BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha vowed Monday to fix the kingdom's problems as he launched his re-election bid at a major rally in the capital Bangkok. The move unofficially kicks off months of campaigning ahead of expected polls in the year, where...
Photo: Xinhua News Agency RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia announced on Monday its plan to bring the number of pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj season back to the pre-pandemic level. "The number of pilgrims will return to what it was before the pandemic, without any age limit," Saudi Minister...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday urged his visiting US counterpart Joe Biden to put an end to decades of "disdain" by the United States towards Latin America. "It is time to end this oblivion, this abandonment, this disdain for Latin America and...
A poster advertising the forthcoming publication of the book ‘Spare’ by Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. (AFP) LONDON, United Kingdom – After months of anticipation and a sustained publicity blitz, Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" finally went on sale in his native UK on Tuesday,...
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (AFP/File) WASHINGTON, United States -- Divisive new Speaker Kevin McCarthy jumped the first hurdle in his leadership of the chaotic US House of Representatives Monday as lawmakers approved a rules package determining how his Republicans will govern. The vote on the blueprint...
A riot police line faces demonstrators blocking the Pan-American highway demanding the resignation of the President of Peru, Dina Boluarte at La Joya, Arequipa Region in southern Peru, on January 6, 2023. (Diego Ramos / AFP) LIMA, Peru – At least nine people were killed in Peru Monday during...
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a meeting with Governors at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on January 9, 2023, a day after supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Congress, presidential palace, and Supreme Court. (MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)...
WASHINGTON, United States – US First Lady Jill Biden will undergo surgery next week to remove a "small lesion" discovered on her face during a routine examination, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Jill Biden (AFP/File) The outpatient operation will take place on January 11 at the Walter Reed...
WASHINGTON, United States – Researchers in China have used artificial tissue to restore erectile function in pigs, a promising development for repairing penile damage in humans. AFP/File "This is an area that has received little attention, yet the related need is huge," said Xuetao Shi, an...
Pope Francis speaks during the end of year Vespers and Te Deum prayer at St. Peter's Basilica in The Vatican on December 31, 2022. The End of year vespers at St Peter’s Basilica takes place as former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in six centuries to step down as head of...
The seat of the US House Speaker stands empty as the House of Representatives continues voting for new speaker at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 4, 2023. The new Republican-led US House of Representatives was engulfed in crisis for a second day running Wednesday as a fresh round of...
Tunas are displayed as wholesale sellers and buyers attend the first tuna auction of the New Year at Toyosu fish market in Tokyo on January 5, 2023. (Richard A. Brooks / AFP) TOKYO, Japan – The top-selling tuna at Tokyo's traditional New Year auction sold for more than $270,000 on Thursday,...
