have been evacuated from areas near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, a Moscow-installed official said.
Texas mall shooting prompts Biden to renew call for gun control
Dallas (Texas) [US], May 8: U.S. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass gun control bills in the wake of yet another mass...
Prince William invokes Queen Elizabeth in tribute to King Charles
London [UK], May 8: The late Queen Elizabeth would be "very proud" of King Charles on his coronation, his son William said on Sunday as...
Sanism, racism make U.S. black man blamed for his own death: Truthout
New York [US], May 7: Anti-Black racism and the society's dehumanizing attitude toward people seen by others as "mentally ill" are on full display in...
Lula urges industrialized nations to finance environmental preservation
Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 7: Industrialized nations should compensate less industrialized countries for their efforts to preserve the environment, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da...
Kenya hosts Kungfu tournament amid growing popularity of sport
Nairobi [Kenya], May 7: Kenya on Saturday hosted a Kungfu tournament in the central Kenyan town of Kiambu located on the outskirts of capital Nairobi.
Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot system
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 7: Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defence systems,...
German Catholics see handling of abuse by Church as far from complete
Munich [Germany], May 7: The Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) believes that the process of coming to terms with the abuse scandal in the...
Biden, pressed about age, says he has a 'hell of a lot...
Washington [US], May 7: US President Joe Biden has dismissed doubts that he is not fit for another term because of his age in his...
British police criticised for 'incredibly alarming' arrests before coronation
London [UK], May 7: British police have been heavily criticised over the "incredibly alarming" arrests of Republican protesters ahead of the King's coronation. Campaign groups...
Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], May 7: Sudan's warring parties have met for direct talks in Saudi Arabia as mediators pressed for an end to a conflict...
Afghan foreign minister woos neighbors on rare visit abroad
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7: The foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taleban government, which is not recognised by any other nation, held talks Saturday with his counterparts...