Greece is a predominantly Orthodox Christian country, and Muslim cemeteries can only be found in Thrace, a region in the northeast of the country
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka starts forming ‘unity’ govt with opposition boycott
Rapping, breakdancing Ukrainians win Eurovision in musical morale boost
Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest Sunday, riding a wave of public support across Europe for the embattled nation and buoyed by an infectious
Taliban’s first annual Afghan budget foresees $501m deficit
North Korea reports 15 more suspected Covid-19 deaths
North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers as it mobilizes more than a million health
US: At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
A gunman sporting a rifle and body armor opened fire in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing at least 10 people before being
Shanghai to start gradually reopening malls, other firms in lockdown transition
10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime
A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10
North Korea reports 15 more ‘fever’ deaths amid Covid outbreak
North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from “fever”, days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival
Sri Lankan authorities lifted a nationwide curfew Sunday for an important Buddhist festival, with celebrations muted as the island weathers a worsening economic crisis.
Russian radio voices sow fear in Ukraine war zone
Lanka’s new PM extends support to protesters demanding Prez Rajapaksa’s resignation
Sri Lanka’s new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said he had appointed a panel to look after the interests of the ‘Gota Go Home’ village protesters
Britain says Russia has lost a third of its forces in Ukraine
Russia has probably lost around a third of the ground forces it deployed to Ukraine and its offensive in the Donbas region “has lost
Shehbaz Sharif govt to abolish CPEC authority: Report
Pakistan government decided to abolish China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, local media reported, adding that all the matters of the project will be handed
Heatwave scorches Pak, mercury shoots to 51°C in Jacobabad
Heatwave across Pakistan is creating a major health crisis with mercury shooting as high as 51° Celsius in Jacobabad, Sindh on Saturday. Residents said
Elon Musk says Twitter’s algorithm ‘manipulating users’
“You are being manipulated by the algorithm in ways you do not realise. Easy to switch back and forth to see the difference,” Musk
New Sri Lanka PM struggles to form unity government
Sri Lanka’s new PM struggled on Friday to forge a unity government and forestall an imminent economic collapse as opposition lawmakers refused to join
Israeli police beat mourners at funeral of slain Palestinian journalist
Israeli police officers charged at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, before thousands led her casket
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid
Ukraine thwarts Russian forces at river, sees long fight ahead
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
Shanghai hunkers down for final Covid battle, Beijing outbreak stubborn
Ukraine collects Russian dead as war rages on multiple fronts
No one can predict length of war, says Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said although Ukrainians are doing everything they can to drive out the Russians, “no one today can predict how long this
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles Covid-19
The country imposed nationwide lockdown on Thursday after confirming its first Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. It had previously held for
I have ‘blocked’ numbers of those in establishment: Imran Khan
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that the establishment is calling him but he has blocked their numbers and will not speak
US: Transgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge
Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM seeks to form cabinet
More than a month of predominantly peaceful protests against the government turned violent this week after supporters of former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stormed
G7 foreign ministers vow to continue economic pressure on Russia
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed elected as UAE president
Rulers in the United Arab Emirates announced Saturday that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily