109 migrants die after boat capsizes off Djibouti
Geneva, Oct 11: At least 109 people, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 migrants on board capsized off the coast...
Saudi authorities say attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300
Cairo, Oct 11: Saudi authorities say an attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more.
The statement says the dead included...
Jaishankar says India, Africa cannot remain underrepresented in global decision-making
Addis Ababa, Oct 10: India and Africa cannot remain underrepresented in global decision-making, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, calling for reform of...
Lebanon welcomes Trump’s move to lift 41-year US flight ban, and other West Asia developments
Dubai, Oct 10: Lebanon welcomed a move by US President Donald Trump to revoke a decades-long flight ban between the countries.
Meanwhile, attacks on the...
Russian attacks kill 7 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin
Kyiv, Oct 10: Russian strikes killed at least seven people in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, officials said Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urges leaders to protect human rights, refrain from war
Nuremberg, Oct 9: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay on Friday urged political leaders to fulfil their “legal obligation to protect human rights and...
South African jurist of Indian origin Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Oct 9: South African jurist of Indian origin Navanethem Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief and a judge at the International...
UK’s Labour wins London special election that puts Green Party leader under pressure
London, Oct 9: Britain's governing Labour Party was declared the winner of a special election in London on Friday, dealing a blow to the...
Saudi authorities say 3 killed in attacks on Riyadh airport claimed by Houthi rebels
Cairo, Oct 9: Three Saudi citizens were killed, and several other people were injured in two attacks Thursday targeting King Khalid International Airport in...
Partial building collapse in Istanbul kills 1
Istanbul, Oct 8: A seven-storey building in Istanbul partially collapsed on Thursday, killing one person, officials said. Emergency crews were trying to reach at...
Strike on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead
Kyiv, Oct 8: Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on...
Pak tells UN chief 25 terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan
Islamabad, Oct 8: Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday told UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that 25 terrorist organisations were operating in Afghanistan...
