International

Drones and jets: China shows off new air power

ZHUHAI, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday showed off its increasingly sophisticated air power including surveillance drones and jets able…

North Korea tells UN it has ‘right’ to test weapons

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- North Korea's ambassador to the UN told the General Assembly on Monday that "nobody…

Pfizer launches mRNA flu vaccine trial

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Monday it had begun a clinical trial to test an…

Biden gets Covid-19 vaccine booster shot

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden received a Covid-19 vaccine booster on Monday and told Americans still…

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’: South’s military

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an 'unidentified projectile' into the sea off its east coast, the…

ICC to focus Afghan probe on Taliban, IS-K: prosecutor

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The International Criminal Court's new chief prosecutor said Monday he wants to focus his investigation…

Volcano lava flow halts but many confined over toxic gas fears

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain (AFP) -- A Canary Islands volcano that has been erupting for over a week fell…

Fuel ‘panic-buying’ in UK could see army to rescue

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain experienced further 'panic-buying' of motor fuel Monday as a shortage of lorry drivers on…

UK warship makes rare transit through Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- The Royal Navy said a British warship was sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a…

One dead in quake on Greek island of Crete: public TV

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete early Monday, killing a man who was…

This website uses cookies.