London: California's fire protection chief has warned that devastating wildfires could worsen again over the weekend due to dry air and strengthening winds, reports BBC. Ken Pimlott said several thousand extra firefighters deployed on Friday were fighting 17 separate blazes. Northern California…

SYDNEY: Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea ice forcing their parents to forage further…

NAIROBI: Six people, including five students, were killed in an attack by suspected South Sudanese raiders on a boarding school in Lokichogio, in Kenya's far north, early Saturday, authorities said, reports AFP. "Six people were killed in the attack, including students, and we have others injured,"…

BARCELONA: The far-left allies of Catalonia's separatist government said Saturday talks with Madrid were "impossible" and called on regional leader Carles Puigdemont to push ahead with immediate independence, reports AFP. "Dialogue is impossible, mediation is impossible," said…

TEHRAN: Iranians responded with anger and mockery on Saturday to the bellicose criticism of their government by US President Donald Trump who threatened to tear up the landmark nuclear deal, reports AFP. Trump's use of the phrase "Arabian Gulf" rather than "Persian Gulf" particularly…

KOBANE: Dozens of Islamic State group fighters have surrendered in their former Syrian stronghold of Raqa, the US-led coalition said Saturday, as the fall of the one-time jihadist bastion nears, reports AFP. A monitor said no Syrian members of the jihadist group remained in Raqa, and that negotiations…

SEOUL: North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile ahead of an upcoming joint naval drill by the US and South Korea, a news report said Saturday, citing a government source, reports AFP. The US navy said Friday that a US aircraft carrier will lead the drill in the coming week,…

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned he is prepared to establish a "revolutionary government" to fend off alleged efforts to oust him, fuelling fears of a looming dictatorship, reports AFP. He issued the warning on state television late Friday as he railed against the press,…