Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK Express for $628 mn
HONG KONG, March 27 ,, Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday it will buy budget airline HK…
India shoots down satellite, joining space superpowers: Modi
NEW DELHI, March 27 ,, India on Wednesday destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that makes the country…
Algeria army chief demands Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule
ALGIERS, March 27 ,, Algeria’s army chief called Tuesday for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared unfit to govern, following…
Hamas says ceasefire reached with Israel after rocket attacks
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, March 26 ,, Israeli air strikes hit sites across the Gaza Strip on Monday in retaliation…
US successfully tests anti-ICBM system: statement
WASHINGTON, March 26 ,, The US military said Monday it had successfully tested an anti-intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, with…
White House, business groups make push on trade pact
WASHINGTON,March 26 ,, The White House and business groups are stepping up efforts to win congressional approval for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada…
Pentagon authorizes $1 bn for Trump’s border wall
WASHINGTON, March 26 ,, Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan has authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought…
Ukraine measles outbreak kills 14, infects over 32,000
KIEV, March 25 ,, At least 14 people died and more than 32,000 were infected in a major measles outbreak…
Saudi Arabia ‘rejects and condemns’ US Golan move
RIYADH, March 26 ,, Saudi Arabia rejected US President Donald Trump’s recognition Monday of Syria’s Golan Heights as Israeli territory…
King Faisal Prize: Rewarding services to all of humanity
RIYADH: Prince Turki Al-Faisal’s father, the late King Faisal, was a beacon of aspiration and hope. During his reign, the…