Emerging markets face both promise and disruption from AI
New York [US], September 13: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as one of the most transformative economic forces of the era, with its global...
BRICS nations call for 'maximum restraint' in the Middle East
New Delhi [India], September 13: Brazil, India, China and the other seven countries of the BRICS group have called on the rival parties in the...
Ugandan king laid to rest
Kampala [Ugandan], September 13: Nine days after his death, the man believed to have been the world's youngest reigning monarch was buried in western Uganda...
Yemen government forces say Houthi members, vehicles targeted in Mocha
Sanaa[Yemen], September 13: Yemeni government forces say they have launched air strikes on Houthi fighters along the Red Sea coast after the group seized full...
Death toll from Philippine ferry fire rises to 76
Manila [Philippines], September 13: More charred bodies were recovered on Saturday from a passenger ferry that caught fire in the western Philippines, bringing the death...
Over 7,000 confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak, says government
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], September 13: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen above 7,000,...
Lavrov says yes to talks, no to ceasefire
Moscow [Russia], September 13: Russia is ready for negotiations with Kiev but not for a simultaneous ceasefire in its war against Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei...
Trump triggers row with backing for united Ireland on trip to Dublin
London [UK], September 13: Donald Trump triggered a diplomatic row as he backed a united Ireland on a visit to Dublin on Saturday.
UK govt rejects 'kill switch' idea for rogue AI
London[UK], September 13: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government has rejected proposals for a so-called "kill switch" to stop an attack by rogue artificial intelligence.
Trump claims he could 'settle' a war over the Falklands
New York [US], September 13: US President Donald Trump has said he could "settle" any conflict over the Falkland Islands, describing a war between the...
At least 16 dead in fire at retirement home in Chile
Berlin [Germany], September 13: At least 16 people have died in a fire at a retirement home in southern Chile, according to local media reports.
More than 40 people injured as train derails in north-western France
Paris [France], September 13: At least 44 people were injured, including one woman seriously, when part of a regional train carrying around 180 passengers derailed...
Fresh attacks kill four in Ukraine as Kiev targets Russian industry
Moscow [Russia], September 13: At least four people were killed and dozens more injured in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine, local authorities reported on Saturday,...
At least 10 Palestinians killed in Gaza over past 48 hours, says...
Gaza [Palestine], September 13: The health ministry in Gaza said 10 Palestinians were killed and 56 wounded in Israeli attacks over the past 48 hours....
North Korea fires short-range missiles
Pyongyang [North Korea], September 13: North Korea fired multiple short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan on Saturday, one day after the end of a...
Seven killed in fire at prison in northern Syria following inmates' riot...
Damascus [Syria], September 13: At least seven inmates have been killed and others injured after a fire broke out at a prison in a predominantly...
Iran holds out prospect of opening Strait of Hormuz
Tehran [Iran], September 13: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has held out the prospect of reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, the ISNA news agency...
Mother jailed for injecting infant with insulin released after appeal
Sydney [Australia], September 12: A mother jailed for injecting her non-diabetic infant daughter with insulin, triggering a life-threatening medical episode, has been released from custody.
Arrest over latest suspected gun-for-hire gang shooting
Sydney [Australia], September 12: A young man has been charged with attempted murder over what police believe to be the latest in a spate of...
Texas judge rules TikTok misled users over child safety features
New York [US], September 12: A Texas judge ruled on Thursday that TikTok violated the state's consumer protection law by misleading users about how it...
OpenAI agents uploaded malicious code to RubyGems in May
New York [US], September 12: AI agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to software service RubyGems May, two months before they...
'Not consent': expert takes aim at algorithm reforms
Sydney [Australia], September 12: Proposed social media laws designed to force users to better control the content they see fail to get to the crux...
US marks 25 years since September 11 attacks
New York [US], September 12: Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Friday with sorrow and somber reflection, honoring the nearly...
Oil prices set to end week above $100 for first time in...
New York [US], September 12: Oil prices rose on Friday and both major benchmarks are on track to end the week above $100 a barrel...
Ebola rapidly spreading beyond eastern Congo epicentre: Africa CDC
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of Congo], September 12: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record in...
China launches new remote sensing satellite groups
Beijing [China], September 12: China launched two new groups of remote sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.
Irregular border crossings into EU fall 35%
Brussels [Belgium], September 12: The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has announced that detections of irregular crossings at the European Union's external borders...