11 killed, 22 injured after terrorists target cantonment with explosives-laden vehicles in...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 6: At least 11 people, including five women and four children, were killed, and 22 others were injured after terrorists rammed two...
Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot
Plettenberg [Germany], March 6: The police statement said that the aircraft smashed into the garden of a residential building in the town of Plettenberg in...
Muslim World League welcomes decisions of Extraordinary Arab Summit
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], March 6: Muslim World League welcomed the decisions made during the Extraordinary Arab Summit, on the Developments of Palestinian Cause, which was...
Trump declares 'America is back' in 100-minute speech to Congress
Washington [US], March 6: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered his first address to both chambers of Congress since returning to office in January,...
US astronauts say no political motive behind delay in return
New York [US], March 6: Two US astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June last year have dismissed speculation...
Myanmar junta chief calls Putin 'a king' during visit to the Kremlin
Moscow [Russia], March 6: The ruler of Myanmar's military dictatorship, Min Aung Hlaing, referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a king during a visit...
Many feared dead in Sudan after shelling hits crowded market
Khartoum [Sudan], March 6: Dozens of people in the Sudanese state of North Darfur are feared dead following heavy shelling on a camp for displaced...
US pauses intelligence support to Ukraine as world leaders weigh in
Washington [US], March 6: The United States has stopped sending Ukraine critical intelligence as relations remain strained following a blow-up between the countries' two leaders...
UN food agency says it has two weeks' worth of supplies in...
Gaza [Palestine], March 6: The World Food Programme has said it only has enough food supplies in Gaza to keep public kitchens and bakeries open...
Iraqi PM, Turkmen president discuss ties over phone
Baghdad [Iraq], March 6: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, during which they discussed...
Israel says has conveyed to Washington stance on U.S.-Hamas talks over hostages
Jerusalem [Israel], March 6: Israel said on Wednesday that it has conveyed to Washington its position on direct talks between the United States and Hamas...
Human body's protein recycling system fights bacteria like antibiotics: study
Jerusalem [Israel], March 6: Israeli researchers have discovered a surprising immune defense role of the proteasome, a cellular structure known for degrading and recycling proteins,...
UN agencies fear Gaza crossing closures deal blow to humanitarian progress
Gaza [Gaza City], March 6: The closure of all Gaza cargo crossing points is undoing critical progress in delivering vital, life-saving assistance since the ceasefire...
European stock markets tumble amid global trade war concerns
London [England], March 5: European stock markets suffered heavy losses on Tuesday as fears of a global trade war intensified following new U.S. tariffs on...
Ukraine ready for peace talks "as soon as possible": Zelensky
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his country stands ready to enter peace negotiations without delay.
Greece reports lowest unemployment rate since 2008
Athens [Greece], March 5: Greece's unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in January, marking its lowest level since December 2008, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)...
German parties agree on plan to boost infrastructure, defense
Berlin [Germany], March 5: German parties seeking to form the next government agreed on Tuesday to set up a 500-billion-euro (about 531 billion U.S. dollars)...
Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers: UN
New York [US], March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern for...
UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria
Washington DC [US], March 5: A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes, calling for an end to...
Yemen's Houthis claim shooting down U.S. drone over Hodeidah
Aden [Yemen], March 5: Yemen's Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the Red Sea port city of...
Feature: War-weary Syrians gather for iftar amid ruins in Damascus
Damascus [Syria], March 5: Amid the gray rubble of shattered concrete and collapsed buildings, hundreds of war-weary Syrians huddled together for a communal iftar in...
Roundup: Arab leaders adopt Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan
Cairo [Egypt]/Gaza [Gaza City], March 5: Arab leaders approved on Tuesday an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which is estimated to cost 53 billion U.S....
US health agency says employees can apply for early retirement
Washington DC [US], March 5: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told employees on Monday they could apply for early retirement over the...
EU allocates €76 million in aid for Rohingya refugees, other crises
Brussels [Belgium], March 4: The European Commission on Monday allocated €76 million ($79.4 million) in humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees and other people affected by...
Russia launched over 2,300 aerial attacks in week: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], March 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for greater military support after a week in which Russia launched more than 2,300 air attacks.
UN human rights chief concerned about growing power of tech oligarchs
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern about the growing power of IT entrepreneurs on Monday and pointed...
Thousands evacuated as Japan's biggest fire in decades continues
Tokyo [Japan], March 4: Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.