WASHINGTON: The US military said on Friday it had struck another boat alleged to be trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people and leaving one survivor.
NEW JERSEY: An eight-year-old boy was reportedly attacked by a rabid beaver while fishing with his family at Lake Henry in Mahwah, in an incident that was captured on video and widely shared online. .
MUMBAI: A man reportedly survived a brutal attack after arriving at a hospital with a machete lodged in his head, in an incident that has shocked social media users worldwide. .
SINGAPORE: Singapore agreed to the continued flow of refined fuel to New Zealand in exchange for food security today as the trade partners firmed up supply chains choked by the Mideast war.
ATHENS: Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces off Crete left their boats on Friday, many taken to hospital on the Greek island while others were flown out.
TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely”, hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal.
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) has already sold 100 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, US President Donald Trump said, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Saturday that an officer was shot in an incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, DC, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. .
ISLAMABAD: US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital Saturday to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations with Iran, although Iranian state media said Tehran’s envoys had no immediate plans to hold face-to-face talks.
GENEVA: The World Health Organization announced Friday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time.
OTSUCHI: Hundreds of firefighters were battling wildfires in the forests of northern Japan on Saturday, as authorities urged more than 3,200 people to evacuate from their homes, government officials said.
HONG KONG: A warning of higher condom prices by the world’s top maker has gone viral in China with the hashtag “condom prices rising” garnering more than 60 million views by Thursday on Chinese social media and stoking talk of stockpiling.
BEIJING: China said a group of its naval vessels, including a destroyer, passed through a waterway between two islands administered by the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday as it returned home after testing far-seas capabilities.