At least 1,941 people are known to have died in Haiti in Saturday's powerful earthquake - a rise of more than 500 on the previous figure, officials say. Nearly 10,000 people have been injured, and many are still missing after the the 7.2-magnitude tremor. Rescue work has been

Taipei [Taiwan]: Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has seized a Chinese oil transport and supply ship after it crossed the nation's maritime border near waters off Taiwan-held Penghu Islands. Despite multiple radio warnings from the CGA's Penghu Offshore Flotilla, the

Multiple protests were held in Australia, Canada, the UK and Austria on Sunday against the Taliban's seizure of key regions and brutal offensive in Afghanistan. Afghan diaspora and other people living in Canada, Australia, Manchester and Vienna staged protests against the Taliban,

Dedicating the 75th Indian Independence Day to empowering thousands of blue-collar workers, a Dubai company is launching a welfare foundation called ‘Abhaar’, a Hindi word that means ‘being grateful’. EFS Facilities Services Group, which employs a large number

The Taliban Tuesday declared a general amnesty for all government officials and urged them to return to work, two days after taking power following a lightning sweep through the country. "A general amnesty has been declared for all... so you should start your routine life with

Rescue workers are rushing to locate survivors of the deadly earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday as a tropical storm hit the Caribbean nation. At least 1,419 people are known to have died in the 7.2-magnitude quake. More than 6,900 were injured, and an unknown number are still

NEW DELHI -- Mumbai-headquartered Eruditus Learning Solutions, which offers executive learning programs, has become the sixth Indian startup to bag the unicorn tag this month after securing $650 million in a Series E funding round led by Accel US and SoftBank Vision Fund II. A unicorn

As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte rushes to fulfil his pre-election promise to build a railway for Mindanao island, reality is beginning to bite. Duterte is five years into his six-year term, yet the 83 billion pesos (US$1.64 billion) he claimed China would lend him to build the

Kabul/London: British PM Boris Johnson gave a strong message to Taliban insurgents as they take control of Afghanistan after capturing capital city Kabul on Sunday, saying that nobody should bilaterally recognise the government in the war-torn nation that might soon be formed. "We

At least five people have been killed at Kabul airport as hundreds of people desperate to get out of the country tried to forcibly enter planes, witnesses told Reuters. All commercial flights have been cancelled from Hamid Karzai International Airport after the chaos that ensued as

US troops fired shots into the air at Kabul airport on Monday as thousands of Afghans crowded onto the tarmac in the hope of catching a flight out after the Taliban takeover of the country. “I feel very scared here. They are firing lots of shots into the air,” a witness

Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin tendered his resignation to the King on Monday, becoming the shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost majority support to govern. Science Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote on Instagram that “the Cabinet has tendered our resignation”

Former US president Donald Trump called for his successor Joe Biden to resign on Sunday over the swift takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban terrorists, as US troops withdrew from the country after nearly 20 years on the ground. "It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace for

The Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan over after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The streets of Kabul were quiet on Monday, but there were scenes of chaos and panic at the international airport as hundreds of Afghans

Officials in Haiti have confirmed at least 1,297 people are dead after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean nation on Saturday. Rescuers are picking through rubble in a desperate search for any survivors. Homes, churches and schools were among buildings flattened in

Afghanistan’s embattled president has left the country, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signalling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan National

A Chinese firm demanded billions of shillings in pending bills that Kenya borrowed to build the modern railway line from Mombasa to Nairobi. Bonface Otieno, writing in Business Daily said that the Africa Star Railway Operation Company Ltd (Afristar), the Chinese company contracted to run

A Chinese state-owned lender firm was named in the Australian Parliament on Tuesday afternoon for deliberately bankrupting an Aussie company by misdirecting payments to take ownership. Anthony Galloway, writing in The Sydney Morning Herald said that documents tabled in Federal

China has hacked dozens of Israeli public and private sector groups as well groups in Iran, Saudi Arabia and a variety of other countries, the international cybersecurity company FireEye announced Tuesday. The massive cyber-attack appears to be part of a long-term spying strategy in

A tourist helicopter with 16 people on board has crashed into a lake in Russia's Far East, officials say. There were eight known survivors, Russian media quoted emergencies ministry officials as saying. Thirteen tourists, including a child, and three crew were on board when the