The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money.
The federation on Wednesday announced (...)
Pollution led to more than 2.3 million premature deaths in India in 2019, according to a new Lancet study.
Nearly 1.6 million deaths were due to air pollution alone, and more than 500,000 were caused by water pollution.
The latest Lancet Commission (...)
McDonald's has said it will permanently leave Russia after more than 30 years and has started to sell its restaurants.
The move comes after it temporarily closed its 850 outlets in March.
The fast food giant said it made the decision because of the (...)
A United Airlines passenger was taken into custody Thursday morning at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport after opening an aircraft door and walking out onto the wing of the plane while it was taxiing.
"A male subject was onboard a plane that (...)
The first African American to serve on a presidential security detail is among three people to have been pardoned by US President Joe Biden.
Abraham W Bolden Sr, 86, was convicted in 1964 on bribery charges.
The White House also announced that the (...)
Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil on Friday, in a shock move that could further inflame surging global food inflation.
The halting of shipments of the cooking oil and (...)
Saudi Arabia deposited the documents of ratification of the protocol relating to the amendment of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) "Article 50 (a)" and the protocol relating to the amendment of the Convention on (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia deposited the documents of ratification of the protocol relating to the amendment of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) "Article 50 (a)" and the protocol relating to the amendment of the (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr. Ausaf Sayeed voiced his gratification over the strong pitch and vibrant steam that have gathered in the bilateral ties after taking it to new heights of strategic partnership during his (...)
US actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime.
The former Empire star, 39, was found guilty in December of five charges of felony disorderly conduct after (...)
The war in Ukraine is "a catastrophe" for the world which will cut global economic growth, the president of the World Bank has told the BBC.
"The war in Ukraine comes at a bad time for the world because inflation was already rising," said David (...)
India with its inherent diversity offers a complete bouquet of places to a person with wanderlust. With its wide range of mountains, seas and floras and faunas it is one of the much-coveted places to visit in the world.
The Indian government in the (...)
The work of the 19th Meeting of the Middle East Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group and the 9th Meeting of the Regional Aviation Safety Group began Monday in the capital city of Riyadh. The meetings is organized by the General (...)
Comedy's global rock star Russell Peters is coming to the award-winning Maraya on Feb. 18, 2022. The stand-up show forms part of the AlUla Arts festival under the events umbrella of AlUla Moments.
From Los Angeles to the ancient desert city of AlUla (...)
أظهر مقطع فيديو تداوله رواد مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، لحظة انزلاق طائرة جامبو واصطدامها أثناء هبوطها بمطار أوهير الدولي في شيكاغو بأمريكا.
وأوضح الفيديو المتداول، الطائرة التابعة للخطوط الجوية الصينية، وهى تصطدم بعربة أمتعة أثناء هبوطها بالمطار الذي (...)
Several international airlines say they will cancel flights into the United States starting Wednesday amid uncertainty about interference between new 5G cell phone service and critical airplane technologies.
Emirates, Air India, All Nippon Airways (...)
Millions of British students have returned to school following the Christmas and New Year holidays, amid a record surge in infections and hospitalizations. For teachers and parents, the situation has brought a grim sense of déjà vu.
Unlike last (...)
A US schoolteacher says she spent five hours in voluntary self-isolation in a plane's toilet after testing positive for Covid-19 mid-flight, BBC reported.
Marisa Fotieo says she felt her throat hurt while traveling from Chicago to Reykjavik, in (...)
At least one person is in custody after three women suffered non-life-threatening injuries when they were caught in crossfire the day before Christmas Eve in a mall in suburban Chicago, CNN quoted police as saying Thursday night.
Another person (...)
A US congresswoman has had her car and possessions snatched from her at gunpoint in a daylight carjacking in the city of Philadelphia, BBC reported.
Mary Gay Scanlon's government phone and ID were among belongings that the two robbers took. The (...)
Donald Trump has sued New York state Attorney General Letitia James, seeking to block her from continuing to investigate his company, BBC reported.
The former US president argues she has violated his constitutional rights by pursuing a (...)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is an agency of the United Nations, whose objective is to supervise the principles and arrangements concerned with international civil aviation. The ICAO is to ensure safe and orderly development (...)
شهد أحد الأحياء الثرية، في مدينة شيكاغو، بولاية إلينوي الأميركية، حادث غريب من نوعه، حيث تم سرقة مقتنيات بمليون دولار، في 20 ثانية فقط.
وفي التفاصيل، اقتحم مسلحون معرضًا لبيع سيارات "لامبورغيني" و"بينتلي"، والساعات الباهظة الثمن، وسرقوا مقتنيات (...)
Death toll may rise to 100 after at least 30 tornadoes swept through six states overnight in the central parts of the United States, including Arkansas, Mississippi, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri.
A candle factory in Kentucky has been (...)
India's capital Delhi has alarmingly high levels of indoor air pollution, BBC reports citing new research.
The study found that the levels of PM2.5, the lung-damaging tiny particles in the air, indoors were "substantially higher" than those found on (...)
