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UN envoy Noeleen Heyzer travels to strife-torn Myanmar for the 1st time

The UN special envoy for Myanmar travelled to the Southeast Asian nation for the first time since she was appointed to the post last October.

UN chief taps Grenada's Simon Stiell as new climate chief for agency

UN chief Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Simon Stiell from the Caribbean island nation of Grenada as the new climate chief of the agency

Germany won't back European nations' call to end Russian tourist visas

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Berlin would not back several fellow European countries that have called for an EU-wide move to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens

FIFA suspends AlFF; U-17 Women's World Cup not to be held in India

FIFA suspended India's national soccer federation late Monday due to undue influence from third parties, the sport's governing body said

Rudy Giuliani target of criminal probe for interfering in 2020 US election

Prosecutors in Atlanta told lawyers for Rudy Giuliani that he's a target of their criminal investigation into illegal attempts by Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin positive for Covid for second time

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms and will quarantine at home

London's Heathrow Airport extends passenger cap to October

The airport, one of Europe's busiest, said a maximum of 100,000 travelers can depart each day until Oct. 29. The daily cap was initially expected to be lifted on Sept. 11.

Russia: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he's in solitary confinement

Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, was arrested in January 2021 upon returning from Germany, where he had been recuperating from nerve-agent poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin.

Monkeypox outbreak 'shows signs of slowing': British health officials

The Health Security Agency said authorities are reporting about 29 new monkeypox infections every day, compared to about 52 cases a day during the last week in June.

Kenya's William Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos

Candidates or others have seven days to file any challenge over the election results. The Supreme Court will have 14 days to rule

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tests positive for Covid, with mild symptoms

Albert Bourla said Monday that he started taking Pfizer's Paxlovid pill treatment and is isolating while he recovers

Myanmar: Six more years of prison time for Suu Kyi in more corruption cases

The trial was held behind closed doors, with no access for media or the public, and her lawyers were forbidden by a gag order from revealing information about the proceedings.

World shares mostly higher after China cuts key rate on gloomy eco data

US futures edged lower and oil prices fell more than $2. Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Sydney advanced while Hong Kong and Shanghai fell

No one, except Rushdie deserves blame: Iran denies involvement in attack

We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the US, do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters: Iran

At least 31 killed as heavy rains set off flash floods in Afghanistan

Heavy rains set off flash floods that killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban's state-run news agency reported

Syria reports Israeli missile attack on coast, no immediate casualties

Israel launched a missile attack on western Syria Sunday night and explosions were heard in the coastal region of the war-torn country, Syrian state media reported

UN-chartered ship carrying grain for hungry Ethiopia leaves Ukraine

A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tonnes of Ukrainian grain destined for Ethiopia set sail Sunday from a Black Sea port, the first shipment of its kind in a programme

Egypt: Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills at least 41 people, hurts 14

The Church, citing health officials for the casualty toll, said the blaze ripped through the Abu Sefein church in densely populated neighbourhood of Imbaba

Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes eastern Indonesia; no serious damage reported

An undersea earthquake shook part of eastern Indonesia on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.

WHO holds open forum to rename monkeypox over stigmatisation concerns

The World Health Organization says it is holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations