Tokyo, Dec 4 (IANS) Japan has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, local media reported. The Kagoshima prefectural… Continue reading Japan confirms season’s 4th bird flu outbreak
Paris, Dec 3 (IANS) A knife attack left one dead and two injured in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, a local report said. The assailant attacked a couple around 9:45… Continue reading 1 dead, 2 injured in knife attack in Paris
Manila, Dec 3 (IANS) An explosion occurred inside a gym of Mindanao State University in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines, killing at least three and… Continue reading 3 dead, 7 injured after explosion inside university gym in Philippines
Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) Two people, including a Bangladesh Bank officer, riding their motorbikes home after work sustained injuries, as unidentified miscreants exploded two crude bombs in the capital’s busy… Continue reading Bank officer among 2 injured in crude bomb blasts in Dhaka
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) At the Ocean Pavilion at COP28, Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patti Harris, US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the… Continue reading Initial pledge of $250mn for ocean resilience at COP28
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) GOP Republicans and former President Donald Trump eagerly await the court verdict on gag orders issued by judges on the election subversion in Washington D.C. and… Continue reading Republicans await court verdict on DOJ’s plea to reinforce gag orders on Trump
United Nations, Dec 2 (IANS) The UN Security Council adopted two separate resolutions to renew the sanctions regime on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab and to lift the arms embargo on the Somali… Continue reading UN Security Council renews sanctions regime on Al-Shabaab, lifts arms embargo on Somali govt
Damascus, Dec 2 (IANS) An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of Syrian capital Damascus early Saturday, the latest in a spate of Israeli attacks against Syria,… Continue reading Israeli missile strike targets Syrian capital
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) US Vice-President Kamala Harris will be the highest ranking executive of the US government attending the COP 28 summit in Dubai in the absence of President… Continue reading Kamala Harris on way to Dubai to attend Climate summit COP 28
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) King Charles III of the UK told the Conference of Parties (COP) 28 Summit here on Friday that global leaders were ignoring the early warning signals… Continue reading Global leaders ignoring early warning signals of climate crisis: King Charles III
Gaza, Dec 1 (IANS) The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza claimed that the Palestinian death toll resulting from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 100, hours after a… Continue reading Over 100 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since truce expired: Hamas (Ld)
Sanaa, Dec 1 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi rebels have vowed to resume missile attacks on Israel and hijack Israeli ships in the Red Sea, if Israel resumes fighting in the Palestinian… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels warn Israel against resuming fighting in Gaza
Rafah (Egypt), Dec 1 (IANS) A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between… Continue reading Over 2,700 truckloads of humanitarian aid enter Gaza through Rafah crossing: Egypt
United Nations, Dec 1 (IANS) Flooding in the last month has impacted 1.5 million people in Ethiopia, displacing more than 600,000 of them from their homes, UN humanitarians said. The… Continue reading Ethiopia floods hit 1.5 mn people, routing 600,000 from their homes: UN
Baghdad, Dec 1 (IANS) Up to 11 people were killed and nine others wounded as unknown gunmen attacked a civilian car in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a security official… Continue reading 11 killed by gunmen in Iraq
