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Sun, 10 Oct 2021 08:23:41 GMT
‘Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb’ A. Q. Khan dies aged 85
Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme who was accused of smuggling technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, has died at 85, authorities said Sunday. 

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 08:22:11 GMT
A.Q. Khan: Nuclear hero in Pakistan, villain to the West
Abdul Qadeer Khan, who died Sunday, was lauded in Pakistan for transforming it into the world's first Islamic nuclear weapons power. But he was seen by the West as a dangerous renegade responsible for smuggling technology to rogue states. The nucl...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 07:40:29 GMT
Reports from Myanmar, Afghanistan, Yemen honoured with prestigious Bayeux Award
The prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents' Awards on Saturday honoured work by a range of international journalists including several veteran reporters and - for the first time - an unnamed Myanmar photographer.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 07:24:16 GMT
France calls for creation of a migration treaty between the EU and Britain
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Saturday called for the start of negotiations for a migration treaty between the European Union and Britain.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 07:08:08 GMT
'Father of Pakistan's bomb' A.Q. Khan dies at 85
Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme who was accused of smuggling technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, has died at 85, authorities said Sunday. The atomic scientist, who spent the last years of his life under...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 06:38:17 GMT
Fury knocks out Wilder to retain WBC crown in heavyweight classic
Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday with a spectacular 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder as their trilogy fight delivered a boxing classic. In an epic battle in front of 15,820 fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, both...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 06:32:11 GMT
'Run Sara Run': clamour grows for Duterte daughter presidential bid
Philippines "First Daughter" Sara Duterte has been in lockstep with her father, following him into law and succeeding him as a city mayor. Now, she's leading the race to replace Rodrigo Duterte as president. So far, the feisty politician, who once ...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 06:04:15 GMT
Turkish fires endanger world pine honey supplies
Beekeepers Mustafa Alti and his son Fehmi were kept busy tending to their hives before wildfires tore through a bucolic region of Turkey that makes most of the world's prized pine honey. Now the Altis and generations of other honey farmers in Turke...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 05:54:11 GMT
Taiwan leader says island will not bow to China
Taiwan will not bow to pressure by Beijing and will defend its democratic way of life, President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday, following a spike in incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defence zone. Self-governed Taiwan's 23 million people live...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 05:44:16 GMT
Green energy springs from abandoned UK coalmine
Dawdon coalmine in northeast England was abandoned three decades ago, but is being brought back to life as the unlikely setting for a green energy revolution. The carbon-intensive colliery, near the town of Seaham on the windswept northeast English...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 05:42:18 GMT
Colombian nun freed four years after being kidnapped by Mali jihadists
A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadists in Mali more than four years ago has been freed, Mali's presidency said.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 05:30:19 GMT
Fury knocks out Wilder to retain WBC crown in heavyweight classic
Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday with a spectacular 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder as their trilogy fight delivered a boxing classic. In an epic battle in front of 15,820 fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, both...

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 04:58:24 GMT
Iraqis vote in polls triggered by mass protests
Iraq closed its airspace and land border crossings on Sunday as voters headed to the polls to elect a parliament that many hope will deliver much needed reforms after decades of conflict and mismanagement.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 04:41:33 GMT
Taiwan president says island will not bow to pressure to accept China's rule
Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom nor democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday, in a strong riposte to Beijing.

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 03:44:15 GMT
How Danish gastronomy reached dizzying heights
It's home to the top two eateries in the world and a cornucopia of Michelin stars: Denmark's haute cuisine, non-existent 20 years ago, is making Copenhagen a top destination for gourmands. Noma and its star chef Rene Redzepi, and Geranium headed by...



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