MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct 21 – Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines has lost both legs after being struck twice by a vehicle in an alleged attack in her hometown of Wangaratta, leaving the 65-year-old politician in critical condition in a Melbourne hospital. Her husband, Phil Haines, confirmed the amputations on Wednesday, saying doctors had been unable … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sep 25 – Chinese President Xi Jinping ended his three-day state visit to Washington on Friday with plans for two more meetings with President Donald Trump before the end of the year, giving the leaders of the world’s two largest economies several more opportunities to manage a relationship marked by trade disputes, technology competition … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 – President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the White House on Thursday for high-stakes talks aimed at managing one of the most consequential relationships in the world, as Washington and Beijing remain divided over trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and the war in Iran. The meeting was wrapped in … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sep 23 – President Donald Trump gave Chinese President Xi Jinping an unusually personal welcome on Wednesday as the Chinese leader arrived in Washington for a three-day visit, with the two countries also agreeing to extend their fragile trade truce until Jan. 10. Trump and first lady Melania Trump met Xi and his wife, … Read more
NUWAKOT, Nepal, Aug 29 – Rescue teams on Saturday continued searching through mud, debris and damaged communities along the Nepal-China border, bringing survivors to safety while thousands of families waited for information about relatives still unaccounted for after devastating flash floods swept through the region. Four days after the disaster, the scale of the destruction … Read more
DEVIGHAT, Nepal, Aug 27 – Rescue crews searched through mud, debris and damaged communities along the Nepal-Tibet border on Thursday after a massive surge of water and sediment swept through the Himalayan region, killing at least 273 people and leaving more than 1,300 others missing. The disaster struck a day earlier after the collapse of … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 26 – Fourteen newborn babies were killed Wednesday when a fire broke out in a nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), one of Islamabad’s largest public hospitals, after an air conditioner reportedly exploded, officials said. Fifteen babies were inside the nursery when the blaze began, and hospital officials said … Read more
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON, Aug 25 – Iran has pledged to resist a new round of US sanctions aimed at putting greater pressure on its economy, while officials in Tehran said Washington appears interested in restarting diplomatic negotiations. The latest measures, announced by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, expand the campaign against Iran and threaten countries and companies … Read more
BEIJING, Aug 23 – China’s humanoid robots are proving increasingly capable of competing in athletic events, but their biggest challenge may not be running faster or lifting heavier weights. It may be completing ordinary tasks that require precision, coordination and the ability to react when conditions do not go exactly as planned. That question is … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to a hospital for a medical examination early Friday but returned to prison only a few hours later, a development that immediately triggered criticism from his political party and supporters. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party accused the government of disregarding a Supreme Court … Read more