Moon base plans revealed as NASA chief says 'grand return' close
Washington [US], May 28: US space agency NASA has unveiled far-reaching plans for its first moon base that could see people living and working on...
Defence calls for acquittal at end of Nicolas Sarkozy's Libya case appeal
Paris [France], May 28: The lawyers acting for former French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged acquittal at the end of his appeal trial in Paris concerning...
Moscow pressures Armenia with threat to scrap trade agreements
Moscow [Russia], May 28: Russia has threatened to revoke preferential supply agreements with Armenia covering gas, oil products and rough diamonds in response to Yerevan's...
WHO warns war could worsen Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], May 28: Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of...
Muslims across the world celebrate Eid Al Adha
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] / Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 28: Muslims around the world yesterday began celebrating Eid Al Adha, the "Festival of Sacrifice", which falls...
Israel declares southern Lebanon a combat zone as ceasefire crumbles
Beirut [Lebanon] / Tel Aviv [Israel], May 28: Mutual airstrikes, ground clashes, advancing Israeli troops, widespread destruction and a rising death toll: the situation between...
Cyprus: Migrants plunge from building during large-scale raid
Athens [Greece], May 28: Three migrants suspected of living illegally in Cyprus fell from balconies and windows during a large-scale raid by immigration authorities in...
No curbs relief for Iran, says Trump amid conflicting statements
Washington [Us], May 28: Despite hopes based on suggestions that a deal between the United States and Iran may be near, the two sides have...
OPCW finds dozens of undeclared chemical weapons at sites across Syria
Beirut [Lebanon], May 28: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reported on Wednesday that it has discovered large quantities of undeclared chemical...
Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine leave four dead
Kiev [Ukraine], May 27: Russian attacks have killed at least four people in eastern Ukraine, injuring dozens more and damaging civilian infrastructure, regional officials said...
Pope warns of AI's risks to peace, democracy
Rome [Italy], May 27: Pope Leo XIV on Monday published a more than 100-page treatise on the subject of artificial intelligence, using his first encyclical...
Iran partially lifts longest internet shutdown in history
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran has partially lifted the internet blackout that has been in place for more than two months, live data from internet...
Iran seeks $24 billion in frozen funds in US negotiations: Reports
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran is demanding the release of frozen assets as negotiations continue following the latest fighting with the United States. Once a...
Three killed as overpass collapses in Seoul
Seoul [South Korea], May 27: At least three people were killed when an ageing overpass collapsed in central Seoul on Tuesday, news agency Yonhap reported.
Two young brothers abandoned in Portugal to be returned to France
Lisbon [Portugal] / Paris [France], May 27: Two brothers, aged four and five, who were abandoned in Portugal by their mother and stepfather, are set...
Many in Congo believe 'Ebola is a myth'
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], May 27: Misinformation and mistrust are complicating the fight against an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
EU summons Russian envoy after Moscow tells diplomats to leave Kiev
Brussels [Belgium], May 27: The European Union has summoned Russia's envoy in Brussels after Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kiev amid a threat of...
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching sun
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], May 27: Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat at the most important ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage, as a punishing...
Iran vows swift response after fresh US attacks
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran's foreign ministry says that US strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province represent a "gross violation" of the fragile ceasefire in...
Israeli attacks on eastern Lebanon kill at least 11
Beirut [Lebanon], May 27: Israeli air attacks have killed at least 11 people and wounded 15 others in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said,...
North Korea conducts eighth ballistic missile test of year
Seoul [South Korea], May 27: North Korea fired several short-range missiles and other unidentified objects on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in what would mark...
Israeli air attacks kill seven Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], May 27: At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza, officials said.
Four killed as school minibus collides with train in Belgium
Brussels [Belgium], May 27: Four people, including two children, were killed on Tuesday when a school minibus collided with a train in the Belgian town...
Kremlin offers debt relief to recruit more soldiers for Ukraine war
Moscow [Russia], May 27: The Kremlin is offering new financial incentives to recruit more fighters for Russia's war in Ukraine, including debt relief for new...
Trump celebrates after medical check-up: It went 'perfectly'
Washington [US], May 27: US President Donald Trump underwent a routine medical check-up on Tuesday and subsequently raved about the positive outcome.
England sees record May weather as temperatures reach 35oC
London [UK], May 27: The record for the hottest May day in England has been broken again, with provisional temperatures surpassing 35 degrees Celsius in...
Ebola outbreak to 'get worse before it gets better': WHO
Geneva [Switzerland], May 26: The Ebola outbreak in Africa is likely to worsen further before it is brought under control, according to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,...