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India's capital New Delhi was wreathed in poisonous smog Friday, with air pollution worsening after a fireworks ban was widely flouted for raucous celebrations for the Hindu festival of lights,...

Jakarta—Indonesia's industry ministry said it has banned the sale of Google Pixel phones due to the tech giant's failure to meet investment regulations. This comes days after it blocked sales of...

Spain: Rescuers raced on Thursday to find survivors and victims of once-in-a-generation floods in Spain that killed at least 95 people and left towns submerged in a muddy deluge with overturned cars...

Indian police detained two people Tuesday after a temple fireworks show erupted into a ferocious explosion, leaving almost a hundred people in hospital, eight in a critical condition. Hundreds were...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has proposed a two-day truce in Gaza and limited hostage exchange aimed at securing "a complete ceasefire" after more than a year of war between Israel and...

A truck driver rammed his vehicle into a crowd of people at a bus stop in central Israel on Sunday, injuring at least 24 people before he was "shot and neutralised", police said.Preliminary police...

Iran warned on Saturday it would defend itself after Israeli air strikes killed at least four soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale war in the Middle East.Israel warned Iran would "pay a...

Cyclone Dana tore the roofs off homes and flattened trees and power lines after making landfall Friday on India's east coast, but did not appear to have caused significant casualties.Cyclones -- the...

PUNE, India: New Zealand were in sight of a historic series win in India after spinner Mitchell Santner took 7-53 to help bowl out the hosts cheaply in the second Test on Friday.A stunned India fell...

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali left England reeling at 24-3 after Saud Shakeel's fighting hundred put Pakistan in control of the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on...

TOKYO: Zheng Qinwen reached the Tokyo semifinals on Friday despite admitting to struggling for motivation after winning Olympic gold and receiving a hero's welcome in her native China.The top seed...

PARIS: Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag admitted his team lacked a "killing" instinct in their Europa League 1-1 draw at Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce on Thursday as Tottenham made it three wins from...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's football body said it was ending the contract of national coach Roberto Mancini after 14 months in the job on Thursday, following a run of poor results.The Saudi Football...

Microsoft's ambition to become the "Netflix of video games" faces a huge test this week with the release of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" on Friday.The US software giant bought the game's publisher...

Beirut: Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that Israel killed Hashem Safieddine, the apparent successor of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a strike, without saying when or where it happened.The...

New Delhi - Acrid clouds engulfed India's capital on Wednesday as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble burning was ranked "hazardous" by monitors for the first time this...

Manila - Philippine rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters Wednesday to reach residents trapped by Tropical Storm Trami, forcing thousands to evacuate as it barrels towards the east...

Hezbollah said it had fired rockets at two bases near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv and a naval base west of Haifa on Tuesday morning just hours before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in...

Wellington—On Monday, New Zealand hailed one of the country's finest weekends in its sporting history after winning the Women's T20 World Cup, a rare Test triumph in India, and America's Cup sailing...

Baghdad - Protesters ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel in Baghdad early Saturday, two security sources said, after the broadcaster aired a report referring to commanders of some...