US tourist in custody after attack near Neuschwanstein Castle

Munich [Germany], June 16: A tourist from the United States is in German police custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder following an attack...

Pope due to leave hospital on Friday after recovering from surgery

Rome [Italy], June 16: Pope Francis is expected to be able to leave hospital on Friday nine days after having abdominal surgery, Vatican spokesman Matteo...

COP28 must deliver for the most vulnerable: Al Jaber

Bonn [Germany], June 16: COP28 President-Delegate, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, met with heads of delegations and key negotiating groups including those from the Least Developed...

Phosphorus discovered on Saturn moon

Washington [US], June 16: The long hunt for extraterrestrials just got a big boost. Scientists have discovered that phosphorus, a key building block of life,...

Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament

London [UK], June 16: Boris Johnson deliberately misled the British parliament in an unprecedented way over rule-breaking parties at his office during COVID-19 lockdowns, a...

US government agencies hit in global hacking spree

Washington [US], June 16: The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does...

90% of students considering their career goals in high school, 72% have...

Dubai [UAE], June 16: High school students (15- to 18-year-olds) in the UAE are already focused on their professional aspirations, with about 40% planning to...

UAE Ambassador meets President of Belgian Senate

Brussels [Belgium], June 16: Mohamed Al Sahlawi, the UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the European Union, met with...

UAE, World Organisation for Animal Health sign agreement to establish office of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 16: The UAE signed an agreement on June 12 with the World Organisation for Animal Health to establish an office...

Italy farewells former PM Berlusconi with state funeral

Rome [Italy], June 15: Italy held a state funeral on Wednesday for former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at Milan Cathedral that his supporters welcomed...

No support to Swedish NATO bid unless it stops 'terrorists': Erdogan

Brussels [Belgium], June 15: Sweden should not expect Turkey to approve its NATO accession ahead of next month's summit, Turkey's president said, arguing Stockholm fails...

Lebanon lawmakers fail to elect new president at 12th attempt

Beirut [Lebanon], June 15: Lebanese lawmakers on Wednesday failed for a 12th time to elect a new president, as bitter divisions between the Iran-backed Hezbollah...

'Stop killing us': Polish women protest against strict anti-abortion law

Warsaw [Poland], June 15: Abortion rights supporters marched through several cities in Poland on Wednesday after the death of a pregnant woman whose family believe...

Biden gets the backing of leading environmental groups for re-election

Washington [US], June 15: A collection of the nation's leading and biggest spending environmental groups endorsed President Joe Biden's re-election bid on Wednesday, an early...

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes northern Philippines - GFZ

Manila [Philippines], June 15: An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Mindoro island in the northern Philippines on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)...

CBUAE maintains Base Rate at 5.15%

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 15: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to maintain the Base Rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility...

UAE President and Chad transitional president witness exchange of agreements and MoUs

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 15: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Chad's interim president, MahamatIdrissDeby, have witnessed the exchange of...

Mansour bin Zayed, Yemeni PM discuss bilateral relations, latest developments in Yemen...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 15: His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, had...

UN urges countries to tackle gender discriminatory nationality laws

Geneva [Switzerland], June 14: Despite some progress, 24 countries still retain nationality laws that deny women the right to pass their citizenship on to their...

Kuwait's PM reappointed by royal decree

Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 14: A royal decree was issued on Tuesday to reappoint Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as Kuwait's prime minister, reported the...

Germany's right-wing AfD party overtakes Scholz's SPD in polls

Berlin [Germany], June 14:Germany's right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has overtaken Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) to become the country's second strongest political...

Pope Francis recovering well after surgery

Rome [Italy], June 14: Almost a week after his extensive abdominal surgery, Pope Francis' recovery is proceeding well, the Vatican said.The 86-year-old slept well Monday...

Myanmar's blocking of aid access 'unfathomable': UN

Geneva [Switzerland], June 14: The United Nations slammed Tuesday the Myanmar junta's "unfathomable" decision to suspend travel authorisations for aid workers trying to reach more...

Man arrested after killing three in UK's Nottingham

Nottingham [UK], June 14: Police arrested a man Tuesday after three people were found dead and a van tried to mow down three others in...

Amnesty: Possible war crimes in recent Israel-Gaza fighting

Gaza [Palestine], June 14: War crimes were possibly committed during last month's fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, Amnesty International says.

Blue and yellow flag, Russian dead attest to Ukrainian advance in south

Kiev [Ukraine], June 14: Ukraine's blue and yellow flag flew over a ruined grocery store and Russian soldiers lay dead in the street of the...

Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case

Washington [US], June 14: Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national security documents...