9 yrs on, families urge new search for missing MH370

Families of those on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared mysteriously nine years ago, called on the Malaysian government on Sunday to allow US seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity to mount a new search for the missing plane
5 March 2023, 13:55 PM

50,000 march across Australia's Harbour Bridge for WorldPride

"This is just a great celebration and it's symbolic of bringing people together, the unity, that's what a bridge does"
5 March 2023, 07:26 AM

Romania to take in 17,000 migrants

An eight-member Romanian consular mission is arriving in Dhaka today for a six-month stay during which they will issue around 17,000 visas to Bangladeshis seeking employment in the East European nation.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Greece rail crash: Station master court date delayed as anger boils

The station master involved in Greece’s worst-ever train disaster had his court appearance postponed by a day yesterday as the country braced for more mass protests over the crash that killed at least 57 people.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Belarus jails Nobel winner Bialiatski for 10 years

Belarus handed a 10-year jail term to Nobel Prize winning activist Ales Bialiatski on Friday, drawing sweeping international condemnation.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

US sends $400m ignoring Moscow’s warning on arms

Russia’s defence minister has inspected the frontline in east Ukraine, after the United States offered more military support to Kyiv, whose forces are struggling in eastern Bakhmut.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Earthquake caused direct damage of $5.1b in Syria

A massive earthquake and aftershocks in February caused an estimated $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, the World Bank has said.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Spain announces law promoting gender parity in politics and business

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday announced a gender equality law that will require more equal representation of women and men in politics, business and other spheres of public life.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Indonesia fuel depot fire kills 17

Residents yesterday searched through the remains of their charred homes after a fuel storage depot fire in Jakarta left at least 17 people dead, including two children.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Palestinian town needs to be ‘wiped out’

The UN human rights chief denounced the “unfathomable” call by an Israeli minister for a flashpoint Palestinian town to be “wiped out”, urging an end to the violence.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Rich nations using ‘predatory’ tactics

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday slammed the world’s rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Participants pledge $19b

UN member states were still working hard yesterday after a sleepless night spent trying to finalise a long-awaited agreement to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
4 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden had skin cancer removed, doctor says no more treatment needed

All cancerous tissue was successfully removed, the White House physician said in a letter, adding that Biden will continue dermatologic surveillance as part of his ongoing healthcare but the site had healed
4 March 2023, 05:31 AM

7 dead as storms, tornadoes slam US South

The National Weather Service said the powerful storm was moving to the Northeast and would cause heavy snow and sleet from southeastern Michigan east to New York state. Parts of central New York and southern New England may see over a foot (30 cm) of snow by Saturday afternoon
4 March 2023, 02:17 AM

Fire at Indonesian fuel storage station kills 17

At least 17 people were killed when a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina in the capital Jakarta, an official at the city's main firefighting unit said
3 March 2023, 19:55 PM

Russians pound access routes to Ukraine's besieged Bakhmut

Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, bringing Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war
3 March 2023, 18:06 PM

Cambodia opposition leader jailed for 27 years

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was sentenced to 27 years in jail for treason yesterday, a verdict that ruled him out of elections this year and was
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Egypt unveils hidden corridor in Giza pyramid

Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid, the authorities have announced.
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM

UK MPs to grill Johnson over damning ‘Partygate’ report

UK lawmakers announced yesterday they will question former prime minister Boris Johnson over whether he lied about “Partygate”, in a probe that could trigger his removal as a member of parliament.
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘practically surrounded’

Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut yesterday, bringing Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war.
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM