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Top UN officials to meet over Taliban ban on women staff

Governments and organisations warn of impact on humanitarian services in a country where millions rely on aid.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 04:30 PM

Top UN officials to meet over Taliban ban on women staff

Pope Francis to address faithful on Christmas Day

Pontiff expected to focus on brutal conflict in Ukraine in speech broadcast on TV and radio worldwide.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 03:40 PM

Pope Francis to address faithful on Christmas Day

China to stop publishing daily Covid figures

Official statistics undermined by new methodological shift.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 02:50 PM

China to stop publishing daily Covid figures

Maxi Jazz of UK dance music act Faithless dies aged 65 

Lead singer of electronic band passes away in south London. 

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 02:00 PM

Maxi Jazz of UK dance music act Faithless dies aged 65 

Safety feature failure to blame for Ethiopian Airline crash

Nothing was amiss before takeoff, says report.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 01:10 PM

Safety feature failure to blame for Ethiopian Airline crash



18 trapped in Xinjiang gold mine collapse

22 miners have been rescued so far.      

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 12:20 PM

Hong Kong announces plans to open border with China next month

Chief exec to hold discussions with Guangdong, Shenzhen authorities before getting Beijing’s approval.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 11:30 AM

Hong Kong announces plans to open border with China next month

10 killed in fuel tanker explosion near Johannesburg

Vehicle transporting LPG gets caught under bridge, bursts into flames.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 10:40 AM

10 killed in fuel tanker explosion near Johannesburg

Pele’s family gather at his hospital bedside on Christmas Eve

Football legend suffers from worsening cancer, kidney and heart problems.     

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 09:50 AM · 1 comment

Pele’s family gather at his hospital bedside on Christmas Eve

Suspect in Paris shooting transferred to psychiatric unit

Frenchman has history of 'racist violence'.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 09:00 AM

Suspect in Paris shooting transferred to psychiatric unit

Trump acolyte Kari Lake loses Arizona election appeal

Judge finds 'clear and convincing evidence of misconduct'.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 08:20 AM

Trump acolyte Kari Lake loses Arizona election appeal

Harry, Meghan call UK tabloid apology ‘PR stunt’

Couple slam The Sun for not directly contacting the Duchess of Sussex.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 07:40 AM

Harry, Meghan call UK tabloid apology ‘PR stunt’

Taliban orders groups to stop women staff from working over hijab

Move is latest assault on female rights in the country.

Sunday, 25 Dec 2022 07:00 AM

Taliban orders groups to stop women staff from working over hijab

Turkey says Ukraine war ‘will not end easily’

This is despite Ankara’s repeated efforts to arrange peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow.

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 11:20 PM

Turkey says Ukraine war ‘will not end easily’

6 more bodies recovered after sinking of Thai warship

17 members of the 105-strong crew are still missing.

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 10:40 PM

6 more bodies recovered after sinking of Thai warship


Hong Kong eyes reopening border with China by mid-January

City leader makes announcement after returning from meetings in Beijing.

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 10:00 PM

Hong Kong eyes reopening border with China by mid-January

Russian nursing home blaze kills 22

Six others injured as fire engulfs two-storey wooden building.

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 09:20 PM

Russian nursing home blaze kills 22

Chile’s ALMA observatory resumes work after cyberattack 

Countermeasures have been taken to avoid loss and damage to scientific data and IT infrastructure.  

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 08:40 PM

Chile’s ALMA observatory resumes work after cyberattack 

Iran to retry rapper, protester reportedly on death row

Judiciary says the court has accepted the appeal of defendants of recent riots.

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 08:00 PM

Iran to retry rapper, protester reportedly on death row

Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill 7

State media say Arab herders fight with farmers and other non-Arab groups.

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 07:20 PM

Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill 7

Peru’s ousted president seeks meeting with rights inspectors 

His lawyer fears request will be denied due to ‘political pressure’. 

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 06:40 PM

Peru’s ousted president seeks meeting with rights inspectors 

Suez Canal chief seeks to dispel fears over draft Egypt bill

Waterway not for sale, assures authority chief Osama Rabie.

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 06:00 PM

Argentine group finds 131st dictatorship-era ‘stolen’ child 

Offspring of activists who ‘disappeared’ under brutal military rule discovers his true identity.  

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 05:20 PM

Argentine group finds 131st dictatorship-era ‘stolen’ child 

French aerospace firm to pay US$17 million after China bribery probe 

Safran compelled to return profits from ‘corruptly obtained’ contracts but will not face prosecution. 

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 04:40 PM

 French aerospace firm to pay US$17 million after China bribery probe 

Chilean firefighters battle to contain devastating blaze

President says country standing on powder keg.

Saturday, 24 Dec 2022 04:00 PM

Chilean firefighters battle to contain devastating blaze