UK's Blair met Netanyahu and Abbas on Gaza's future: Reports
Tel Aviv [Israel]/Gaza [Palestine], December 8: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former British prime minister Tony Blair held unpublicized talks on the future of...
Bodies of 17 migrants, asylum seekers found in boat off Greece's Crete
Athens [Greece] December 8: The bodies of at least 17 migrants and asylum seekers have been found in a partially deflated boat off the Greek...
Coup attempt in Benin quelled, says minister
Porto-Novo [Benin], December 8: Benin's Interior Minister Alassane Seidou has said that Benin's armed forces have thwarted an attempted coup in the West African nation.
Chinese jets direct fire-control radar at aircraft: Japan
Tokyo [Japan], December 8: Japan's defence minister said Chinese fighter jets had targeted Japanese aircraft with fire-control radar in two separate incidents near the southern...
UK troops join major NATO exercise in Finland to counter Russian threat
Vuosank [Finland], December 8: British soldiers joined a major exercise on NATO's snowy border with Russia as Finnish troops prepare to defend their country if...
Iran backs SCO anti-terror cooperation: senior diplomat
Tehran [Iran], December 7: Iran supports the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) counter-terrorism plans and cooperation efforts, a senior Iranian diplomat has said.
Israeli military kills 2 Palestinians at West Bank checkpoint
Jerusalem [Israel], December 7: The Israeli military said Saturday that its troops shot and killed two Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron...
Hamas says to give up weapons "if occupation ends"
Gaza City [Gaza], December 7: Head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hayya, said on Saturday that the group will give up its weapons...
Small Kuwait-built rocket explodes during launch
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 7: The Kuwait Space Rocket team said a small rocket it attempted to launch on Saturday morning exploded shortly after ignition...
Qatari PM warns of Gaza truce collapse without swift steps toward permanent...
Gaza City [Gaza], December 7: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned on Saturday that the Gaza ceasefire has reached a "critical...
Arab League, Egypt welcome UNRWA mandate extension
Cairo [Egypt], December 7: The Arab League (AL) and Egypt welcomed on Saturday the recent UN decision to extend the mandate of the UN Relief...
Venezuelan, Turkish presidents discuss military deployment in Caribbean
Caracas [Venezuelan], December 7: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, spoke by phone on Saturday about global geopolitics and the...
Interview: Innovation-driven cooperation with China essential for European businesses, says expert
The Hague [Netherlands], December 7: China and the Netherlands should deepen collaboration on co-innovation initiatives across key industrial sectors to elevate bilateral economic ties to...
5.0-magnitude quake hits Greece - GFZ
Athens [Greece], December 7: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Greece at 2048 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences...
Georgia denies using WWI-era chemical agent on protesters last year
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 7: Georgia's State Security Service on Saturday refuted allegations that police used a World War I-era chemical agent, known as "camite," on...
Slovenia detains Croatian murder suspect near border
Ljubljana [Slovenia], December 7: Slovenian police have detained a Croatian national suspected of killing his pregnant wife and seriously injuring her sister in a shooting...
18 migrants found dead on boat drifting near Crete
Athens [Greece], December 7: Eighteen migrants were found dead on a boat drifting off the southern coast of Greece, while two survivors were rescued, Greece's...
At least 18 killed after migrant boat sinks off southern Greece
Athens [Greece], December 7: At least 18 people died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the southern coast of Crete, Greece's public broadcaster ERT...
Advanced traditional Chinese medicine program opens in Belgrade
Belgrade [Serbia], December 7: An international advanced training course in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) opened here on Saturday, marking the first time the program has...
Cuba calls U.S. anti-drug war a "farce"
Havana [Cuba], December 7: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Saturday that the pardon granted to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez shows that the...
U.S., Ukraine wrap up 3-day Miami talks on territorial issues, security guarantees
Olympia [Washington], December 7: The United States and Ukrainian delegations on Saturday concluded three-day talks in Miami, Florida, where the two sides focused on territorial...
7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Alaska
Los Angeles [California], December 7: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted the U.S. state of Alaska at 2041 GMT on Saturday, the U.S....
Urgent: 6.7-magnitude quake hits 88 km north of Yakutat, Alaska - USGS
Beijing [China], December 7: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 88 km north of Yakutat, Alaska at 2041 GMT on Saturday, the U.S....
Hong Kong election turnout in focus amid anger over deadly fire
Hong Kong, December 7: Hong Kong voter turnout will be in focus in an election on Sunday, with the population still grieving and traumatised after...
US Supreme Court may be poised to ditch more of its precedents
Washington DC [US], December 7: The U.S. Supreme Court has given itself more opportunities in the coming months to overturn its own past rulings, a...
Palestinian man killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Gaza [Palestine], December 6: A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers on Friday in the village of Odala, south of the city of...
UN chief welcomes signing of peace deal between DR Congo, Rwanda: spokesperson
New York [US], December 6: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the official signing of a deal for peace and prosperity between the Democratic Republic of...