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Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in ParisAbolhassan Banisadr, Iran's first president after the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution who fled Tehran after being impeached for challenging the growing power of clerics as...Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017 is freedA Colombian nun kidnapped by Islamists in Mali four years ago has been freed.Gloria Cecilia Narváez was taken hostage in 2017 while working as a...Britain says exact date on US travel reopening still not knownBritain's transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday (Oct 8) there was still no exact date for when the United States would open for travelers...Singapore, South Korea to launch vaccinated travel lanes on Nov 15Singapore and South Korea have agreed to launch vaccinated travel lanes (VTL) starting from Nov 15, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced on Friday (Oct...Swiss-backed project aims to avert new 'Cold War' in scienceSwitzerland's foreign minister says concerns about a "new Cold War" over science and technology are a major reason behind the creation of a new think...Italy seeks humanitarian corridors for Afghan refugeesItaly has pledged to establish humanitarian corridors for Afghan refugees. Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese told an EU forum on the protection of Afghan citizens who...Pfizer, BioNTech seek US vaccine clearance for children 5-11The US Food and Drug Administration has set a date of Oct. 26 for its panel of outside advisers to meet and discuss the application,...WHO set to vaccinate 40 pct population of every country against COVID-19 by end 2021The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday an initiative to vaccinate 40 percent of the population of every country against COVID-19 by the end...Tokyo trains crowded but little other damage day after strong quakeTokyo area commuters faced packed trains on Friday (Oct 8) on some lines due to delays, but there was little other impact after a strong...Frustrated Balkans seek reassurance at EU summitWestern Balkan countries can expect reassurances but no concrete progress on their stalled bids for European Union membership when EU leaders meet Wednesday. The 27-nation...Joe Biden, China's Xi Jinping agree to abide by Taiwan agreementUS President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (Oct 5) that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide...Hundreds throng passport office in Afghan capitalHundreds of Afghans flocked to the passport office in Kabul today, just a day after news that it would re-open this week to issue the...Tunisia TV station shut down after host reads poemTunisian authorities have shut down a television station after one of its hosts read an anti-dictatorship poem.Amer Ayad - a Zitouna TV talk-show host -...Prince Andrew to receive Epstein-Giuffre agreementPrince Andrew has been granted access to a sealed document his legal team believes could help end the civil case being brought by Virginia Giuffre,...Cambodia PM seeks barring of duel citizenship for holders of top postsCambodian leader Hun Sen on Wednesday ordered the justice ministry to amend the constitution to bar holders of the country's top posts, including the prime...French report: 330,000 children victims of church sex abuseAn estimated 330,000 children were victims of sex abuse within France's Catholic Church over the past 70 years; according to a major report released Thursday...Son of former Philippines leader Marcos to run for presidentThe son and namesake of the Philippines' former leader Ferdinand Marcos said on Tuesday (Oct 5) he will run for president in the 2022 election,...Nobel Physics Prize to two climate experts and Italian theoristUS-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the...South Korea to vaccinate pregnant women as it races to 80% target for adultsSouth Korea will begin taking reservations for coronavirus vaccines from pregnant women this week as the country accelerates its inoculation drive to reach its goal...Australia won't welcome international tourists until 2022International tourists won't be welcomed back to Australia until next year, with the return of skilled migrants and students given higher priority, the prime minister...Malaysia to allow use of different Covid vaccines as booster jabsThe Malaysian government will precede with a heterogonous vaccination plan for COVID-19 booster shots, which uses a vaccine different from the original vaccine received by...British military deployed to solve fuel crisisBritish military personnel in combat fatigues arrived on Monday (Oct 4) at a BP storage depot after the government ordered the army to help deliver...COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for NYC teachers, staffNew York City teachers and other school staff members are supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rings Monday morning, in one of...Jordan's king denies impropriety in luxury home purchasesJordan's King Abdullah II on Monday denied any impropriety in his purchase of luxury homes abroad, citing security needs for keeping quiet about the transactions...Lava flow thickens on La Palma after volcanic crater collapsesA river of red-hot lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma thickened today, after the north side of the crater collapsed...Indonesia's Bali to reopen to some foreign tourists from mid-OctoberIndonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travelers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from October 14, senior...Eight killed as plane crashes into Milan buildingA private plane has crashed into an empty office block in the northern Italian city of Milan, killing all eight people on board.The plane, which...NZ's Delta outbreak spreads outside AucklandNew Zealand's Delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday (Oct 3) to put additional regions...UN peacekeeper killed in north Mali IED attackAn Egyptian peacekeeper was killed and four colleagues were seriously injured in improvised explosive attacks on their convoy in Mali's volatile north on Saturday (Oct...'Everybody is frustrated,' Biden says as his agenda stallsPresident Joe Biden on Saturday acknowledged frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related...Australia's Delta outbreak spreads to new statesAustralia reported more than 1,900 new infections of the Delta corona virus today, health data showed, with authorities struggling to quell the outbreak in the...Muhammad cartoonist dies in car crash - reportsA Swedish cartoonist who sketched the Prophet Muhammad's head on a dog's body has died in a traffic accident, according to local media.Lars Vilks was...Thousands march for abortion rights across USTens of thousands of people have been holding rallies across all 50 US states in support of abortion rights.They have been galvanised in opposition to...Despite delays with $3.5T plan, Biden vows to 'get it done'President Joe Biden has pledged at the Capitol to "get it done" as Democrats strained to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul...China launches investigation into former justice ministerThe anti-graft authorities in China announced on Saturday (Oct 2) that they were investigating the country's former justice minister, the latest senior cadre to be...Phuket opens to all vaccinated travelersFully vaccinated travelers from any country can now book holidays to tourism haven Phuket, the Thai government has announced, under tweaks to a struggling quarantine-free...For first time, Dubai Expo 2020 says 5 workers died on siteDubai's Expo 2020 on Saturday acknowledged that five workers had been killed on site during construction of the massive world's fair, revealing for the first...Thousands protest against Brazil's presidentThousands of people have taken to the streets in towns and cities across Brazil to protest against the country's president Jair Bolsonaro.The protests were organised...Qatari women take careful steps at first pollsQatari women are standing in the country's first legislative election tomorrow, but in far lower numbers than men, prompting warnings that their influence on issues...Migrants on new route to Europe get trapped between bordersAfter enduring a decade of war in Syria, Boshra al-Moallem and her two sisters seized their chance to flee. Her brother, who escaped years earlier...Myanmar's economic crisis fuels underground currency tradingAs Myanmar's economic slump deepens after February's military coup and parts of its financial system freeze up, many in the strife-torn country are turning to...Australia to reopen border from NovemberAustralia will reopen its international border from November, allowing vaccinated travellers into the country for the first time in 18 months.Currently only citizens and people...Ecuador families fear the worst after jail riotMore than 100 inmates have been killed in a deadly fight inside a prison in the Ecuadorean port city of Guayaquil. It is expected to...China marks national day with mass air incursion near TaiwanTaiwan's air force scrambled again on Friday (Oct 1) to warn away 25 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone, the defense ministry in...Russia detains head of cybercrime group on treason chargesA Moscow court today ordered the co-founder of one of Russia's leading cyber security firms, Group-IB, to be detained on charges of treason. Founded in...Australia's federal govt to cut Covid-19 income supportAustralia's federal government will wind down emergency funding for people who lost work during Covid-19 shutdowns as vaccination rates increase across the country, putting pressure...Vietnam's Covid lockdown ensnares world's clothing giantsFrom shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam's strict and lengthy COVID-19 lockdown has sparked product shortages among worldwide brands such as Nike...British army to start driving tankers as queues for fuel continueBritish soldiers will start driving tankers to replenish empty pumps, as drivers queued again for fuel after days of shortages, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson...North Korea' first hypersonic missile makes first test flightNorth Korea said Wednesday it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile it implied was being developed as nuclear capable, as it continues to expand its...Egypt forges new plan to restore Cairo's historic heartEgypt is pushing ahead with a new project to restore historic Cairo, a sprawling but now rapidly crumbling thousand-year-old world heritage site home to many...