Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Jan 01, 2023, at 12:19 am
Vatican City: Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, nine years after he retired from the position, officials said on Saturday.
Arab region registers world’s highest unemployment rate, UN survey finds
Dec 31, 2022, at 10:09 pm
New York: According to the latest UN survey, released on Friday, the Arab region registered a 12 per cent unemployment rate in 2022, the highest in the world.
UN rights chief on Myanmar refugees and a future of ‘kindness, empathy and unity’
Dec 31, 2022, at 10:00 pm
New York: Days after the latest sea rescue of Rohingya refugees by Indonesian fishing crews, UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Friday for greater regional protections.
North Korea fires three short-range ballistic missiles, claims South Korea
Dec 31, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea is ending the year by launching three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korean officials claimed on Saturday.
Myanmar court sends Aung San Suu Kyi to further seven years in prison
Dec 30, 2022, at 08:57 pm
A military-run court in Myanmar has sentenced Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption, media reports said on Friday.
Death toll rises to 25 in Cambodia casino fire
Dec 30, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Phnom Penh: The death toll has risen to 25 after a massive fire engulfed a hotel-casino in northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, officials said on Friday.
Ukraine's troops fire 6 missiles from MLRS on Donetsk city
Dec 30, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Kyiv: The Ukrainian troops on Friday fired six missiles from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) on the city of Donetsk, the Donetsk People's Republic's (DPR) representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said.
Air raid warnings issued across Ukraine: Authorities
Dec 29, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Kiev/UNI: Air raid warnings were issued throughout Ukraine on Thursday, according to the digital transformation ministry's live map.
Fire at casino-hotel on Cambodian border kills at least 10, injures 30 people
Dec 29, 2022, at 08:35 pm
Phnom Penh/UNI: At least ten people have died and 30 others have been injured in a massive fire at the Grand Diamond City casino-hotel in the town of Poipet on the Cambodian-Thai border, Poipet Town Hall Administration chief Nhem Phoeng said on Thursday.
EU and 12 other nations urge Taliban to lift ban on women working for NGOs
Dec 29, 2022, at 08:22 pm
Moscow/UNI: The European Union and 12 other countries have urged the Taliban to reverse their decision to prohibit Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the US State Department said on Wednesday.
Almost 6,900 civilians killed in Ukraine since Feb 24: OHCHR
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Kiev: Nearly 6,900 civilians have been killed and more than 10,900 wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military operation, according to an updated UN Human Rights Office report released.
Japan, US coordinating leaders' meeting in Washington on Jan 13
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Tokyo/UNI: The Governments of the United States and Japan are coordinating the meeting of US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Jan 13, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Almost 6,900 civilians killed in Ukraine since Feb 24: UN Human Rights Office report
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Kiev/UNI: Nearly 6,900 civilians have been killed and more than 10,900 wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military operation, according to an updated UN Human Rights Office report released.
Massive fire at oil refinery in north of Iraq taken under control
Dec 28, 2022, at 10:49 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Iraqi firefighters have brought a massive fire at the Al-Kuwair oil refinery plant alongside the Gwer-Erbil highway in northern Iraq's Erbil province under control, Maj. Sarkot Karsh, the spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in Erbil said.
Kenya: Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Turkana County
Dec 28, 2022, at 08:29 pm
New York: Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the UN’s women’s health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, shining a light on 134,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women who are reported to be acutely malnourished and in need of treatment.
UN refugee agency welcomes Indonesia's ‘act of humanity’ in rescuing migrants adrift at sea
Dec 28, 2022, at 03:24 pm
New York: Indonesian fishing crews and local authorities who took part in rescuing more than 200 people adrift at sea, were hailed on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, for their “act of humanity”.
Spain: Bus plunges into river, seven die
Dec 27, 2022, at 03:33 pm
Barcelona: A bus plunged into a river in Spain which left at least seven people dead on Saturday, media report said.
Women not wearing Hijab barred from services in east Iran: Authorities
Dec 27, 2022, at 12:38 am
Tehran: All facilities in Iran's eastern province of South Khorasan are no longer allowed to provide services to women not wearing hijab, provincial deputy governor Seyed Mohammad Reza Talebi said on Monday.
North Korean drone detected across border
Dec 26, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Seoul: South Korean military officials have detected five North Korean drones across their mutual border,media reports said on Monday.
Taiwan tracks 71 Chinese military aircraft, 7 naval ships
Dec 26, 2022, at 08:47 pm
Taipei: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has tracked 71 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan, media reports said on Monday.
Dec 26, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Tehran/UNI: At least two people were killed and five others injured in a mine explosion in Iran's central Semnan Province, official news agency IRNA reported.
Benjamin Netanyahu vows not to allow anti-LGBT laws in Israel
Dec 26, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Jerusalem: Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that his coalition government will not pass bills allowing discrimination against LGBTs and denying them access to services.
England: Woman dies, several injured in Wallasey pub shooting
Dec 25, 2022, at 09:15 pm
London: A woman died and several others were injured in a shooting incident in Wallasey near Liverpool city of England on Sunday.
Suspect behind Paris shooting says was driven by 'racism': Reports
Dec 25, 2022, at 12:18 am
Paris: The man, who opened fire in the center of Paris and killed three Kurds, said that his actions were driven by "racism", Le Journal du Dimanche reported on Friday.
8 die as fuel tanker explodes in South Africa
Dec 24, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Boksburg/South Africa: At least eight people died as a fuel tanker exploded in Boksburg city in South Africa on Saturday, media reports said.
Death toll from fire in Russian nursing home rises to 22
Dec 24, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Moscow/UNI: The death toll from a fire in a private retirement home in the Russian city of Kemerovo has risen to 22, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
UN refugee agency urges rescue of 190 desperate people adrift in Andaman Sea
Dec 24, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New York: Some 190 desperate people are on the verge of perishing at sea, adrift somewhere between the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, urging countries in southern Asia to rescue them.
Russia: 20 die as fire breaks out at illegal home for elderly
Dec 24, 2022, at 03:50 pm
Kemerovo: At least 20 people died as a fire broke out in an illegal home for the elderly in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, media reports said on Saturday.
France: 3 dead in Kurdish centre shooting in Paris, suspect detained
Dec 24, 2022, at 02:39 pm
Paris: A gunman, who targeted a Kurdish cultural centre, killed at least three people and wounded three others in French capital Paris on Friday, media reports said.
France: Shooting in Paris leaves 2 people dead
Dec 23, 2022, at 11:24 pm
Paris: At least two people died and several others were hurt as a gunman opened fire in French capital Paris city on Friday, media reports said.