Swiss police arrest suspect after rave shooting that killed Italian woman

Geneva [Switzerland], September 1: Swiss police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a rave at the weekend that left a 22-year-old...

Fire at Polish combat drone production factory triggers sabotage probe

Warsaw [Poland], September 1: Polish prosecutors on Monday launched an investigation into a fire at a combat drone production plant south of Warsaw on suspicion...

UAE responds to drone as Iran claims attack on Dubai-area airbase

Dubai [UAE], September 1: The United Arab Emirates has responded to a drone detected over the country's territorial waters, the Defence Ministry said on Monday....

At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza City

Gaza [Palestine], September 1: At least five Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City.

'Global coral reef coverage risks irreversible decline'

Sydney [Australia], September 1: Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes,...

Kazakhstan's Tokayev appoints adviser as VP

Astana [Kazakhstan], September 1: Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed longtime adviser Erlan Karin as vice president, the office under a new constitution adopted earlier...

20 missing following Cyprus ferry disaster

Istanbul [Turkey], September 1: Twenty people remain missing following the ferry disaster off the north coast of Cyprus that left at least eight people dead,...

North Korea's Kim replaces country's defence minister in military reshuffle

Seoul [South Korea], August 31: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has replaced the country's defence minister as part of a reshuffle of the military...

UK experts reconstruct face of man who lived through Norman conquest

London [UK], August 31: New research has revealed what a man who lived through the Norman conquest of Britain may have looked like, uncovering new...

Mallorca stages fresh tourism protest

Palma [Spain], August 31: Residents of Mallorca have taken to the streets to protest mass tourism on the popular Spanish holiday island. Around 1,000 demonstrators,...

Himalayan flood toll tops 800

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 31: The death toll from catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border has risen to more than 800, as fresh flood warnings,...

NASA launches powerful new telescope to survey universe

Washington [US], August 31: NASA has launched its new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to study distant planets, exploding stars and black holes while...

Icelanders vote 'No' to restarting EU membership talks

Brussels [Belgium], August 31: Iceland has narrowly rejected restarting talks on joining the European Union in a referendum, with 52.8% voting against and 47.2% in...

Russia's Africa Corps helped put down Niger mutiny, says ambassador

Moscow [Russia], August 31: Russia's Africa Corps helped Niger's ruling junta suppress a mutiny by soldiers in the West African country, Russia's ambassador to Niger...

Ukraine searches for missing after Russian attack kills 38 near Kiev

Kiev [Ukraine], August 31: The death toll from explosions triggered by a Russian attack on an ammunition storage facility near the Ukrainian capital Kiev has...

Captain, 7 crew detained after Cyprus ferry disaster kills 8

Kyrenia [Cyprus], August 31: The captain and seven crew members of a ferry that capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus, killing at least eight...

Swiss police continue large-scale search after deadly shooting at rave

Vienna [Austria], August 31: A "large-scale" police manhunt is continuing after a deadly shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland left an Italian woman dead...

Khamenei calls for Gulf unity as Hormuz tensions persist

Tehran [Iran], August 31: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Gulf leaders to identify their "real enemy" and confront it, as Tehran maintains...

Turkiye and Somalia forces freed cargo vessel hijacked by pirates: Authorities

Ankara [Turkiye], August 31: Turkish and Somali forces have freed a cargo ship held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland state,...

Pakistan PM suspends 8 officials over hospital fire

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31: Pakistan's prime minister has ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed criminal proceedings against them after a fire killed 14...

Libya's rival parties agree on roadmap for national elections within two years

Tripoli [Libya], August 31: Representatives of Libya's rival parties signed an agreement on Sunday to pave the way for holding long-delayed national elections within two...

Headteacher saves 900 pupils from floods

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 31: A quick-thinking headteacher in Nepal is believed to have saved the lives of at least 900 pupils by ordering an immediate...

Tuareg rebels free about 60 Malian soldiers in prisoner swap, say sources

Bamako [Mali], August 30: Tuareg rebels have freed about 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for one of their own leaders, a former Malian army officer...

US judge rejects Trump's bid to switch hush-money case to federal court

New York [US], August 30: United States President Donald Trump has once again lost a bid to transfer his criminal hush-money case from state to...

Ecuador sentences ex-president Moreno to five years in jail

Quito [Ecuador], August 30: An Ecuadorian court has found former President Lenin Moreno guilty of bribery in a case tied to the construction of the...

Norway mourns King Harald as new era begins under Haakon VIII

Oslo [Norway], August 30: Norwegians are saying goodbye to King Harald at the Royal Palace in Oslo where he lies in state, with many well-wishers...

Military regained control after soldiers' failed mutiny: Niger

Niamey [Niger], August 30: Niger's armed forces have contained a mutiny by soldiers and gradually restored control in the capital Niamey, the defence ministry said...