Biden to visit fire-ravaged Maui on Monday as search efforts continue
President Joe Biden will journey Monday to fire-ravaged Maui to witness up close the devastation left by an inferno more than a week ago and assess for himself a government response that some residents initially found lacking.
2023-08-21 17:24
Kim Jong Un inspects missile test as regional rivals meet and kick off joint military drills
North Korean state media released images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a missile test on Monday, days after its regional rivals held a historic summit, and as US-South Korea joint military exercises kick off nearby.
2023-08-21 16:46
Factbox-Who are the Pakistani Islamists vowing 'death to blasphemers'?
ISLAMABAD An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws and punishing
2023-08-21 16:21
Ukraine may use new Black Sea route for grain shipments - producers
KYIV Ukraine is considering using its newly-tested wartime Black Sea export corridor for grain shipments after other cargo
2023-08-21 15:26
Chandrayaan-3: India's lunar lander Vikram searches for safe Moon landing spot
Day after Luna-25 crash, India space agency says lander trying to find area without boulders or deep trenches.
2023-08-21 13:56
Cuban priest's fight to claim asylum in UK
Father Juan Carballosa says he faces imprisonment in his home country.
2023-08-21 13:52
Donald Trump confirms he will skip Republican presidential debates
The US ex-president says he is far ahead of his rivals in the 2024 White House race and the public knows him.
2023-08-21 13:51
Pakistan president denies approving laws giving military more power
Arif Alvi claimed his staff "undermined" him, while the law ministry told him to "take responsibility".
2023-08-21 12:55
Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards - report
Migrants tell the BBC they were shot on the Saudi border as a new report alleges "mass killings".
2023-08-21 12:25
Beset by domestic economic woes, China's Xi visits South Africa in just his second trip abroad this year
Chinese leader Xi Jinping heads to South Africa Monday on a trip intended to bolster Beijing's influence among developing and emerging nations, as ties with the United States remain deeply strained and economic troubles bubble up at home.
2023-08-21 09:52
Visit of King's estranged sons comes at a delicate time for Thailand's monarchy
Thai King Maha Vajirilongkorn has not named an heir apparent since ascending to the throne in 2016 and analysts say the surprise trip to the country by his estranged sons Vacharaesorn and Chakriwat Vivacharawongse is therefore especially significant.
2023-08-21 08:58
Kelso Cochrane: Trying to unlock the secrets of a 64-year-old racist murder
Kelso Cochrane was killed in 1959 - his family want access to the police file into his unsolved case.
2023-08-21 07:22