ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (KUNA) -- At least two people, including a police officer, were killed on Tuesday when unknown assailants opened fire at polio vaccinators in Pakistan's northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.The attack took place in Tangai area of Bajaur tribal district, District police in ch»»»

Dubai: Emirates NBD has introduced the UAE's first bank-branded gold bars, dubbed Emirates NBD Gold, in 10g, 50g and 100g sizes. Each bar carries the bank's logo, a unique serial number and a certificate of authenticity. Customers can buy through the ENBD X app or relationship manager, then choose »»»

A French court has sentenced a former rebel leader and politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo to 30 years in jail after finding him guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity more than two decades ago. Roger Lumbala headed a rebel movement backed by neighbouring Uganda accused of com»»»

Dubai: The UAE's net wealth climbed to a record $3.12 trillion in 2024, fueled by strong gains in financial and real assets that outpaced rising liabilities. Financial wealth rose 9.5% from $1.05 trillion to $1.15 trillion, while real assets jumped 10.2% to $2.18 trillion from $1.98 trillion. Liabi»»»

Dubai: Wynn Al Marjan Island marked a pivotal construction milestone on Monday, with the resort's 70-floor tower topping out at 283 meters of structural concrete height. Just 27 months after foundations began, the project stands ready for its spire installation next year, pushing the full height to»»»

The prospect of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seen here meeting at the DMZ on June 30, 2019, is on the rise, according to a report Tuesday by think tank KNDA. File White House Photo by Shealah Craighead/UPI | License Photo SEOUL, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- »»»

Dubai: Emirates will deploy retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft with Premium Economy cabins on key routes to Beirut and Beijing starting early next year. The EK953/954 Dubai-Beirut service gets the upgrade from January 6, 2026, while EK306/307 to Beijing follows on February 1, 2026. Sign up for our dai»»»

TOKYO, Dec 16 (KUNA) -- South Korea and the United States held "comprehensive" discussions on Tuesday to coordinate on their North Korea policy based on a recently released summit document.A statement by Seoul's Foreign Ministry said the meeting is the first such bilateral talks held under their in»»»

Dubai: The first internet gaming and sports wagering platform licensed by the UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority is now live. The internet gaming platform, Play971, operated by Abu Dhabi–based Coin Technology Projects LLC at Twofour54, Yas Creative Hub, is taking bets on casino-st»»»

Banners bearing protest messages from unionized rail workers are hung inside Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea, 10 December 2025, as the union has threatened to launch a general strike on 11 December. Photo by YONHAP/EPA Dec. 15 (Asia Today) -- On Nov. 20, 2019-five days before the Korea-ASEAN Sp»»»

A crowd walks past a police tent in the Hongdae nightlife area of Seoul, South Korea on October 27, 2023, File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo Dec. 16 (Asia Today) -- "Decade of the Spy" was a label used by U.S. media in the 1980s, when major espionage cases involving the former Soviet »»»

South Korea and the United States held talks Tuesday to coordinate their North Korea policy, officials said. Acting U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kevin Kim, seen here at the National Assembly on Friday, helped lead the meeting. Photo by Yonhap South Korea and the United States held talks Tuesday t»»»

Most people leave weddings with favours, selfies, and a mild food coma. Xuanxuan leaves with takeaway boxes — for 120 cats. The woman from Baoshan in southwestern China has quietly turned wedding banquets into an unlikely lifeline, both for herself and for the growing army of stray cats she cares f»»»

Dubai: Gold prices steadied on Tuesday after five sessions of gains, with investors focusing on a series of US economic readings expected this week that may shed light on the Federal Reserve’s stance toward further interest-rate cuts. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Sp»»»

 A French court on Monday sentenced ex-rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in jail after finding him guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002-2003. Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was given a 30-year prison sentence for complici»»»

President Donald J. Trump and Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea meet for a social dinner, on February 27, 2019, at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, for their second summit meeting. File White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghos»»»

Dubai: With the UAE entering its busiest travel season in years, demand for luxury car rentals has reached record highs alongside the surge in international arrivals. Dubai International Airport expects more than 8.7 million passengers in December alone, the busiest month in its history, with daily»»»

Artificial Intelligence works of art are on display as part of the Augmented Intelligence collection at Christie's on Thursday, February 20, 2025 in New York City. Merriam-Webster cited AI art in its decision to name "slop" its 2025 word of the year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec.»»»

To accelerate its digital transformation in Romania, Nexent Bank chose SAS, the global leader in data and AI, to overhaul its credit decisioning process and deliver a new standard of speed and efficiency. By running advanced scoring and behavior models on SAS® Viya®, the bank can now process loan a»»»

A mischievous cat in eastern China is lucky to be alive after taking an unplanned spin in a washing machine. Jintiao, the adventurous feline, somehow climbed into the drum while the machine was running and spent more than 10 minutes being tumbled around. Miraculously, the only visible damage was a »»»

A drone strike Sunday on an army hospital in the besieged southern Sudan city of Dilling left "seven civilians dead and 12 injured", a health worker at the facility told AFP. The victims included patients and their companions, the medic said on condition of anonymity, explaining that the army hospi»»»

Dubai: A number plate bearing the characters “KLZ 1” has become the most expensive in the history of the Riyadh Car Show, fetching a record SAR 15.7 million in a high-stakes auction that drew intense bidding. The plate was initially sold for SAR 13.4 million. With taxes and administrative fees, SAR»»»

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has immediately imposed new, stricter rules limiting the acceptable age of photographs used for immigration documents to three years, a measure officials state is intended to bolster national security and prevent identity fraud. The updated guidan»»»

Dubai: As gunfire tore through a Hanukkah gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, leaving 11 people dead, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner stepped forward in a moment of extraordinary courage. Ahmed Al Ahmed, a passerby at the scene, was among those who tackled and disarmed one of the attackers, police an»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than half of Germans believe they cannot freely express their opinion, a poll conducted by Swiss company Tenor and published by a German newspaper on Sunday revealed. Fifty-seven percent of Germans feel it is currently better to "be careful" when voicing their views, the sur»»»

Dubai: Shock and outrage swept through Australia’s Jewish community and beyond after Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Sydney-based Chabad emissary, was confirmed among those killed in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, according to a spokesperson for the Chabad movement. Authorities »»»

Dubai: Hamas leader Khalil Al Hayya confirms that Raad Saad, the group’s second-in-command in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday. In a speech broadcast on Arabic media to mark the 38th anniversary of Hamas’s establishment, Hayya says Saad “was martyred alongside his brothers who were»»»

Dubai: Hamas leader Khalil Al Hayya confirms that Raad Saad, the group’s second-in-command in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday. In a speech broadcast on Arabic media to mark the 38th anniversary of Hamas’s establishment, Hayya says Saad “was martyred alongside his brothers who were»»»

Dubai: Panic and chaos broke out at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday after gunfire erupted during a Hanukkah celebration, leaving multiple people injured and triggering a major emergency response, media reports said. Witnesses described scenes of people running in panic, with several lying inju»»»

Dubai: Residents across multiple neighbourhoods described the air as “unbreathable”, reporting headaches, breathlessness and eye irritation as Delhi woke up on Sunday under a dense blanket of toxic smog. Visibility dropped sharply in several parts of the city, forcing motorists to drive with headli»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday the process of obtaining permits for a Serbia-North Macedonia gas interconnector was underway and that the construction permit was due in mid-2026, after which construction works would begin. After a discus»»»

Police officers escort South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon (C) to a holding facility pending his extradition in Podgorica, Montenegro, on March 23, 2024. A U.S. judge sentenced Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday for a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. File Photo by Boris Pejovic/EPA-EFE Dec. 12 (UPI»»»

TOKYO, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale hit Japan's northern Pacific coast on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage from the 11:44 p.m. (0244 GMT) quake. The weather ag»»»

Mickey Mouse dolls pictured Feb. 2018 at the 115th American International Toy Fair at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, N.Y. Under the agreement, Sora users can create content featuring icons like Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Cinderella, Iron Man and Darth Vader. File Photo by John An»»»

Dame Sarah Mullally is set to become the Archbishop of Canterbury in January, but she now faces an allegation that she mishandled an abuse complaint. File Photo by Neil Hall/EPA Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Church of England is facing a complaint about incoming Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally for t»»»

Ultra-slim 7.98 cm profile and retractable LDS for hard-to-reach areas As the second-thinnest robot vacuum available in Romania, after the flagship Roborock Saros 10R, the Roborock Qrevo EdgeT uses a liftable LiDAR navigation system that adapts to its surroundings, a feature that is only available »»»

Dubai: When Delhi restaurateurs Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra fled to Thailand just hours after a fire at their Goa nightclub killed 25 people, many wondered how the owners managed to slip out so easily. But the real turning point came later — when the Indian government deployed a powerful legal tool t»»»

Dubai: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra — the restaurateur brothers who ran the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a devastating fire — thought they had slipped out of India before the fallout could reach them. While firefighters were still battling the inferno at Arpora’s Birch by Romeo Lane, t»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bluffton Twp. Fire District (@blufftonfire) Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Firefighters in South Carolina came to the rescue of a kitten that darted out into the road in front of a vehicle and ended up jumping up to hide in the undercarriage. The Bluffton Township Fir»»»

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- West Coast fast food chain In-N-Out burger has removed the number "67" from its ticket order system due to the viral "6-7" trend, employees said. An employee at one of the chain's restaurants initially reported on Reddit that they noticed the ticket order system was skipping straig»»»

Dubai: The probe into the Goa nightclub inferno — the December 6 blaze that killed at least 25 people — has uncovered explosive new evidence: The owners booked an international escape while firefighters were still battling the flames. Investigators say brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra logged onto»»»

Dubai: A shocking case of medical negligence has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki, where a woman died after an illegal clinic owner and his nephew allegedly attempted surgery on her by following a YouTube video tutorial. Police said the duo had been running the clinic without any valid medica»»»

Dubai: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages one of the world’s most revered and richest Hindu temples, has been shaken by a decade-long procurement scandal involving fake silk dupattas worth nearly Rs540 million. Coming barely a year after the 2024 adulterated laddu ghee controve»»»

An eight-year-old in Zaozhuang, Shandong, China, decided to take generosity to a 'literal gold level', as social media says. The boy chopped up his mother’s marriage-gift necklace and handed the pieces out to classmates, sparking a storm of disbelief and amusement online. The mischief went undetect»»»

North Korea launched around 10 artillery rounds from a multiple rocket launcher, Seoul's military said Wednesday. In this March file photo, people watch news of a North Korean launch at Seoul Station. Photo by Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA-EFE SEOUL, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- North Korea fired 10 artillery rounds from»»»

Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Wednesday, according to information shared by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor was recorded at a depth of 150 km, north-east of Kabul. In a post on X, the NCS stated, "EQ of M: 4.3, On: 10/12/2025 00:»»»

Dubai: IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has been ordered to slash its operations by 10 per cent after days of massive disruptions that saw more than 2,000 flights cancelled, despite the carrier insisting that its services had stabilised. With IndiGo operating roughly 2,200 flights a day, the curtai»»»

Politicians, business leaders, diplomats and policy experts gathered in Sofia on Tuesday for the Powers Summit, a high-level forum dedicated to examining security in all its dimensions — from defence and energy to healthcare, education, finance and digital resilience. The event, co-organized by the»»»

Healthcare professionals will begin protest actions from December 10 in connection with the new 2026 State Budget Bill and the 2026 National Health Insurance Fund Budget Bill, the Bulgarian Association of Healthcare Professionals without Doctor’s Degrees (BAHP) announced on Tuesday. “We want to wor»»»

Dubai: Trying quick-fix hacks for rapid weight loss is nothing new — especially in an age where social media constantly advertises “fat-burning shots” and miracle slimming formulas. But behind the flashy promises, the risks can be life-threatening. A disturbing case from China shows just how danger»»»