World News

Representative image

Libya lights up after years of power cuts

Sep 04, 2023

Tripoli [Libya], September 4: It's midnight just before the weekend. Traffic snarls the corniche in Tripoli, where improved electricity service has brought renewed energy to Libya's capital after years of conflict and power cuts. Chronic electricity shortages had shaped the daily lives of Libyans since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed 2011 uprising. A decade of stop-start fighting between rival armed groups followed, adding combat damage and looting to an already dilapidated grid in the North African country.

 Read More..
Representative Image

US retailers alarmed at rising theft

Sep 04, 2023

New York [US], September 4: Toothpaste, chocolate, washing powder and deodorant - everyday products are increasingly under lock and key at US retailers, as petty theft and organized shoplifting rise while consumers grapple with costs of living. Major retailers Walmart and Target, drugstore chains CVS and Walgreens, as well as home improvement firm Home Depot and footwear seller Foot Locker are among those to have voiced concern over more thefts - including violent incidents - in their latest earnings results.
Representative image

Madrid residents told to stay at home as torrential rain sweeps across Spain

Sep 04, 2023
Representative image

Eighty years on, Italian victims of Nazi crimes finally to get compensation

Sep 04, 2023

More News

Representative image

As Typhoon Haikui barrels into Taiwan, thousands are evacuated

Sep 04, 2023

Taipei [Taiwan], September 4: Domestic flights were cancelled and almost 4,000 people were evacuated as Typhoon Haikui barrelled...
Representative image

Biden says he's disappointed that Xi will not attend G20 summit

Sep 04, 2023

Washington [US], September 4: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he was disappointed that Chinese President...
Representative image

Vanuatu parliament to elect new prime minister after court appeal dismissed

Sep 04, 2023

Port Vila [Vanuatu], September 4: Vanuatu's parliament will elect a new prime minister after the Pacific Island nation's...
Representative image

7th edition of Dubai Fitness Challenge set to begin October 28

Sep 04, 2023
Representative image

AlNeyadi's space mission will continue to benefit from his scientific experiments: MBRSC

Sep 04, 2023
Representative image

Arsenal snatch stoppage time victory over Man United

Sep 04, 2023
Representative Image

Japan's opposition party re-elects Tamaki as leader

Sep 03, 2023
Representative Image

Gabon's new ruler promises democracy

Sep 03, 2023
Representative Image

EU environment commissioner urges urgent, deep emissions cuts

Sep 03, 2023
Representative Image

Pyongyang's cruise missiles crashed into sea, says South Korea

Sep 03, 2023
Representative Image

Former Italian prime minister blames Paris for 1980 crash

Sep 03, 2023
Representative Image

Singapore ex-deputy PM elected president by 'decisive' margin

Sep 03, 2023
Representative Image

Russian airport attacked from own territory, Ukraine says

Sep 03, 2023
Representative Image

Israel: Police clash with Eritrean asylum seekers

Sep 03, 2023
Representative Image

Rain and mud leave Burning Man revelers stranded in Nevada desert

Sep 03, 2023
Representative image

Australia government to introduce bill barring 'wage theft' on Monday

Sep 03, 2023
Representative image

With DeSantis absent, Biden surveys storm damage in Florida

Sep 03, 2023
Representative image

Ukraine tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky named suspect in fraud probe

Sep 03, 2023
Representative image

Johannesburg fire: Hijacks and death traps in a crumbling South African city centre

Sep 03, 2023
Representative image

In Mongolia, Pope says Church 'has no political agenda

Sep 03, 2023
Representative image

US President Joe Biden to commend PM Modi for G20 leadership on Delhi visit

Sep 03, 2023