Explosion at Pakistan bank branch kills at least 15
At least 15 people were killed and 16 others injured in an explosion on Saturday at a bank branch in Karachi's industrial area, police said....
Dutch flock to the shops before expected Christmas lockdown
The Dutch hit the shops on Saturday as they prepared for a Christmas lockdown that is expected to close all but essential stores from Sunday,...
Turkish business group calls for an end to Erdogan’s low-rates policy
Turkey's largest business group urged President Tayyip Erdogan's government on Saturday to abandon a monetary policy based on low rates that has prompted a crash...
London declares ‘major incident’ to help COVID-hit hospitals
London Mayor Sadiq Khan declared a "major incident" on Saturday to help the capital's hospitals cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the...
U.S. Senate confirms ex-Chicago Mayor Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan
The U.S. Senate early Saturday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee Rahm Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan, despite questions about the murder of a Black...
Head of UK COVID-19 lockdown parties probe drops out over own event
Britain's top civil servant Simon Case has stepped down from leading an investigation into alleged parties last year in government offices in breach of COVID-19...
bell hooks: A Black American voice that reached the world
The tributes that poured in for bell hooks, who died this week aged 69, affirmed the singular place she occupies in the Black intellectual canon. She was...
Gas explosion kills at least 10 in Pakistan’s Karachi
The explosion was likely caused by accumulated gas in a sewer in the Shershah neighbourhood, police say.. A powerful gas explosion in a sewage system...
UN talks fail to open negotiations on ‘killer robots’
Country officials and campaigners have expressed disappointment after United Nations talks on autonomous weapons systems – known as “killer robots” – stopped short of launching...
Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, WHO says
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading significantly faster than the Delta strain in countries with documented community transmission, with the number of cases...