Beirut, Oct 10 (IANS) Israeli artillery on Monday targeted the outskirts of the Aita al-Shaab town in south Lebanon, a local TV channel reported. Citizens in the town fled their… Continue reading Israel intensifies attacks on S. Lebanon, UN mission urges restraint
Cairo, Oct 9 (IANS) Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL), Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, has headed to Russia to discuss developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip. Aboul-Gheit on Sunday flew… Continue reading Arab League chief flies to Moscow to discuss Gaza situation
United Nations, Oct 9 (IANS) Israel has warned at the UN that the Hamas attack on the nation is “a war on the free world” and the world will lose… Continue reading Israel warns Hamas attack is ‘war on free world’; declares will ‘obliterate terrorist group’
Gaza, Oct 9 (IANS) The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a militant group that operates in Palestinian territories, has announced that it has taken custody of 30 Israelis. In a televised… Continue reading Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims it holds 30 Israelis
Gaza, Oct 9 (IANS) Qatar is mediating an urgent prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel, a source in the militant group has said. “With the US support, Qatar is seeking… Continue reading Qatar mediates urgent prisoner swap between Hamas, Israel
Jerusalem/Gaza, Oct 9 (IANS) The death toll of Hamas’ unprecedented surprise attack on Israel rose to 700, while at least 413 others were reportedly killed in Israel’s retaliatory attacks on… Continue reading Over 1,100 dead after Hamas attack and Israel’s retaliation
Toronto, Oct 8 (IANS) Canada’s national weather service had publicly apologised and reissued an advisory, which singled out Diwali fireworks as a reason to prepare for poor air quality last… Continue reading Environment Canada issued Diwali advisory in 2022 despite warnings: Report
Jerusalem, Oct 8 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to retaliate firmly against the rocket and infiltrating attack by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which has killed at… Continue reading Israeli PM vows retaliation after Hamas offensive
Jerusalem, Oct 8 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces were engaged in a massive build-up of forces Saturday night, calling up large numbers of reservists and preparing for war as it… Continue reading Massive IDF call-up as gunfights continue in towns; 300 Israelis dead, rockets persist
Herat, Afghanistan, Oct 8 (IANS) At least 120 people were killed and around 1,000 others injured as earthquakes shocked Afghanistan’s Herat and other western provinces, a local official from Herat… Continue reading 120 dead, around 1,000 injured following earthquakes in Afghanistan
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) The Governor of the US state of California has vetoed a legislation adding caste to the list of banned grounds for discrimination, saying it is already… Continue reading California Governor vetoes cast ban bill
Geneva, Oct 7 (IANS) The Unicef has revealed that more than 43 million children have been displaced from their homes by floods, storms, droughts and wildfires over the six years… Continue reading Over 43mn kids displaced by floods, storms, droughts, wildfires between 2016-2021
Tehran, Oct 7 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said the responsibility for the recent deadly drone attack on a military academy in Syria’s central province of Homs falls on… Continue reading Iran blames ‘foreign supporters of terrorists’ for deadly drone attack in Syria
Moscow, Oct 7 (IANS) A Russian MIG-31 was scrambled to intercept a US patrol aircraft over the Norwegian Sea, Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a statement. Russian airspace control systems… Continue reading Russian fighter intercepts US patrol plane over Norwegian Sea
Los Angeles, Oct 7 (IANS) The US state of Arkansas has identified its first locally acquired malaria case, the fourth state in the country that has reported locally acquired cases… Continue reading Arkansas reports first locally acquired malaria case
