Prison riot and fire in northern Syrian town kills at least 7
Damascus, Sep 12: A fire and riot broke out in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria on Saturday, killing at...
Bodies from charred Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire that killed at least 35
Coron, Sep 12: Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after...
Nepal Cabinet approves PM Shah’s UN General Assembly participation
Kathmandu, Sep 11: The Nepal Cabinet has approved Prime Minister Balendra Shah's participation in the UN General Assembly session later this month, where he...
Iran seeks end to Saudi blockade of Yemen after Tehran-backed rebels take key port
Cairo, Sep 11: Iran's government on Friday called for an end to Saudi Arabia's blockade of Yemen and the immediate resumption of talks, in...
Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland
Geneva, Sep 11: Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash...
US marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks, ‘moments that divide time’
New York, Sep 11: Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida...
UN chief to stress multipolarity, UNSC reforms at BRICS Summit in India
United Nations, Sept 10: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will underscore the importance of multipolarity and the need to reform multilateral institutions, including the...
Pakistan says trilateral Makkah pact a ‘defensive alliance’
Islamabad, Sept 10: Pakistan on Thursday termed the trilateral defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as a "defensive alliance" to ensure regional security...
25 killed in China cargo ship fire
Beijing, Sept 10: Twenty-five people were killed and five others injured when a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing repairs in...
Houthi rebels reach strategic port city in Yemen, other Mideast developments
Dubai, Sep 10: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, according to two residents, which could bring the...
China says it hopes to agree with US on tariff reductions ‘at an early date’
Beijing, Sep 10: China and the US hope to reach an agreement on lowering import taxes soon, a Chinese government spokesperson said Thursday, fuelling...
Bangladesh: Jailed Hindu rights leader granted parole to attend mother’s funeral
Dhaka, Sep 10: Bangladesh authorities on Thursday granted five-hour parole to jailed Hindu rights leader Chinmoy Krishna Das to attend his mother's funeral, local...
