Britain faces biggest health sector strike yet
London (UK), February 7: The British NHS health service has warned that the service is facing its worst day of disruption yet as tens of...
Controversial Spanish crime law to be revised
Madrid [Spain], February 7: The four-month old sex crime law in Spain, which was supposed to make it easier to convict sex offenders and offer...
Beyonce breaks Grammys record with 32nd career win
New York [US], February 7: Beyonce broke the all-time record on Sunday with her 32nd career Grammys win, with the milestone honour coming in the...
World powers rush to offer Turkey, Syria aid over quake
Paris [France], February 7: International offers to help Turkey and Syria with rescue efforts poured in on Monday after a massive earthquake killed around 1,800...
Scholar, lawmakers, journalist among Hong Kongers on trial
Hong Kong [China], February 7: Hong Kong's largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of trying to topple the government...
Mother, children die after faulty dryer set house ablaze in France
Paris [France], February 7:A mother and her seven children aged two to 14 died on Monday after a faulty dryer set their house ablaze in...
Southwest and FedEx planes nearly collide at Texas airport
Texas [US], February 7:Aviation officials are investigating a near-collision between a FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest passenger flight at a Texas airport on Saturday.
UN chief fears world is heading toward a wider war
New York [US], February 7: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned the world that it may be heading towards a "wider war" as...
MetService increases risk of tropical cyclone developing near NZ
Wellington [New Zealand], February 7: MetService today announced the risk of a tropical cyclone developing near New Zealand in the coming days has been increased...
2 US search and rescue units heading to Turkey
Washington [US], February 7: Two search and rescue units from the United States will be sent to Turkey to assist with the aftermath of the...
In Turkey, night fills with screams and crying as earthquake rescues go...
Ankara [Turkey], February 7: The screams of people still trapped in the rubble filled the night early on Tuesday and relatives wept for their loved...
3 tourists stabbed in Puerto Rico
San Juan [Puerto Rico], February 7:Three tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico early Monday after police said someone told them to stop filming in a...
Human fraternity is the best way for international understanding and cooperation: Nahyan...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 7: Human fraternity is the best way for understanding and cooperation to overcome all forms of difference as it provides strength...
Nahyan bin Mubarak, Mugheer Al Khaili review the history of places of...
Abu Dhabi[UAE], February 7:Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Dr.MugheerKhamis Al Khaili, Chairman of the Department of Community Development, and...
Sharjah Ruler inaugurates 17th Sharjah Nabati Poetry Festival
Sharjah [UAE], February 7:H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah...
Fire damages Buddhist temple in Australia's Melbourne
Sydney [Australia], February 6: A Buddhist temple in Australia's Melbourne was gutted by fire on Sunday night, with about 80 firefighters battling on site.
UN condemns deadly clashes in South Sudan after killing of 27
Juba (South Sudan), February 6: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday condemned deadly violence in Kajo-Keji County in South Sudan's Central...
Ethiopian gov't to send funds to conflict-affected Tigray region
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), February 6: The Ethiopian government said that it will send 5 billion birrs (about 93 million U.S. dollars) to Mekele, the capital...
Istanbul governor bans motorbike rides as snowstorm approaches
Istanbul [Turkey], February 6: As Istanbul braces for a snowstorm, the governor of the city has banned scooter and motorbike rides until further notice.
British family descended from slave owners to pay £100,000 to Grenada
London (UK), February 6: A British family whose ancestors had slaves in the 1800s is to apologise to the people of a Caribbean island and...
Cypriots vote in a close presidential election between three front runners
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 6: Cypriots voted on Sunday in a close presidential election between three front runners, with the electorate focused on corruption and the...
Iraqi activists protest after father kills YouTuber daughter
Baghdad [Iraq], February 6: Iraqi activists protested Sunday to demand a law against domestic violence, days after a YouTuber was strangled by her father in...
Ukraine fights off Bakhmut assault
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 6: Heavy fighting was underway Sunday in the northern parts of the frontline hotspot Bakhmut, while Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's second-largest...
US arctic blast breaks wind chill record
New York [US], February 6: An Arctic blast that brought "frostquakes" to parts of the United States saw the country record its lowest ever wind-chill...
Iran's supreme leader pardons 'tens of thousands' of prisoners
Tehran [Iran], February 6: Iran's supreme leader has pardoned or allowed a reduction in jail sentences for "tens of thousands" of prisoners, including some arrested...
Weekend avalanches kill 10 in Austria and Switzerland
Vienna (Austria), February 6: Ten people have been killed in several avalanches across the Austrian and Swiss Alps over the weekend.
Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, U.S. judge rules
Washington [US], February 6: A federal law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Oklahoma has concluded, citing last year's...