Eight miners have been rescued and 21 remain trapped in a coal mine that flooded in northwest China's Xinjiang region, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, citing a local emergency department. [...]

CNN showed a Myanmar military spokesman evidence of soldiers shooting children. This is what he said

"This is not a coup," said Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun from a gilded hall in Myanmar's purpose-built capital Naypyidaw, the city where his comrades recently ousted an elected government, detained the country's leadership, and installed a military junta. [...]

What's behind the recent violence in Northern Ireland?

For over a week, riots have marred the streets across five cities and towns in Northern Ireland. Cars and a bus have been hijacked and burned, young people have thrown petrol bombs at police, and at least 74 officers have been injured. [...]

Covid-19: UAE crosses milestone of 9 million vaccine jabs

Authorities said a total of 9,005,444 doses had been distributed till date, representing 91.05 shots for every 100 people in the country. [...]

Ramadan 2021: Crescent moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia

The kingdom's moon sighting committee had met earlier today to spot the crescent with the naked eye. [...]

UAE's 100 million meals drive: Residents eager to contribute

Residents respond to Sheikh Mohammed's call to feed the needy. [...]

NASA delays Mars copter flight for tech check

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its rotors, the US space agency said Saturday. Ingenuity’s trip, which is to be the first-ever powered, controlled flight on another planet, was set for Sunday but is now on hold until at least April 14. A high-speed test of the four-pound (1.8 kilogram) helicopter’s […] [...]

Myanmar’s post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar’s second-biggest city Sunday morning, as the civilian death toll from the junta’s brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700 at the weekend. The country has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. Myawaddy Bank’s biggest branch in Mandalay was targeted on Sunday morning and a security […] [...]

Seven killed after quake rocks Indonesia’s Java island

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — At least seven people were killed after a 6.0 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s main Java island Saturday, as the country reels from a cyclone disaster in another part of the archipelago. The afternoon quake hit offshore about 45 kilometres southwest of Malang city in East Java, damaging hundreds of homes as well as schools, government offices and mosques across the region. “Our latest data shows that […] [...]