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Colombia earthquake death toll tops 200 as rescuers race to find survivors

In the hardest-hit cities, rescuers worked through the night with cranes, excavators and, at times, their bare hands, cutting through twisted steel and passing buckets of debris in desperate searches for those still trapped.

11 Aug 2026 11:17 pm
Latin Americas 10 deadliest earthquakes

From Haiti to Colombia, a look at Latin Americas deadliest earthquakes and the devastation they caused.

11 Aug 2026 4:04 pm
Ebola deaths cross 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Confirmed Ebola cases reached 4,381 across five provinces as current outbreak is spreading faster than previous ones in DRC

11 Aug 2026 2:52 pm
Trump secretly flew out of Turkiye after NATO summit because of Iran threat: report

The ruse was carried out as journalists and some White House staff members were led to believe they were on the same plane as the President as he began his journey back to Washington

11 Aug 2026 1:12 pm
U.S. prosecutors want Tate brothers to remain in custody as they fight extradition to the U.K.

Prosecutors want social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to remain in federal custody

11 Aug 2026 10:11 am
Former Air Force Secretary says hell sue Trump administration to restore his security clearance

As my mother taught me years ago, you stand up to bullies, said Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall adding that hell sue the administration, noting it has a history of retaliating against critics by stripping their clearances

11 Aug 2026 9:07 am
Iran says Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows 'change in perception' towards U.S.

The countries of the region have realised that security is not a commodity that can be bought from false brokers, says Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei

10 Aug 2026 11:03 pm
Imran Khans supporters to protest across Pakistan if he is not allowed to meet party colleagues

Sohail Afridi, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province governed by Khans party, said in a press conference that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and key ministers in his cabinet will be held responsible if anything happens to 73-year-old Khan in prison

10 Aug 2026 8:06 pm
Former Thai MP accused of shooting local official and driver: police

The alleged attack in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok came days after a school shooting in the same region that raised questions over gun control in Thailand

10 Aug 2026 3:01 pm
Traditional Martial Arts Showdown: Kungfu Elite from Home and Abroad Converge on Yongchun

Traditional Martial Arts Showdown: Kungfu Elite from Home and Abroad Converge on Yongchun

10 Aug 2026 12:30 pm
Thirty years on, a trial finally opens in Tupac Shakur's killing

The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur on the night of September 7, 1996 while he was in Sin City to see a Mike Tyson boxing match

10 Aug 2026 8:11 am
Australia probes near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport

The Jetstar plane was taxiing for takeoff to Queensland states Gold Coast when its flight crew saw the Qatar Airways plane, which was being towed by an aircraft tug, very close on a crossing taxiway, the regulator said

10 Aug 2026 7:10 am
Syria says reached deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases

Syria's official SANA news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying that the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base would be turned into joint training and capacity-building centres, within new arrangements that preserve mutual interests.

9 Aug 2026 9:10 pm
No Ebola cases found on quarantined river boat, Congo authorities say

More than 200 boat passengers were placed in quarantine on August 6 in the port of Maluku, 65 kilometres (40 miles) from Kinshasa, after one traveller who was previously aboard the boat died with symptoms matching the Ebola virus

9 Aug 2026 7:04 pm
Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkiye is purely defensive and open to others

Pakistans Foreign Minister says a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye is not directed against any country

9 Aug 2026 6:05 pm
China issues red alert as Typhoon Dolphin hits its eastern coast

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall along the country's east coast from Sanmen in Zhejiang Province to Fuding in Fujian Province, the National Meteorological Centre said

9 Aug 2026 5:10 pm
West Asia war LIVE: UAE says Iran targeted tanker as Oman cites progress in Hormuz talks

Iran' Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States corrects its behaviour

9 Aug 2026 8:16 am
Daily Quiz | On Hiroshima and Nagasaki

A quiz on the tragic atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that took place on August 6 and 9, 81 years ago

9 Aug 2026 12:48 am
Lebanon says Israeli troops infiltrated Lebanese army-held village

An Israeli occupation army force advanced into the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiya shortly after midnight... and erected a new earthen barrier near the town square, according to the local media reports

8 Aug 2026 9:16 pm
Leaking tanker off Omani coast is sinking deeper, satellite images show

The affected area is part of the Arabian Sea reserve, a marine protected area and host to wildlife, including endangered petrels and the rare Arabian Sea humpback whale

8 Aug 2026 7:07 pm
U.S. Justice Department subpoenas New York Times journalist in North Korea leak probe

Freelancer Matthew Cole was subpoenaed in February by Virginia prosecutors seeking more than two years worth of his notes as well as his testimony, according to the newspaper.

8 Aug 2026 6:46 pm
Indias balancing act to attract more investment from China, U.S. and boost trade

This balancing act has seen gradual and incremental relaxations in several long-held policies of the government whether it has to do with FDI in e-commerce, allowing FDI from companies with Chinese ownership, or taking action against the dumping of goods in India by its trade partners.

8 Aug 2026 6:45 pm
Pentagon revokes former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendalls access to classified information

The Pentagon has revoked former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendalls access to classified information

8 Aug 2026 11:45 am