Iran security official holds talks in UAE after Saudi-Tehran deal

Dubai [UAE], March 17: Iran's top security official on Thursday held high-level talks in the United Arab Emirates, days after a shock rapprochement between Tehran...

Thai army prevents oil spill from vessel carrying 400,000 barrels

Washington [US], March 17: The vessel containing 400,000 barrels of crude oil suffered a hull leak while undergoing routine maintenance in the Gulf of Thailand,...

The US, Russia race to recover the crashed UAV in the Black...

Washington [US], March 17: The US and Russia had high-level phone calls to discuss the US reconnaissance drone crash in the Black Sea while racing...

North Korea confirms launch of Hwasong-17 rocket and Kim's daughter was present...

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 17: North Korea says it launched the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its largest, in a test that involved leader Kim...

The "storm" of the banking crisis moved to Europe

Washington [US], March 17: When the chaos following the collapse of three US banks, Silvergate, Silicon Valley and Signature, had not yet subsided, another storm...

Tensions raging in Northeast Asia

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 17: North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile as the United States and South Korea conducted their biggest joint military exercise...

One killed in blast at FSB building in southern Russia

Moscow [Russia], March 17: At least one person was killed and two were injured in a blast and fire at a building belonging to Russia's...

Survivors in shock as Cyclone Freddy toll passes 400 in Malawi, Mozambique

Lilongwe [Malawi], March 17: The last thing LukiaAkimu remembers is the surge of floodwater that hit her village near Mount Soche this week when Tropical...

Heavy rains in California leave backyard pool perched on cliff edge

California [US], March 17: As heavy rains soaked into already sodden ground in California, mudslides in the beachfront community of San Clemente forced evacuations of...

Death toll from Colombia coal mine explosion climbs to 21

Bogota [Colombia], March 17: Ten miners reported missing after an explosion caused by accumulated gas in coal mines in central Colombia have been found dead,...

Striking Greeks protest over deadly train crash

Athens [Greece], March 17: Thousands of Greek workers walked off the job and rallied in central Athens in protest at neglected safety standards they say...

South Korea and Japan hail spring thaw amid missiles and weight of...

Seoul [South Korea] March 17: The leaders of Japan and South Korea promised to turn the page on years of animosity at a meeting on...

Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi reviews proposals of University of Sharjah's internal...

Sharjah [UAE], March 17: H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah...

UNCTAD calls for coherent policy action to enable developing countries to benefit...

New York [US], March 17: UNCTAD's Technology and Innovation Report 2023 published on 16 March warns that economic inequalities risk growing as developed countries reap...

Man United, Arsenal, Feyenoord, Juventus, Sevilla progress for Europa League's Quarter Finals

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 17: Marcus Rashford blasted in the only goal as Manchester United completed a comfortable UEFA Europa League round of 16 victory...

Emirates unveils new signature livery for its fleet

Dubai [UAE], March 17: The distinctive livery of the world's largest international airline, Emirates, has undergone a refresh.

7.0-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: CENC

Beijing [China], March 16: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand at 8:56 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake...

Mad cow disease found in Switzerland

Geneva [Switzerland], March 16: A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, has been discovered in a cow in Switzerland for the...

African students in Tunisia fearful after racist violence

Tunis [Tunisia], March 16: Thousands of sub-Saharan African students in Tunisia are still fearful after a surge of racist attacks following comments by President Kais...

Syrians mark 12 years of anti-regime uprising

Damascus [Syria], March 16: Thousands of Syrians demonstrated in the war-ravaged country's rebel-held northwest on Wednesday, marking 12 years since the start of pro-democracy protests...

Putin hails Assad ties with Turkey mend brewing

Moscow [Russia], March 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday was hosting Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad for talks as the Kremlin seeks to mend ties...

Saudi could invest in Iran 'very quickly'

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 16: Saudi Arabia could start making investments in Iran "very quickly" after they agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the Saudi finance...

Chinese billionaire arrested in the US on suspicion of defrauding 1 billion...

New York [US], March 16: Exiled Chinese billionaire GuoWengui (GuoWengui) was arrested and prosecuted in the US for defrauding investors of more than $1 billion.

North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile ahead of South Korea-Japan summit

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 16: On the morning of March 16, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), marking the third launch of the...

IAEA: 2.5 tons of uranium 'disappeared' from facility in Libya

Vienna [Austria],March 16: On March 15, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said 2.5 tons of natural uranium had "evaporated" from a facility in Libya.

Malawi buries cyclone victims; death toll rises

Lilongwe [Malawi], March 16: Malawian families gathered on Wednesday to remember and bury the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy.

Chile culls 40,000 poultry amid industrial bird flu outbreak

Santiago [Chile],March 16: Around 40,000 poultry were culled and buried in central Chile after the country detected its first case of bird flu in an...