US commander, ambassador were last to board evacuation flight: general
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The commander of American military forces on the ground in Afghanistan and Washington's ambassador there…
3 years ago
International
Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana, knocks out power in New Orleans
Powerful Hurricane Ida battered the southern US state of Louisiana, leaving at least one dead and knocking out power for…
3 years ago
Rockets fly in Kabul as US evacuations wind down
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on Monday as the United States raced to complete its…
3 years ago
North Korea appears to have restarted nuclear reactor: UN agency
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea appears to have restarted its plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor in a "deeply troubling"…
3 years ago
Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana as Category 3 storm
by Daxia ROJAS NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Ida battered southern Louisiana Sunday, 16 years to the day…
3 years ago
UAE says it will resume visas for tourists vaccinated against Covid
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully…
3 years ago
Milan tower block goes up in flames
MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Fire ripped through a 20-storey residential building in Milan, northern Italy, on Sunday, leaving rescue workers…
3 years ago
Israel offers Covid vaccine booster to ages 12 and up
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel Sunday widened access to a third coronavirus vaccine jab to anyone aged 12 and up,…
3 years ago
Greek police fire tear gas as 7,000 protest vaccine rules
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Around 7,000 people protested in Athens on Sunday against a new rule obliging health workers to…
3 years ago
In New Orleans, Ida brings trauma of Katrina flooding back
by Daxia ROJAS NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) -- Chester Lastie clearly recalls Hurricane Katrina, which devastated his neighborhood in…
3 years ago
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