Los Angeles, April 5 (IANS) Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are investigating the theft of as much as $30 million from a money storage facility in Los… Continue reading Thieves steal $30 million from Los Angeles vault
Moscow, April 5 (IANS) Governor of Russia’s Murmansk region Andrei Chibis was stabbed in the stomach after a meeting in the town of Apatity on Thursday. Chibis was hospitalized and… Continue reading Russia’s Murmansk Governor wounded in stabbing attack
Kuwait City, April 5 (IANS) Kuwaiti voters began casting their ballots on Thursday to elect members of the National Assembly, in the first parliamentary elections held after Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad… Continue reading Voting underway in Kuwait’s National Assembly elections
Washington, April 5 (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Thursday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that America’s support of Israel’s war in Gaza would be determined by the latter… Continue reading US support of Gaza war hinges on Israel’s steps to protect civilians, Biden tells Netanyahu
Tehran, April 4 (IANS) Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan has said that the country would file a lawsuit against Israel for its “deadly attack” on the Iranian… Continue reading Iran to sue Israel over attack on its diplomatic mission in Syria
Jerusalem, April 4 (IANS) Israel’s military has announced that it is reinforcing its aerial defence system with reserve soldiers amid escalating tensions with Iran. In a statement on Wednesday, the… Continue reading Israel calls up reservists to bolster air defence array amid Iranian threats
Istanbul, April 3 (IANS) At least nine suspects have been arrested in connection with a fire here that killed 29 people at a night club in Istanbul, Turkey. Among the… Continue reading Nine suspects detained in Istanbul nightclub fire
Harare, April 3 (IANS) Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared a state of disaster due to an El Nino-induced drought threatening food security in the country. “The current agricultural… Continue reading Zimbabwe declares national disaster due to drought
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Nearly 1 million Bangladeshi people are projected to join the ranks of the moderately poor, who earn less than $3.65 a day in purchasing power parity… Continue reading Nearly 1 million Bangladeshis may slip into poverty: World Bank
Beijing/Taipei, April 3 (IANS) A 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien of Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). A… Continue reading 7.3-magnitude quake hits Taiwan, tsunami alert issued
Tel Aviv, April 3 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has apologised for the airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza that led to the death of seven workers of… Continue reading Aid workers’ death: IDF chief apologises, says ‘misidentification’ led to mishap
Seoul, April 4 (IANS) North Korea on Wednesday claimed it has successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) tipped with a hypersonic warhead, saying that all missiles the country… Continue reading N.Korea claims successful launch of IRBM tipped with hypersonic warhead
Washington, April 3 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has said that he is “outraged and heartbroken” by the deaths of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK), including one… Continue reading Biden ‘outraged’ by death of Gaza aid workers in Israeli strike
Cape Town, April 3 (IANS) A South African High Court on Tuesday dismissed an urgent application filed by National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to interdict a possible arrest of her… Continue reading S. African parliament speaker faces possible arrest after losing court bid
Damascus, April 2 (IANS) Iranian Ambassador to Syria, Hossein Akbari, has promised that Iran will respond to Israel’s attack on the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus with equal… Continue reading Iranian ambassador to Syria vows retaliation against Israeli attack on embassy
