
Moon shrinking causes quakes: Study
WASHINGTON: The US lunar orbiter observations and lunar seismic data showed that the Moon was shrinking like a raisin as its interior cooled, thus producing

WASHINGTON: The US lunar orbiter observations and lunar seismic data showed that the Moon was shrinking like a raisin as its interior cooled, thus producing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Two seaplanes collided in mid-air on Monday over southeastern Alaska, killing at least four of those aboard, injuring 10 and leaving two people missing, US

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said yesterday two of its oil tankers were damaged in “sabotage attacks” in the Gulf as tensions soared in a region already

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms yesterday after anti-Muslim riots hit several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter

NEW DELHI: The death toll from a major cyclone that hit eastern India and Bangladesh in early May rose to 77 yesterday as anger grew
HANOI: Vietnamese police have seized half a tonne of ketamine worth $21 million in Ho Chi Minh City, a key transit hub that has seen
MELBOURNE: Australia’s opposition Labour Party retained a narrow lead over the conservative coalition government, a closely watched poll showed yesterday, while the Labour’s leader popularity
WELLINGTON: An inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques shooting massacre began hearing evidence yesterday, as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepared to co-host a meeting in

MIAMI: Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome invasive species in Florida: lacking any natural predators, it has happily

SEOUL: The leader of North Korea ordered its military to boost its strike capability as he directed another missile firing, state media said yesterday, as