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S. Korea tests first submarine-launched ballistic missile

News Source : Reuters SEOUL: South Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile (SLBM) from a submarine, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, becoming the first...

Florida gunman kills 4 including baby, wounds 11-year-old girl

News Source : Reuters FLORIDA: A self-described survivalist in body armour shot and killed four people, including a woman and her 3-month-old baby boy in...

Libya frees Saadi Gaddafi, son of former leader

News Source : AFP TRIPOLI: Libyan authorities have released Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who was ousted and killed during...

New Zealand hails success in curbing Delta as cases plunge

News Source : Reuters WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported 28 new cases of Covid-19 today, a big drop compared to the last few days, as authorities...

UK planning new pet abduction offence after rise in stolen pooches

News Source : AFP LONDON: The British government unveiled plans today to make pet abduction a new criminal offence, in response to a pandemic-fuelled spike...

BioNTech shots finally reach Taiwan after tech giants’ help

News Source: Reuters TAOYUAN: The first batch of BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Taiwan today, after months of heated political and diplomatic wrangling and...

Thai royalist turns protester as anti-govt movement broadens

News Source : Reuters BANGKOK: Often seen at the wheel of one of his supercars, Thai ultra-royalist Tanat “Nat” Thanakitamnuay became a well-known face at...

WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’

News Source : AFP GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first...

UN chief warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Afghanistan

News Source : AFP UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned yesterday of a looming “humanitarian catastrophe” in Afghanistan as he urged countries to...

Nora, now tropical storm, kills boy in Mexican resort town

News Source : Reuters PUERTO VALLARTA: Nora, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, killed one boy over the weekend after torrential rains and...