Three Sherpas missing above Everest
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 13: Three Sherpas went missing above the base camp of Mount Everest on Wednesday. They were at an area between the...
10 dead in latest migrant boat tragedy
Tunis [Tunisia], April 13: The Tunisian coastguard retrieved the bodies of 10 dead migrants after their Europe-bound boat sank off the country's coast, a spokesman...
Sanctions on Budapest bank
Budapest [Hungary], April 13: The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the Budapest-based but Russian-controlled International Investment Bank (IIB), US officials announced on Wednesday.
Islamic State operative captured in Syria
Damascus [Syria], April 13: US troops captured an operative for the terrorist Islamic State militia and two of his associates in a helicopter raid in...
Russia to advance lunar ambitions
Moscow [Russia], April 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin has described a planned Russian space station as a necessary step toward realizing ambitions for a national...
Iran delegation in Saudi Arabia
Tehran [Iran], April 13: An Iranian delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Tehran said, to pave the way for reopening diplomatic missions as the...
The first malaria vaccine to surpass WHO's effectiveness threshold is licensed
Geneva [Switzerland], April 13: AFP on April 13, citing an announcement from the University of Oxford, said that the school's R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine has been...
North Korea launches rocket, Japan urges Hokkaido people to take shelter immediately
Seoul [South Korea],April 13: North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the waters east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea's military said on April...
Trump sues ex-lawyer Michael Cohen after grand jury testimony
Washington [US], April 13: Donald Trump sued his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen seeking at least $500 million in damages, as the former U.S. president steps up...
U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia's war
Istanbul [Turkey], April 13:The United States imposed sanctions on at least four Turkey-based entities it said violated U.S. export controls and helped Russia's war effort,...
Hamdan bin Mohammed approves Dubai Endowments Strategy
Dubai [UAE], April 13:H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, chaired the Council's...
Al-Sayegh meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Trade of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 13: Ahmed Al Sayegh, Minister of State, met today, Wednesday, with Dr. Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and...
Presidents of UAE, Egypt review bilateral relations, regional developments
Cairo [Egypt],April 13: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held discussions today aimed at further...
Türkiye's Erdogan launches reelection campaign, pledging to curb rising inflation
Ankara [Turkey], April 12: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan launched his reelection campaign on Tuesday, with pledges to slash soaring inflation to single digits and boost...
Iranian army unveils over 1,000 homegrown military gears, armaments
Tehran [Iran], April 12:The Iranian Army Ground Force on Tuesday unveiled 1,084 homegrown military armaments and equipment which are indigenously produced, optimized and overhauled.
IMF estimates Ukraine's economy to contract by 3 pct this year
Kiev [Ukraine], April 12:The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that Ukraine's economy will fall by 3 percent this year compared with a 30.3 percent contraction...
Spain sees 2nd hottest March in 21st century
Madrid [Spain], April 12: The latest data from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on Tuesday showed that last month was the second hottest March...
Boeing delivers two more O3b mPOWER satellites to SES
San Francisco [US], April 12: Boeing on Tuesday announced that the company delivered the third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites to content connectivity service provider...
Mexican president questions U.S. use of "palliatives" to fight fentanyl crisis
Mexico City [Mexico], April 12: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday questioned the U.S. strategy against the fentanyl crisis, saying it was relying...
Tokyo to hold major fireworks festival for first time in 4 years
Tokyo [Japan], April 12: The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, an annual event in Tokyo, is set to take place this summer after being canceled for...
Malaysia's wholesale, retail trade sales value climbs 14.7 pct in February
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 12: Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade monthly sales value grew 14.7 percent to 134.3 billion ringgit (30.39 billion U.S. dollars) in...
Biden's Northern Ireland visit at delicate political moment
Belfast [Ireland], April 12: US President Joe Biden arrives in Belfast late on Tuesday at a delicate political time in Northern Ireland as he helps...
Italy to be tough on cultural vandalism
Rome [Italy], April 12: The Italian government plans to punish vandalism of cultural assets more severely following protests by climate activists that targeted monuments and...
Zionist forces kill Palestinian teen in raid
Ramallah [Palestine], April 12: Zionist forces killed a Palestinian teenager and injured two other people in the West Bank Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said....
Volcano erupts in Russian far east, followed by an earthquake
Moscow [Russia],April 12: One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far...
Pope wants light shed on 40-year-old mystery of missing Vatican girl
Vatican City [Italy], April 12: One of Italy's most enduring mysteries, the disappearance of a Vatican schoolgirl 40 years ago, entered a new chapter on...
South Korea wildfire forces 500 residents to evacuate
Seoul [South Korea], April 12: More than 500 people evacuated from their homes in South Korea's eastern coastal city of Gangneung as strong winds fanned...