Father and stepmother convicted of Sara Sharif’s brutal murder after UK trial
LONDON – The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in…
Afghan acting minister killed in blast in Kabul
KABUL — Afghanistan’s Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani was killed in a blast inside the ministry’s…
Russia shuts down scam network operating in Moscow
MOSCOW — Russian law enforcement has dismantled three fraudulent local “call center” offices and detained several managers and employees, Russia’s…
Uruguay reports slower population growth
MONTEVIDEO — Uruguay’s 2023 national census counted 3,499,451 inhabitants, 2.5 percentage points higher than the 2011 one, the National Statistics…
Fighters claim full control of eastern Syrian city Deir al-Zour
DAMASCUS — Fighters have gained full control of the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour following the reported withdrawal of…
Israeli strike on northern Gaza kills 26, Palestinian medics say
CAIRO — Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 26 people overnight and into Wednesday, including one that…
Death toll from Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia rises to six, officials say
The death toll from a Russian missile strike that destroyed a clinic in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday…
S. Korean police officers confront security service agents to raid President Yoon’s office
SEOUL — South Korean police officers had confronted security service agents for over three hours to raid the office of…
At least 76 pct of South Sudanese live on 105 USD annually: report
JUBA — At least 76 percent of the estimated 12.4 million South Sudan population lives below the national poverty line…
Top U.S. commander in Mideast meets Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria
WASHINGTON — The top commander of the U.S. military in the Middle East visited the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in…