Last astronaut from first crewed Apollo spaceflight dies aged 90

Washington [US], January 5: The last of the three astronaut aboard the first crewed Apollo spaceflight which orbited the Earth for 11 days in 1968...

Biden to hold talks with Japan's PM over North Korea on January...

Washington [US], January 5: Washington US President Joe Biden will receive Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for talks next week, the White House said on...

German min blames men with 'migration background' for New Year Eve rage

Berlin [Germany], January 5: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser was at odds with her own government spokesman on Wednesday as she blamed men with a...

Dubai to 'double' economy

Dubai [UAE], January 5: Dubai announced Wednesday a bold plan aiming to boost foreign trade and investment in the United Arab Emirates' financial hub and...

Russia stepped up attacks in the east, Ukraine said more than 60%...

Kiev [Ukraine], January 5: CNN reported on January 5 that the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army said that Russia is focusing on attacking in...

Russia blames missile attack on soldiers mobile phone use

Moscow [Russia], January 5: Russia has said a new year missile attack that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using mobile...

McCarthy rejected for House speaker with GOP in disarray

Washington [US], January 5: House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker...

California braces for rain, winds, flooding amid emergency

California [USA], January 5: Powerful winds roared into California on Wednesday, already toppling trees as crews rushed to clear storm drains and people fortified their...

German new year riots prompt calls for firework ban

Berlin [Germany], January 5: A night of new year rioting and attacks on emergency services in Berlin and other cities has shocked Germans and prompted...

Iranian authorities release prominent actress TaranehAlidoosti on bail

Tehran [Iran], January 5: One of Iran's best-known actresses, who was arrested after she criticized the execution of a man involved in nationwide protests, was...

Winter heat records smash all over Europe

Madrid [Spain], January 5: Temperatures for January have reached an all-time high in a number of nations across Europe.

UAE President, King of Jordan discuss fraternal ties

Abu Dhabi[UAE], January 5: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan discussed...

Al Bowardi receives Somali Defence Minister

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, today received Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, Minister of Defence of...

Sharjah Ruler outlines 4 categories eligible for retirement

Sharjah [UAE], January 5: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, during a call on the "Direct...

World in a better place after 4 years of pandemic: WHO Director-General

Geneva [Switzerland], January 5: Dr.TedrosAdhanomGhebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), expressed his hope for the end of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2023, especially that...

Funeral home owner decimates 560 bodies, sells human body parts in the...

Washington [US], January 4: The owner of a funeral home in Colorado (USA) has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for lying to relatives...

Russian soldiers secretly used their phones to help Ukraine attack, causing huge...

Moscow [Russia], January 4: Reuters news agency on January 4 reported that the Russian Defense Ministry said that soldiers using illegal mobile phones caused Ukraine...

Biden plans White House event marking Jan 6 attack

Washington [US], January 4: U.S. President Joe Biden plans to commemorate the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol with a...

Russia points fingers after deadliest Ukraine attack

Moscow [Russia], January 4: The deaths of dozens of Russian soldiers in a new year missile strike on a building in occupied eastern Ukraine have...

McCarthy fails in two votes for House speaker, not conceding

Washington [US], January 4: Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear...

Hopes fade for Vietnamese boy trapped in pillar

Hanoi [Vietnam], January 4: There is "limited" hope over rescuing a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy who has been trapped in a concrete pillar for three days,...

US House fails to elect new speaker in first rounds of voting

Washington [US], January 4: For the first time in nearly a century, the United States House of Representatives has failed to elect a speaker...

Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died

Washington [US], January 4: Walter Cunningham, a retired NASA astronaut and pilot of the first crewed flight in the space agency's famed Apollo program, died...

Lula da Silva officially assumes the presidency of Brazil

Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 4: The inauguration of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was elected on 30 October 2022, took place at...

There are more than 2,000 job vacancies in various regions of Rio...

Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], January 4: The state secretariat of Work and Income begins the week offering 2,150 job opportunities to the population of Rio...

Dubai Shopping Festival Season 28 is back

Muscat [Oman], January 4: The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) is back with the very best Dubai has to offer, including unmissable deals, a kaleidoscope of...

CES 2023 to kick off in U.S. Las Vegas this week

Las Vegas [US], January 4: The 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, will kick off in the U.S. city of Las...