9+ hour, 42+ min ago   (239+ words) Tragic accidents in coal mines remain a recurring problem in Balochistan and Sindh. HARNAI: Four coal miners were killed and two others injured on Sunday, Sept. 13, when accumulated methane gas exploded inside the underground mine in the Shahrag area of…...

19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (555+ words) Missile and drone attacks in Saudi Arabia follow renewed Saudi-led strikes in Yemen. Fresh fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels intensified Wednesday, with the Houthis targeting three southern Saudi cities. Saudi-led forces also struck multiple areas in…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (259+ words) JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers are searching the Java Sea for people after a passenger ship carrying 243 people lost contact early Sunday, Sept. 13, while traveling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin in bad weather, authorities said. Rescue teams have already evacuated 103 people, but one…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (208+ words) Philippine nationals should avoid the area altogether unless necessary for their livelihood,” the foreign ministry said, citing the “conflict escalation in the Red Sea that poses a clear and present danger to all Filipino seafarers working in the area.” The…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (688+ words) Anak Krakatau’s eruption forced airport closures, disrupted thousands of flights and left travelers stranded. Indonesia reopened five airports on Tuesday after Anak Krakatau’s eruption grounded flights for two days, leaving nearly 3,000 flights disrupted and more than 340,000 passengers stranded. Transportation Minister…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (529+ words) His tenure was marked by economic crises, epidemics and mass protests HONG KONG: Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader after its return to Chinese rule, has died at 89, leaving behind a defining legacy from the city’s historic transition. Tung died…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (521+ words) Washington targets Canadian goods as Ottawa imposes retaliatory tariffs WASHINGTON: Trade tensions between the United States and Canada escalated Tuesday as Washington announced new restrictions on Canadian goods and Ottawa imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products. The new U.S. measures, set to…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (747+ words) Five Iranian oil tankers were targeted as Tehran launched retaliatory missiles and claimed attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. WASHINGTON: Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated sharply Tuesday as U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers and…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (213+ words) SINGAPORE: Singapore’s government has announced salary increases for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and other Cabinet ministers and senior officials. Wong, who is already the world’s highest-paid political leader, will receive an additional 1.4 million Singapore dollars, or about $1.1 million, in annual…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (668+ words) SEOUL: A teenage Jungkook once dreamed of becoming a singer. More than a decade later, his voice has echoed across the world, his solo hits have topped charts and millions of fans are celebrating the journey of the BTS star…...