'Third' of Pakistan under water as flood aid efforts gather pace
Aid efforts ramped up across flooded Pakistan on Tuesday to help tens of millions of people affected by relentless monsoon rains that have submerged a third of the country and claimed more than 1,100 lives.
Read more
Relief and desperation in Pakistan's makeshift flood camps
Makeshift camps have sprung up all over Pakistan -- in schools, along motorways and at military bases -- to give shelter to millions of displaced flood victims.
Read more
Hong Kong court orders search of media tycoon Jimmy Lai's phones
Two phones owned by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai can be searched on national security grounds and are not protected by journalistic privilege, a senior judge ruled Tuesday in Hong Kong.
Read more
US Open: Who said what on day 1
Who said what at the US Open on Monday, the first day of the 2022 championships at Flushing Meadows:
Read more
Ecuador investigates killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises
Prosecutors in Ecuador on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged hunting and killing of four giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, a unique and fragile ecosystem considered a world heritage site.
Read more
Asian markets mixed as traders steel for more rate hikes
Asian markets were mixed Tuesday with confidence at a premium as traders contemplate the prospect of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and a possible recession.
Read more
China arrests hundreds over banking scandal that sparked rare protests
Chinese police have arrested more than 200 suspects linked to one of the country's biggest-ever banking scandals, which triggered rare mass protests.
Read more
Ecuador investigates killing of four Galapagois giant tortoises
Prosecutors in Ecuador on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged hunting and killing of four giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, a unique and fragile ecosystem considered a world heritage site.
Read more
Serena Williams battles on as US Open farewell underway
Serena Williams delayed her farewell to tennis on an electrifying opening night at the US Open on Monday as the sporting icon battled to victory in front of a star-studded crowd.
Read more
Ukrainians flee war to find refuge in occupied West Bank
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Olena and Eduard German, a Jewish couple from Kharkiv, found refuge in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
Read moreIn The News
