Tag: 500

500,000 children face ‘immediate danger’ in Tripoli: UN

TRIPOLI: Half a million children are in "immediate danger" in Libya's capital Tripoli due to fighting, the United Nations children's fund UNICEF said on...

Israel announces plan to approve 2,500 new settler homes

JERUSALEM: Israel said Thursday it will give final approval to the construction of 2,500 new homes in the occupied West Bank, the first tranche...

1,500 people evacuated after volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea

PORT MORESBY: About 1,500 people are being evacuated from an island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a nearby volcano...

Bob Marley’s ‘Legend’ hits 500th week on US chart

NEW YORK: Bob Marley and the Wailers' Legend — the posthumous greatest hits collection that helped cement the reggae icon's legacy — has notched a landmark...