Flamboyant former Argentine president Carlos Menem dies

Carlos Menem, a former Argentine president who delivered short-lived economic stability and forged close ties with…

Boris Johnson orders full lockdown in England as COVID-19 cases rise

\ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new complete lockdown for England from Wednesday until…

Famed French designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98

Frances Academy of Fine Arts says Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was…

Saudi Arabia suspends international flights to halt new COVID-19 strain

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended all international passenger flights for citizens and residents over fears about…

‘We are very worried’: Canada PM Trudeau backs farmer protests in India

Bringing an international dimension to the ongoing farmer protests in the Indian national capital, Canadian PM…

Donald Trump finally agrees to Joe Biden transition – but still not conceding

Washington: President Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency…

Great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi succumbs to COVID-19 in South Africa

Satish Dhupelia, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has succumbed to coronavirus-related complications here in South Africa,…

Joe Biden turns 78, to be the oldest US president

WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 on Friday. In exactly two months, he’ll take the reins…

What Barack Obama says about Sonia Gandhi’s ‘beauty’ in his memoir ‘A Promised Land’

Washington: Former US president Barack Obama’s memoir ‘A Promised Land’ mentions several senior leaders from Congress, including…

Facebook: Fake pages from China tried to disrupt US politics

Facebook says it has removed a small network of fake accounts and pages that originated in…