An Israeli lawmaker proposed a law prohibiting investigations against the prime minister
Jerusalem [Israel], March 14:Israeli MP David Amsalem submitted today to the parliament (Knesset) his version of the so-called "French law", which prohibits the police from...
President Pavel warns that it will be easier for Ukraine to join...
Prague [Czech Republic], March 14: Czech President Petr Pavel said today during his visit to Slovakia that it would be easier to justify Ukraine's entry...
3rd Dubai Metro Music Festival wraps up
Dubai [UAE],March 14: The 3rd edition of the Dubai Metro Music Festival came to a successful close last night after a week-long celebration of...
22 IS militants killed in operation in western Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], March 13: A total of 22 Islamic State militants, including some of the group's leaders, were killed in an operation in Iraq's western...
Russia launches Proton-M rocket with Luch-5X relay satellite
Vladivostok [Russia], March 13: Russia launched a Proton-M carrier rocket with a Breeze-M upper stage on Monday, sending the Luch-5X relay satellite into space.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returns to Earth
Los Angeles [US], March 13: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down safely off the coast of the southeastern U.S. state...
Huge fire breaks out in S. Korea's tire plant
Seoul [South Korea], March 13: A huge fire broke out at a tire plant in the South Korean central city of Daejeon, with no serious...
Ukraine, Russia say hundreds killed in battle for Bakhmut
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 13: Ukraine and Russia claimed on Saturday that hundreds of enemy troops were killed over the previous 24 hours in the fight...
Hunt avoids ruling out child detention in asylum plans
London [UK], March 13: In Britain, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt did not rule out the prospect of children being detained under the Government's latest plans to...
Sunak heads to US for talks on submarine deal
London [UK], March 13: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is flying to the United States for meetings with US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime...
More migrants brought ashore to Italy as locals march for victims
Rome [Italy], March 13: Three boats overcrowded with migrants were brought safely to Italian ports on Saturday, the coastguard said, as thousands of marchers remembered...
Iran says more than 100 arrested over poisonings of schoolgirls
Tehran [Iran], March 13: Iran has announced more than 100 arrests nationwide over the mystery poisonings of thousands of schoolgirls, charging that the unidentified alleged...
BBC chief refuses to quit amid chaos
London [UK], March 13: Britain's finance minister on Sunday said "people's confidence" in the BBC needed to be restored as the broadcaster's boss vowed not...
Iraq to plant 5m trees in climate action
Basra [Iraq], March 13: Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including...
Jordan princess weds in royal ceremony
Amman [Jordan], March 13: The daughter of Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday wed a financier of Greek origin at a ceremony at the royal...
Saudi Arabia launches new national airline
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 13: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formally announced on Sunday the creation of a new national airline, Riyadh Air,...
Eight dead after two migrant boats capsize near San Diego
California [US], March 13: At least eight people have died after two fishing boats capsized off the coast of San Diego, California, in an apparent...
Pope Francis to gather cardinals to mark his 10th anniversary as pontiff
Vatican City [Italy], March 13: Pope Francis will mark his 10 years as head of the Roman Catholic Church by celebrating Mass with cardinals in...
North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korean drills begin
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 13: Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said just as...
Man sues three women for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills
Texas [US], March 13: A Texas man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing three women of helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills, in one...
Record-strength cyclone Freddy displaces hundreds in second Mozambique landfall
Maputo [Mozambique], March 13: Cyclone Freddy displaced hundreds of people as it battered central Mozambique after making landfall for a second time in a month,...
North Korea: Significant steps in response to war provocations by the US...
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 13: North Korea has decided to take "significant concrete steps" in order to deter war, the official KCNA news agency reported...
UAE aid ship arrives at Latakia Port carrying 1,000 tonnes of food...
Latakia [Syria],March 13: A UAE aid ship, carrying 37,500 food parcels (1,000 tonnes) arrived at the Port of Latakia today.
Gunman kills six at Jehovah's Witness hall attack in Germany
Hamburg [Germany], March 12: A disgruntled former Jehovah's Witness member shot dead six people of the Christian group's congregation in the German city of Hamburg,...
Iran arrests over 100 for involvement in students' poisoning
Tehran [Iran], March 12: Iran's Interior Ministry said on Saturday more than 100 people in 11 provinces have been arrested on charges of involvement in...
Venezuelan president optimistic about future of LatAm, Caribbean
Caracas [Venezuela], March 12: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expressed his optimism about integrating Latin America and the Caribbean and affirmed his country's commitment to various...
Russia to launch e-visas and payment cards for foreigners
St Petersburg [Russia], March 12: Foreign tourists may have a chance to apply for an electronic visa to enter Russia and receive a payment card...