South Africa yesterday bade farewell to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, in a funeral stripped of pomp but freighted with tears and showered with drizzles of rain.

Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were injured when their vehicle drove over a mine in Central African Republic's troubled northwest, the UN mission said Saturday.

Comedic actress Betty White, who capped a career of more than 80 years by becoming America's geriatric sweetheart after Emmy-winning roles on television sitcoms "The Golden Girls" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died less than three weeks shy of her 100th birthday, People magazine said on Friday, quoting her agent.

A truck driver whose 110 year sentence over a deadly crash sparked outrage had his jail term reduced to ten years on Thursday.

Fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado destroyed hundreds of homes and forced at least 33,000 people to flee, officials have said, as flames tore through areas desiccated by a historic drought.

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have exchanged warnings over Ukraine but conveyed some optimism that diplomatic talks in January could ease spiraling tensions.

The world began ushering in 2022 yesterday after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times ahead.

On February 1, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is arrested in a coup that ends the country’s decade-long experiment with democracy. More

Israeli troops yesterday shot dead a Palestinian man who attempted to stab soldiers and civilians at a bus stop in the occupied West Bank, the military said.

A total of 45 journalists were killed worldwide in 2021, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Friday -- "one of the lowest death tolls" it has recorded for any year.

The New Year began its annual roll from East to West quietly - with no official firework display in Auckland, New Zealand, reports Reuters.

Saddam Hussein’s daughter has called on Iraqis to unite and come to terms with the changes in the Arab world.

In a Vienna museum, Nazi-era art crams two small rooms, some still in storage boxes. A painting of Vienna’s opera features Nazi flags, a swastika is woven into a tapestry.

A Myanmar junta court yesterday sentenced two close aides of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years in jail for sedition, a legal

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty in New York on Wednesday of recruiting and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by the

Saudi Arabia yesterday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, after recording the highest

Two senior editors of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News were yesterday charged with “conspiracy to publish seditious” material, authorities said, following a raid that drew international condemnation over China’s crackdown on press freedom in the city.

The Indian government yesterday extended a special law giving armed forces sweeping powers in the north-eastern state of Nagaland, days after a botched army ambush killed 14 people.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday told US counterpart Joe Biden he is “convinced” that “effective dialogue” between Moscow and Washington is possible, hours ahead of telephone talks as tensions rise over Ukraine.