Portugal: Europe's last open door for immigrants
Lisbon [Portugal], March 4: In Sao Teotonio, a small country town in southwest Portugal, there are more Indian and Nepalese restaurants than Portuguese ones. Which...
A decade later, Malaysia plane crash families demand justice
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 4: Relatives of passengers on a Malaysia Airlines plane that mysteriously vanished 10 years ago pushed for a new search Sunday...
60 years in, UN peacekeepers vital for Cyprus divide
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 4: In the heart of Nicosia's walled Old City, two UN peacekeepers unlock a padlocked door and step back five decades. They...
Canadian, Italian PMs' soiree scrapped amid pro-Palestine protest
Montreal [Canada], March 4: A soiree to be attended by the prime ministers of Canada and Italy on Saturday in Toronto was cancelled over "security...
Conservatives get bulk of seats in Iran poll
Tehran [Iran], March 4: Iranian conservatives secured the bulk of seats in elections for a key clerical body and the national legislature, local media reported...
Kamala Harris' blunt Gaza words reflect intense government frustration over war
Washington [US], March 4: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris bluntly called out Israel on Sunday for not doing enough to ease a "humanitarian catastrophe" in...
Haiti violence: Gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass jailbreak
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], March 4: Armed gangs have stormed the main prison in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, releasing many inmates.
Israel said to boycott Cairo ceasefire talks over hostage list
Jerusalem [Israel], March 4: Israel boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo on Sunday after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that...
US VP Harris urges Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire, pushes...
Washington [US], March 4: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday demanded Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to an immediate six-week ceasefire while forcefully urging...
Latvia takes over hosting of NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission
Riga [Latvia], March 3: A deployment ceremony for NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission was held Saturday at a military airbase in Lielvarde, a town...
At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa
Kiev [Ukraine], March 3: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment building in Ukraine's southern port...
Trump wins Missouri's Republican presidential caucus
Washington [US], March 3: Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday won Missouri's Republican presidential caucus, continuing his march toward the GOP nomination.
Singaporean police arrest 306 for scam
Singapore, March 3: Singaporean police arrested 306 suspects, aged between 15 and 73, for scam offenses during an operation from Feb. 16 to Feb. 29,...
Maldives' police rescue 13 people adrift at sea
Male [Maldives], March 3: Maldivian marine police rescued 13 individuals, including 10 foreign divers and local instructors, who were adrift in the sea due to...
Malaysia eyes food security with increased training in agricultural sector
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 3: Malaysia aims to secure and strengthen its food security by increasing the number of technical and vocational education and...
Climate activists spray paint on German chancellery
Berlin [Germany], March 3: Members of the Last Generation climate activism group daubed orange paint onto the façade of the German chancellery on Saturday morning.
Yemen says British-owned vessel sank
Sanaa [Yemen], March 3: A British-owned vessel has sunk in the Red Sea, nearly two weeks after it was attacked by the Iran-backed Houthi group,...
Despite differences, Paris sees no rift with Berlin over Ukraine
Paris [France], March 3: Despite differing positions on support for Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne sees no rift between France and Germany, he said...
Europe risks losing credibility over silence on Israel's war on Gaza: MP
Gaza [Palestine], March 3: Europe risked any credibility to speak on Russia's actions in Ukraine if it remained silent on Gaza, according to a Belgian...
Zelensky appeals to West over deadly Russian drone attack on Odesa
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had called on Western allies to deliver more air defence systems after at least seven people were...
Bangladesh fire toll rises to 46; safety lapses to blame
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 3: Bangladesh firefighters said Friday that glaring safety lapses were responsible for a Dhaka restaurant blaze that killed 46 people, with more...
Iran counts votes as reports suggest low turnout
Tehran [Iran], March 3: Iran began counting ballots on Saturday after a vote for parliament and a key clerical body, with local media estimating a...
US makes its first Gaza aid airdrop as mediators to seek truce...
Gaza [Palestine], March 3: The United States on Saturday carried out the first of what it said would be a series of humanitarian airdrops of...
Spain braces for wildfires as beef farmers battle red tape
Madrid [Spain], March 3: Across Europe, farmers have jammed roads, burned tyres and dumped manure in protest at a host of pressures threatening their livelihoods...
Gaza truce talks expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on
Gaza [Palestine], March 3: Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for...
UN helps Zambian gov't tackle humanitarian crisis
United Nations, March 2: UN humanitarians said Friday that they are supporting the Zambian government-led response to a worsening humanitarian crisis caused by extreme...
Ethiopia secures 46 mln USD grant to improve water access, sanitation
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 2: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a 46 million U.S. dollars grant to improve access to water and sanitation...