Tensions mount as Sierra Leone prepares for high-stakes elections
FREETOWN — Sierra Leone is gearing up for crucial presidential elections on Saturday amid growing discontent and calls for change…
Beijing swelters during hottest June day on record
HONG KONG — Beijing’s temperature soared above 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) Thursday, setting a new record for the…
Thousands of dead fish wash up on Thai beach, climate change may be to blame
BANGKOK — Climate change may have stimulated a plankton bloom that caused thousands of dead fish to wash up along…
Debris scattered across ocean floor could provide clues into Titan’s final moments
BOSTON — Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a “catastrophic implosion” killed all…
Exploding extinguisher kills student during Thailand fire drill
BANGKOK — A senior high school student has died after an extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at his campus…
Saudi Grand Mufti urges pilgrims to shun political propaganda during Hajj
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh…
Missing Titanic sub crew killed after ‘catastrophic implosion’
BOSTON — The US Navy detected sounds “consistent with an implosion” shortly after OceanGate’s Titan submersible lost contact, a navy…
Medical team in Makkah hospital saves Uzbek pilgrim after massive heart attack
Makkah — A medical team from King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah has saved the life of an Uzbek pilgrim…
Medical convoys accompany pilgrims on route to Makkah.
Saudi Gazette report Makkah — Medical convoys are accompanying Hajj pilgrims on the pilgrimage route from Madinah to Makkah without…