Search for survivors called off after Russian gold mine accident

Moscow [Russia], April 2: Two weeks after an accident at one of Russia's largest gold mines, the search for survivors was called off on Monday.

Erdogan's ruling party loses mayoral race in Istanbul

Ankara [Turkey], April 2: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party has lost the mayoral election in Turkey's largest metropolis Istanbul, according to preliminary...

Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou visits China aiming to ease tension

Taipei [Taiwan], April 2: Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou on Monday started an 11-day trip to China, aiming to ease the tension across the Taiwan...

Cypriot coastguard rescues 150 migrants from boats off Cape Greco

Nicosia [Cyprus], April 2: The Cypriot coastguard rescued around 150 migrants from three boats east of the island on Monday, in the latest rescues that...

Hamas blames US for raid on largest hospital

Gaza [Palestine], April 2: Palestinian movement Hamas accused the United States on Monday of being responsible for the devastation Israeli troops left in the wake...

Death and destruction as Israel's army withdraws from al-Shifa Hospital

Gaza [Palestine], April 2: Israel has withdrawn its forces from Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital following a two-week operation, leaving behind scenes of devastation.

White House calls Israel's move to ban Al Jazeera 'concerning'

Washington [US], April 2: White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre has expressed concern about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push to stop Al Jazeera's operations in Israel.

US airman starts hunger strike to draw attention to plight of Gaza's...

Washington [US], April 2: Veterans for Peace has said US Air Force senior airman Larry Hebert would start a hunger strike to highlight the plight...

Highway crash kills 4, injures over 30 in Bolivia

La Paz [Bolivia], April 2: Four people were killed and about 36 others injured when a passenger bus plunged off the road after colliding with...

Russia arrested four more suspects in a terrorist attack near Moscow

Moscow [Russia], April 2: Russia's FSB security agency said that four people arrested on March 31 provided money and weapons for the deadly attack near...

North Korea launches ballistic missiles, South Korea and Japan watch closely

Pyongyang [North Korea], April 2: Yonhap news agency on April 2, citing information from the South Korean military, said that the Democratic People's Republic of...

The US considers selling Israel an 18 billion USD weapons package, including...

Washington [US], April 2: The US government is considering an $18 billion arms deal with Israel, while Israel "considers" Washington's concerns about plans to attack...

Prosecutors: Trump intimidating trial witnesses

New York [US], April 2: New York prosecutors on Monday urged a judge to forbid Donald Trump from criticizing family members of those involved in...

Criticism over punishing US inmates for social media

Washington [US], April 2: A proposed change to U.S. federal prison rules that would punish inmates for using social media or directing others to do...

Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead

Jerusalem [Israel], April 2: Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran's embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional...

Egypt, Jordan stress rejection of displacement of Palestinians outside their lands

Cairo [Egypt], April 2: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan have stressed their full rejection of the displacement...

Bangladesh mulls to suspend services of Facebook, YouTube: minister

Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 1: A Bangladeshi minister on Sunday said that the country would temporarily suspend services Facebook and YouTube if they don't obey government...

Indonesia sees dengue case surge in Q1

Jakarta [Indonesia], April 1: Dengue fever cases in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2024 has increased almost three times compared to the same period...

Germany's Easter marchers demand end to fighting in Ukraine and Gaza

Berlin [Germany], March 31: Thousands of people across Germany on Saturday joined the country's traditional Easter marches that emerged from last century's peace movement, with...

52 killed in Zionist strikes on Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], March 31: The death toll in Zionist air strikes on Syria has risen to 52, including 38 government soldiers and seven members of...

Japanese health officials search food supplement firm after deaths

Tokyo [Japan], March 31: Japanese health authorities have searched a factory operated by the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company in Osaka following several deaths linked to the...

Nine arrested in Tajikistan after Moscow concert hall attack

Moscow [Russia], March 31: Nine people have been arrested in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan one week after a terrorist attack on the Crocus...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams US for new weapons supply to Israel

Ramallah [Palestine], March 31: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticised the US after reports that it agreed to send another $2.5bn in weapons...

Climate change is slowing heat waves, prolonging misery

Washington [US], March 31: Climate change is causing heat waves to slow to a crawl, exposing humans to extreme temperatures for longer than ever before,...

Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey

Ankara [Turkey], March 31: A pro-Kurdish candidate, who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000, has turned...

Peruvian president's home raided in luxury watch probe

Lima [Peru], March 31: Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte's home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches....

Trump appeals Georgia prosecutor ruling

Washington [US], March 31: Donald Trump on Friday asked a Georgia appeals court to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his...