Japan, Vietnam agree to boost defence ties, resume flights
HANOI: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in his first overseas summit since taking office last month, agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart to step up...
Hundreds march in Vancouver to protest against China over atrocities against Uyghurs
VANCOUVER: Hundreds of people here participated in a protest organised on Sunday against China's brutal repression of Uyghur Muslims and the detention of two...
90 dead, 34 missing in central Vietnam's floods, landslides
HANOI: Floods, landslides and other natural disasters triggered by downpours have left 90 people dead and 34 others missing in Vietnam's central region over...
Trump, Modi relationship incredible, says Donald Trump Jr
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have an "incredible" relationship, said the US President's son Donald Trump Jr, adding...
UAE's Sheikh Abdullah inspects Hindu temple site in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, inspected the site of Abu Dhabi's first...
Trump promises free antibody coronavirus treatment to all Americans
WISCONSIN: US President Donald Trump told his supporters in Wisconsin that all Americans will get the coronavirus treatment he received for free. "We're gonna make,...
Trump signs bills to honour war veterans
 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed the "Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Saturday (local time) to recognise the United States, army veterans...
US condemns attack on Kurdistan Democratic Party headquarters in Baghdad
WASHINGTON DC: The US State Department has condemned the recent attack on the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad, reportedly organised by...
'Corruption criminal, immoral, ultimate betrayal of public trust'
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that corruption is not only a crime but also immoral and the "ultimate betrayal" of public...
China's Covid-19 vax is safe, prompts antibody response Lancet
BEIJING: Chinese Covid-19 vaccine candidate -- BBIBP-CorV -- that is expected to completely inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is safe and elicits an antibody response,...