UN seeks probe into reported mass killing of Afghans

Oct 18, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], October 18: The United Nations' mission in Afghanistan called for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been...

Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans

Oct 18, 2024

Georgia [US], October 18: A judge on Wednesday overturned controversial changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board, the latest defeat for...

Nebraska law allowing felons to vote upheld by state court

Oct 18, 2024

Nebraska [US], October 18: Nebraska's top state court upheld a state law allowing felons who have completed their sentences to vote, enabling thousands more people...

Colombian farmers embrace green pivot

Oct 18, 2024

Bogota [Colombia], October 18: A transformation has taken root in Colombia's jungle heartland, as farmers once engaged in coca cultivation and deforestation are switching to...

Jimmy Carter, 100, fulfils his wish and votes in the US election

Oct 18, 2024

Washington [US], October 18: Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former US president and the only one to have reached the age of 100, cast his...

Kamala Harris duels with host during conservative Fox TV interview

Oct 18, 2024

Washington [US], October 18: In her first TV interview with the conservative US broadcaster Fox News, US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris engaged in a...

Former One Direction star Payne dies in Argentina balcony fall

Oct 18, 2024

Buenos Aires [Argentina], October 18: Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Boy, 8, dies in UK on rabbit shooting hunt

Oct 18, 2024

London [UK], October 18: An eight-year-old boy was killed with a shotgun during a rabbit shooting expedition in England, an inquest hearing was told. Jay...

Return of SpaceX spacecraft to Earth further delayed due to weather

Oct 18, 2024

Washington [US], October 18: The return to Earth of crew members on board the International Space Station (ISS) since March has been further delayed due...