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Over 130 homes lost in California wildfire as winds drop

Over 130 homes lost in California wildfire as...

Camarillo [US], November 10: Firefighters grappling with a blaze that has destroyed at least 130 homes in California said Friday...

N Korea stages GPS jamming attacks

N Korea stages GPS jamming attacks

Seoul [South Korea], November 10: North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting...

Indonesian volcano erupts again, safety zone to widen

Indonesian volcano erupts again, safety zone to widen

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 10: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted at least three more times, spewing an ash column nine...

Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as death toll rises

Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as...

Gaza [Palestine], November 10: A Gaza family sat weeping on Saturday over children killed by an Israeli strike as they...

Ten of thousands protest over handling of Spain floods

Ten of thousands protest over handling of Spain...

Valencia [Spain], November 10: Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia over regional...

Republicans on brink of clinching US House control

Republicans on brink of clinching US House control

Washington [US], November 10: Republicans on Sunday appeared close to clinching control of the U.S. House of Representatives, a critical...

Australian parliament staff report workplace offences as it seeks to address sexual harassment

Australian parliament staff report workplace offences as it...

Canberra [Australia], November 10: Staff at Australia's parliament made 30 complaints of serious workplace offences such as sexual assault over...

At least 64 attacks against schools registered in Gaza last month: UNICEF

At least 64 attacks against schools registered in...

Gaza [Palestine], November 10: At least 64 attacks against schools - almost two every day - were registered in the...

UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack at railway station in Quetta, Pakistan, conveys condolences over victims

UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack at railway station...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 10: The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned the terrorist attack at a railway station in Quetta...

19 deaths, 91 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in 24 hours

19 deaths, 91 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on...

Beirut [Lebanon], November 10: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced today that 68 Israeli airstrikes across various areas in Lebanon...

Explosions in Syria's Aleppo result of Israeli airstrike

Explosions in Syria's Aleppo result of Israeli airstrike

Damascus [Syria], November 9: Explosions heard near Al-Safira, a town in the rural areas of Aleppo province in northern Syria...

Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh with new heavy airstrikes

Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh with...

Beirut [Lebanon], November 9: Israel launched 11 airstrikes on Friday night targeting areas in Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut...

Duma Boko inaugurated as Botswanan president

Duma Boko inaugurated as Botswanan president

Gaborone [Botswana], November 9: Multitudes of people thronged the National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city, on Friday to witness...

Kremlin says too early to discuss warming Russia-U.S. ties

Kremlin says too early to discuss warming Russia-U.S....

Moscow [Russia], November 9: It is too early to discuss prospects for improving Russia-U.S. relations, local media reported Friday, citing...

EU leaders unveil Budapest Declaration to boost European competitiveness

EU leaders unveil Budapest Declaration to boost European...

Budapest [Hungary], November 9: The Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal was adopted Friday at an informal European...

World food prices hit 18-month high in October: FAO

World food prices hit 18-month high in October:...

Paris [France], November 9: Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, data from the...

3 million Sudanese forced to be displaced by war: UNHCR

3 million Sudanese forced to be displaced by...

Geneva [Switzerland], November 9: The war in Sudan has led to the world's worst civilian protection crisis in decades, with...

UN protests Israel's destruction of UNIFIL fence, concrete structure

UN protests Israel's destruction of UNIFIL fence, concrete...

New York [US], November 9: The United Nations officially lodged a protest with Israel today after two excavators and a...

UN official lauds Korea's support for peacebuilding efforts

UN official lauds Korea's support for peacebuilding efforts

New York [US], November 9: Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, expressed her appreciation...

Pakistan: Punjab shuts amusement parks, museums for 10 days to combat hazardous smog

Pakistan: Punjab shuts amusement parks, museums for 10...

Lahore [Pakistan], November 9: Pakistan's Punjab government in a bid to combat the hazardous smog conditions in the province, shut...

"Close to 70% of those killed in Gaza were children and women," says UN report

"Close to 70% of those killed in Gaza...

Geneva [Switzerland], November 9: The United Nations Human Rights Office on Friday published a report detailing the horrific reality that...

Pakistan: 47th polio case in Sindh raises health concerns

Pakistan: 47th polio case in Sindh raises health...

Sindh [Pakistan], November 9: Pakistan's 47th polio case was reported in Sindh's Ghotki district, Geo News reported, quoting a statement...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls US President-elect Trump to congratulate him

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls US President-elect Trump...

Ramallah [Palestine], November 9: US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas,...

Special prosecutor recommends stopping Trump case

Special prosecutor recommends stopping Trump case

New York [US], November 9: Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan decided on November 8 to stop Mr. Trump 's case in...

US charges Iranian man in plot to kill Donald Trump, Justice Dept says

US charges Iranian man in plot to kill...

New York [US], November 9: The United States has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered...

Ukraine recovers bodies of 563 soldiers amid attacks

Ukraine recovers bodies of 563 soldiers amid attacks

Kiev [Ukraine], November 9: Ukraine says it has recovered the bodies of 563 soldiers from Russia, including over 400 soldiers...

Social media youth ban a step closer after states agree

Social media youth ban a step closer after...

Sydney [Australia], November 9: A social media ban for children under the age of 16 is set to come into...