U.S.-British coalition launches 3 airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port city
Sanaa [Yemen], June 13: Warplanes of the United States and British naval coalition launched three airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah...
Cloud seeding claims overshadow record floods worldwide
Washington [US], June 13: Climate skeptics are scapegoating a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding to deny the role of global warming in historic...
New Caledonia vote reform that sparked riots 'suspended'
Paris [France], June 13: President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a voting reform that triggered deadly riots in French Pacific territory New Caledonia would be...
New Korean flare-up carries greater air of menace
Seoul [South Korea], June 13: Border tensions are a fact of life on the Korean Peninsula, but analysts warn that the current spike in incidents...
Denmark recalls Korean instant noodles for being too spicy
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 13: Denmark's food agency has recalled three brands of South Korean instant ramen, warning that they were so hot they might cause...
UAE, Uzbek ministers of justice discuss enhancing cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 13: Minister of Justice Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, and Akbar Tashkulov, Minister of Justice of the Republic...
UN Independent International Commission finds Israel, Palestinian armed groups responsible for war...
New York [US], June 13: Palestinian armed groups and Israeli authorities have both committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the attack on 7...
Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in Iraq's Erbil
Baghdad [Iraq], June 13: A massive fire broke out at the asphalt storage facility of an oil refinery in Erbil province, northern Iraq, last night.
Chinese premier says China, New Zealand share strong readiness to enhance win-win...
Wellington [New Zealand], June 13: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Thursday that while the current international situation is undergoing complex changes, both China...
South Australian premier reveals plans for ban on political donations
Canberra [Australia], June 13: Donations and gifts to politicians, political candidates and political parties would be banned under world-leading laws proposed by the Premier of...
Russian navy ships visit Cuba
Havana [Cuba], June 13: Four Russian naval vessels arrived Wednesday at the port of Havana for a visit that will last until June 17.
Malawian vice president's body to be buried Monday: government
Lilongwe [Malawi], June 13: The body of Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima, who died Monday in a plane crash, will be buried at his home...
Report all large consulting contracts: PwC Senate Probe
Sydney [Australia], June 13: The Australian government should be required to disclose every consulting contract worth over A$2 million ($1.33 million) and contracts should include...
Qantas buys 49% stake in tripADeal for $140.6M
Sydney [Australia], June 13: Australia's Qantas Airways, opens new tab said on Thursday it will acquire the remaining 49% stake in online travel business TripADeal...
Musk expects more from shareholders than himself
Washington [US], June 13: A deal is a deal - sometimes, it seems. Discord is growing among electric-car maker Tesla's (TSLA.O), opens new tab investors...
Gaza ceasefire in limbo as Hamas seeks changes, says US
Gaza border [Israel], June 13: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a U.S.-backed...
Russian missile attack kills 8, injures 21
Moscow [Russia], June 13: A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine's southern city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least eight people and injured another 21,...
Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
Mangaf [Kuwait], June 13: At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait's...
Wildfires prompt Cyprus President to cut short Jordan visit
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 12: Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides cut short his visit to Jordan on Tuesday, where he was attending an international conference on Gaza,...
Putin revamps government body supervising Russia's defense industry
Moscow [Russia], June 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on Tuesday to update the composition of the Military-Industrial Commission and its...
NATO will defend every ally: Stoltenberg
Riga [Latvia], June 12: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has again promised the states on NATO's eastern flank the alliance's full support in case of...
US promises $404 mn in new aid for Palestinians
Amman [Jordan], June 12: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $404 million in new assistance to the Palestinians, while taking part in a humanitarian...
49 dead, 140 missing as boat capsizes off Yemen coast
Cairo [Egypt], June 12: Dozens of people have died after a migrant boat carrying around 260 people capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to...
Ukraine seeks air defence boost to protect energy grid
Berlin [Germany], June 12: President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on allies to increase their air defence support to Ukraine to help protect his country's energy...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets US Secretary of State on sidelines of 'Call...
Amman [Jordan], June 12: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, on the...
Google to test anti-theft AI features for Android phones in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil, June 12: Google on Tuesday announced new features which will use artificial intelligence to protect users' data in case an Android...
Hong Kong sees surge in visitors during three-day holiday
Hong Kong, June 12: Hong Kong's efforts to host large-scale cultural and sports events helped attract more than 400,000 visitors from around the world to...