Three, including 4-year-old girl, injured in shooting at New York's Times Square; suspects at large
Police said the incident occured shortly before 5 pm near the intersection of West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue and that all victims are expected to recover
At least 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with Israeli police, say medics
It was unclear what set off the violence at Al-Aqsa, which erupted when Israeli police in riot gear deployed in large numbers as thousands of Muslim worshippers were holding evening prayers
George Floyd murder: US federal grand jury indicts four ex-police officers from Minneapolis
A three-count indictment unsealed Friday names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J Kueng and Tou Thao in the case
China opens Mount Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested mountaineers
The 38 people who were issued Chinese permits to climb the peak must come from parts of China that are at low risk for infection and must show a clean bill of health before attempting the summit.
In Paris' Invalides Museum, memorial of Napoleon's favourite horse Marengo outrages fans
The artwork dubbed 'Memento Marengo' by artist Pascal Convert immortalises Napoleon's loyal steed, who bore the general through several battles before being captured by British troops at Waterloo in 1815.
Maldives Police says prime suspect in attack on ex-president Mohamed Nasheed arrested
Hospital officials said Nasheed, currently the speaker in the Parliament, remains in an intensive care unit after initial life-saving surgeries to his head, chest, abdomen and limbs
Debris from China's 'Long March' rocket disintegrates over Indian Ocean, lands near Maldives
Very little of the rocket stage’s mass survived re-entry, with the majority having burned up as it entered the Earth’s atmosphere
Toll from blasts near girls' school in Afghanistan's Kabul rises to 50; over 100 injured, says official
Interior Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said a car bomb first detonated in front of the school, and two more devices exploded when students rushed out in panic
Islamic extremists behind attack on Maldives' ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, says top official; two arrested
Investigators still do not know which extremist group was behind the attack, which left Nasheed, 53, in critical condition in an intensive care unit after life-saving surgeries to his head, chest, abdomen and limbs, the official added
Paul Van Doren, co-founder of Vans shoes, dies at 90
The shoes, with their canvas tops and tough, diamond-patterned rubber soles, caught the fancy of skateboarders.
World Red Cross Day 2021: History, significance of occasion celebrating contribution of global volunteer organisation
The day 8 May has been selected as the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in honour of Henry Dunant as it is his birth anniversary
Israel 'not a country, but a terrorist base against Palestine', says Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Khamenei made the remarks during a speech on Al-Quds Day, an annual show of solidarity with the Palestinians, which is seen in Israel as an expression of hatred and anti-Semitism
Welfare of India critically important to US, COVID-19 surge heartbreaking, says VP Kamala Harris
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $100 million assistance to India to deal with the pandemic. In about a week's time, as many as six planeloads of COVID-19 assistance have landed in India
'New energy' at Iran nuclear talks as diplomats reconvene; agreement possible in coming weeks, says US
The aim of the talks is a return to full compliance with the 2015 accord, known as the JCPOA, which has been slowly disintegrating since the US under Donal Trump withdrew from it in 2018
Vaccine patent waiver: What are IP rights, and which nations stand for and against US proposal
Many of the countries that opposed the decision to wave vaccine patents, including the US, Australia now support it, while some like the EU and China are on the fence. Germany, on the other hand has outrightly rejected it
Russia releases new single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light: Here's all you need to know
The vaccine is easy to store between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius. It is also expected to cost less than $10.
Indian-origin woman in Singapore jailed for not wearing face mask as COVID-19 safety measure
The woman, identified as Paramjeet Kaur, pleaded guilty to one charge each for failing to wear a mask over her nose and mouth while she was outside her residence, and for causing a public nuisance
Yitzhak Arad, Holocaust survivor and scholar at the helm of Yad Vashem memorial, passes away at 94
Arad went on to become a widely published scholar of World War II and the Holocaust.
Dubai's luxury real estate market sees unprecedented surge in sales as the world's rich flee pandemic, find new homes
As vaccines roll out unevenly worldwide and waves of infections force countries to extend restrictions, foreign buyers flush with cash have flooded Dubai’s high-end property market, one of the few places in the world where they can dine, shop and do business in person.
Pandemic In Memoriams: Memories from 2020's COVID-19 crisis pop up on social media as throwbacks, reposts
As we navigate these weeks that are unspooling a year after March, April and May 2020, memories from earlier in the COVID-19 crisis are popping up in people’s social media feeds when throwbacks, reposts and commemorations crack open the digital time capsule of the pandemic before it’s even over.