Wellington: The New Zealand government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country's north, leaving widespread flooding and destruction.

Washington: Prominent Indian-American politician Nikki Haley launched her presidential campaign on Tuesday, becoming the first Republican to challenge former US President Donald Trump in his 2024 bid for the White House.

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will send its first woman astronaut on a space mission this year, continuing the effort to change the ultra-conservative image of the Kingdom, as reported by the state media.

A gunman opened fire Monday night at Michigan State University, killing three people and wounding five more, before fatally shooting himself off campus amid an hourslong manhunt during which frightened students hid in the dark.

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday dismissed as a "joke" a top Tamil nationalist leader's claim that LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was killed in 2009 by the island nation's military, was still alive.

Istanbul: Nearly a week after Central Turkey and northern and western Syria was struck by an earthquake, the rescuers continue to pull out survivors from the rubble.

The United States on Sunday shot down another unidentified airborne object in its airspace, a day after it brought down a similar "cylindrical" object over Canada.

Berlin, Feb: The German government wants to temporarily ease visa restrictions for survivors of the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria who have close family ties to Germany if they are facing homelessness or were injured.