Mystery endures in Paris murder of activists
Paris [France], December 28: The unsolved 2013 murder of three Kurdish women activists in Paris has been an open wound for their community, with lingering...
Raisi vows 'no mercy' for protesters
Tehran [Iran], December 28: President EbrahimRaisi said Tuesday Iran would show "no mercy" towards "hostile" opponents of the Islamic republic, gripped by more than 100...
US military biometric scanner sold online for $68
Berlin [Germany], December 28: German security researchers specializing in biometric scanning devices used by the US militarygot more than they expected when they bought a...
Deadly blizzard leaves more than 60 dead across US
New York [US], December 28: The death toll in the New York city of Buffalo has risen to 28, with thousands still without power amid...
Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo
New York [US], December 28: State and military police were sent Tuesday to keep people off Buffalo's snow-choked roads, and officials kept counting fatalities three...
Southwest cancels thousands more U.S. flights on weather woes'
Washington [US], December 28: Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) on Tuesday led U.S. airline cancellations again as the low-cost carrier struggled with harsh winter weather that...
People rush to book travel as borders finally reopen
Beijing [China], December 28: Chinese people have rushed to book overseas travel after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month.
US Supreme Court keeps Trump-era border policy in place
Washington [US], > December 28: The US Supreme Court has voted to keep in place a controversial Trump-era policy that blocked thousands of people from...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo demands from EU member states...
Brussels [Belgium], December 28: In a letter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo asked the countries of the European Union (EU) to...
The US Supreme Court retained the possibility of expelling migrants from the...
Washington [US], December 28: The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it has upheld a measure allowing the deportation of migrants from the...
COVID is over, says German medical expert
Berlin [Germany], December 27: The Covid-19 pandemic can be considered over as it is now an endemic disease, German virologist Christian Drosten said in comments...
Antelopes escape during circus performance in Germany
Munich [Germany], December 27: Two antelopes escaped during a circus performance on Christmas Day and ran loose in the German city of Nuremberg, local police...
South Korea reports airspace violation by North drones
Seoul [South Korea], December 27: Suspected drones from North Korea have entered South Korean airspace without permission, according to military reports on Monday.
NATO's Stoltenberg expects 'timely' membership for Sweden, Finland
Brussels [Belgium], December 27: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects Sweden and Finland to officially join NATO in the new year, he told dpa in...
7 teenagers break out of Italian prison
Milan [Italy], December 27: Seven juvenile offenders broke out of a Milan prison on Sunday, taking advantage of their yard exercise period to scale the...
Netanyahu's right-wing Israeli Cabinet to be sworn in on Thursday
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: The right-wing religious Israeli government led by incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to be sworn in on Thursday, Yariv...
Thousands gather in Britain for Boxing Day hunts
London [UK], December 27: Thousands of people have gathered in Britain on Monday for Boxing Day hunts which took place for the first time in...
Moscow accuses Ukraine of deadly attack
Moscow [Russia], December 27: Moscow said Monday it had foiled a new Ukrainian drone attack on a strategic bomber military base hundreds of kilometres from...
Historic blizzard leaves nearly 50 dead across US
New York [US], December 27: US emergency crews counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions, especially in...
Russia reinforces frontline positions in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], December 27: The Guardian newspaper on December 26 quoted an intelligence report from the British Ministry of Defense as saying that Russian troops...
Flooding on Christmas Day, nearly 46,000 Filipinos had to evacuate
Manila [Philippines], December 27: Flooding during Christmas in the Philippines has left eight people dead, 19 missing and nearly 46,000 displaced.
Attack on Russian bomber base leaves three dead
Kiev [Ukraine], December 27: A Ukrainian drone attack on an airbase for bombers in southern Russia has left three people dead, Moscow says.
Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia after month at sea
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 27: A boat carrying more than 180 Rohingya asylum seekers which has been drifting without power for weeks has been allowed to...
Death toll rises after 'blizzard of the century' blankets US
Washington [US], December 27: The death toll from a devastating winter blizzard that left much of the United States in a deep freeze has risen...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy seeks India's help with 'peace formula'
Kiev [Ukraine], December 27: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskyy says he has sought India's help with implementing a "peace formula" in a phone call with Prime Minister...
Hamdan bin Zayed receives Fursan Al Emarat aerobatics team
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 27: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al DhafraRegionæ and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent...
British prime minister Sunak hires journalist friend as key political aide
London (UK), December 26: Rishi Sunak has hired journalist James Forsyth as his new political secretary, Downing Street has confirmed.