VIENTIANE: The Plain of Jars in central Laos’ Xieng Khuang province is to be listed as the country’s third World Heritage Site, reported Xinhua news
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Tuesday became the first major US city to prohibit facial recognition technology by government agencies in what advocates said aims to
CHENGDU: A 29-year-old man in China received a small intestine transplantation from his father, making him the 16th patient in the country to receive the
PARIS: France paid its emotional final respects Tuesday to two commandos killed during a raid to rescue four hostages in the Sahel region of Africa
KATHMANDU: Eight Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest on Tuesday, opening the route for a potentially record number of climbers to summit the
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s ruling military council said Tuesday that a brother of ousted president Omar al-Bashir who it previously announced had been detained was actually not
WASHINGTON: Five people died and one person was missing Monday after two floatplanes collided mid-air in Alaska while carrying passengers from a cruise ship’s sightseeing
BANGKOK: Scores of junta loyalists were endorsed as members of Thailand’s 250-strong senate on Tuesday, packing the upper house with allies likely to vote for
SEOUL: South Korean scientists have developed a cheap catalyst that can treat industrial sewage water nine times more effectively than existing systems, Yonhap news agency reported,
SYDNEY: Sydney’s nightlife will get a much-needed shot in the arm, with new laws allowing 24-hour trading throughout the Australian city’s busiest districts, removing restrictions
