World

66 dead in Nepal floods and landslides
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 29: At least 66 people have died and scores of others are missing in Nepal due to...

13 killed in blast at Russian petrol station
Moscow [Russia], September 29: At least 13 people have been killed in a serious explosion at a petrol station in...

'Multiple dead' in single-engine plane crash in US
Washington [US], September 29: Multiple people have been killed after a single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area at an...

Former British PM considered raiding Dutch warehouse over...
London [UK], September 29: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson considered launching an "aquatic raid" on a warehouse in the...

Israel PM calls killing of Hezbollah leader 'necessary'
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 29: Israel has killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful air strike in Beirut,...

SpaceX launches shuttle to bring astronauts stuck on...
Washington [US], September 29: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX Corporation (USA) launched a spacecraft on...

Philippine House of Representatives hears allegations that former...
Manila [Philippines], September 29: The Philippine House of Representatives is investigating allegations that former Mayor Alice Guo is a Chinese...

Mixed reactions after Israel kills Hezbollah leader
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 29: The US believes Israel may soon send troops to Lebanon, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

More than 50 dead, millions without power as...
Washington [US], September 29: More than 50 people died and nearly 3.5 million people were without power on September 28...

Leader killed, what will be the future of...
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 29: The death of leader Hassan Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah in Lebanon for 32 years, is...

Egyptian President calls for immediate, comprehensive ceasefire in...
Cairo [Egypt], September 29: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed Egypt's full solidarity with Lebanon in light of the...

Tunisia's parliament approves electoral law change ahead of...
Tunis [Tunisia], September 28: Tunisia's Parliament approved a draft law on Friday modifying the country's electoral process, just days before...

Zimbabwe devalues currency amid exchange rate volatility
Harare [Zimbabwe], September 28: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the country's central bank, on Friday devalued the new gold-backed...

NATO to establish new land command in Southeastern...
Helsinki [Finland], September 28: The Finish city of Mikkeli has been picked to host the Multi Corps Land Component Command...

EU foreign policy chief calls for immediate efforts...
Brussels [Belgium], September 28: Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell has stressed the need for immediate efforts towards...

Norway tightens rules on collective protection for Ukrainian...
Oslo [Norway], September 28: Norway will grant collective protection to fewer Ukrainians arriving from six areas deemed safe by the...

Meeting Trump, Zelensky says Ukraine counts on U.S....
New York [US], September 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request for a meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump materialized...

Landslide in Indonesia's gold mine leaves 12 dead,...
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 28: As many as 12 miners were killed and 11 others injured following a landslide at...

Uzbekistan, Egypt set up joint chamber of commerce
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], September 28: Uzbekistan and Egypt agreed to establish a joint Chamber of Commerce, Uzbek media reported on Friday.

Algeria deploys medical teams amid rising diphtheria, malaria...
Algiers [Algeria], September 28: The Algerian Health Ministry announced on Friday that it is dispatching medical teams and supplies to...

Netanyahu insists on carrying out attacks in Lebanon,...
United Nations, September 28: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said at the United Nations General Assembly that there...

Wild winds and rain prompt severe weather warnings
Washington [US], September 28: Wild winds and heavy rain have hit the NSW north coast, triggering severe weather and flood...

US charges three Iranians with hacking Trump campaign
Washington [US], September 28: The US Justice Department has unsealed criminal charges accusing three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps...

Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command
Jerusalem [Israel], September 28: The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday...

Abdullah bin Zayed meets Kosovo's Prime Minister in...
New York [US], September 28: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

FAO marks International Day of Awareness of Food...
Rome [Italy], September 28: Reducing food loss and waste is crucial for improving food security and nutrition, promoting the efficient...

New ADB-IFFEd Partnership to unlock $500 mn in...
Manila [Philippines], September 28: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Facility for Education...