Traffic accident kills 6 in N. Afghanistan
Pul-e-Khumri [Afghanistan], August 27: A total of six commuters were killed and three others injured in a road crash in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province on...
3 U.S. Marines killed, 20 injured in aircraft crash off Australia's north...
Canberra [Australia], August 27: Three U.S. Marines have been killed in an aircraft crash during a training exercise off Australia's north coast.
Hawaii county sues electricity company over deadly wildfires
Los Angles [US], August 27: Maui County is suing Hawaii's electricity company over the deadly fire that leveled Lahaina, alleging the destruction could have been...
Trump raised $7.1 million since he was booked at Atlanta jail
Washington [US], August 27: Former President Donald Trump has raised nearly $20 million in the past three weeks, a period that roughly coincides with his...
Huge blasts at Romania fuel station kill one and injure dozens
Bucharest [Romania], August 27: One person died and 46 were injured after two blasts at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station in Romania
Ukraine war: Fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 27: One of Ukraine's most celebrated fighter pilots and two other airmen have been killed in a mid-air crash.
Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima
Tokyo [Japan], August 27: Japan's environment ministry on Sunday said tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant did not detect any radioactivity, days...
Russia's military ties with Iran will withstand geopolitical pressure, RIA reports
Moscow [Russia], August 27:Russia's military cooperation with Iran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, following a report that...
Mariam Almheiri: Declaring International Day of Clean Energy inspires countries to adopt...
Dubaio [UAE], August 27: Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, stated that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) acknowledging 26th...
UAE to celebrate 'Emirati Women's Day' on Monday
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 27: The UAE will celebrate the "Emirati Women's Day" on Monday, 28th August 2023, which represents an annual national occasion...
Singapore authorities arrest 130 drug offenders
Singapore [Singapore], August 26: Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 130 suspected drug offenders in an island-wide operation on Aug. 14-25, according to a statement...
Road crash kills 1, injures 2 in east Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26: A traveler has been confirmed dead and two others were injured in a road crash in east Afghanistan's Kapisa province on...
West African bloc working for amicable solution to Niger crisis
Abuja [Nigeria], August 26: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday said it is working toward an amicable solution to restore constitutional...
Lebanon arrests 2 people suspected of spying for Israel
Beirut[Lebanon], August 26: Two people accused of spying for Israel have been arrested in Lebanon, a Lebanese intelligence official announced on Friday.
UN relief chief pleas for end to fighting ravaging Sudan
United Nations, August 26: The fighting in Sudan should put the suffering Sudanese people above the pursuit of power or resources and the conflict...
Denmark plans jail term for burning Quran in public
Copenhagen [Denmark], August 26: The Danish government has proposed a ban on setting the Quran alight in public after a series of burnings led to...
Bodies and flight recorders recovered at Wagner boss Prigozhin's jet crash site
Moscow [Russia], August 26: Russia says 10 bodies and flight recorders have been recovered from the scene of a jet crash presumed to have killed...
UN rights experts raise climate change concerns with Saudi Aramco
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 26: U.N. experts sent a letter of concern to Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, saying its expansion of fossil fuel production...
Madagascar crush: 12 dead at island games' opening ceremony
Antananarivo[Madagascar], August 26:At least 12 people have been killed in a crowd crush at a stadium in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, Prime Minister Christian Ntsay says.
UN declares IRENA's founding date as International Day for Clean Energy
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 26: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today adopted a resolution proclaiming the 26th January, the anniversary day of the...
Dubai Municipality visits Japan to explore best practices in sewage, rainwater management,...
Dubai [UAE], August 26: Dawoud Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, alongside a delegation from the Municipality's executive and administrative department, explored best practices in...
UAE Embassy, NASA, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre co-host 'A Call from...
Washington [US], August 26: The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Washington, D.C., in collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)...
Former school principal handed 15-year sentence in Australia
Melbourne [Australia], August 25: A former principal who abused two sisters at an Australian ultra-Orthodox Jewish school and spent years fighting extradition from Israel has...
At least 4 killed in mass shooting in California
Los Angeles [US], August 25: At least four people were killed and six wounded in a mass shooting on Wednesday night at a landmark biker...
Tropical Storm Franklin crossing Dominican Republic and Haiti
Miami [US], August 25: Tropical Storm Franklin began making landfall over the Dominican Republic Wednesday morning, where the storm is expected to bring heavy rains...
German court says insulting your boss on WhatsApp is firing offense
Erfut [Germany], August 25: A German court has decided that insulting your employer or colleagues in a private Whatsapp group can potentially lead to dismissal,...
Greek minister slams arsonists and calls them 'antisocial,' 'obscene'
Athens [Greece], August 25: Greece's civil protection minister lashed out at what he called the "antisocial arsonists" starting wildfires, saying their actions were "obscene and...