New measles case sparks public health alert in Australia's Sydney
Sydney [Australia], October 6: Health authority in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has issued an urgent health warning for international flight passengers...
Philippines' unemployment rate drops to 4.4 pct in August
Manila [Philippines], October 6: The unemployment rate in the Philippines fell to 4.4 percent in August from 4.8 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority...
S. Korean households' surplus fund falls in Q2
Seoul [South Korea], October 6: South Korean households' surplus fund fell in the second quarter due to a sharp decrease in stock investment, central bank...
Cambodia's export to fellow RCEP members reaches 5.26 bln USD
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], October 6: Cambodia exported 5.26 billion U.S. dollars worth of goods to fellow member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)...
Japan household spending falls 2.5 pct in August
Tokyo [Japan], October 6: Japan's household spending fell 2.5 percent in August from a year earlier with consumption being squeezed by rising prices, government data...
Laos reaffirms commitment to build sustainable food system
Vientiane [Laos], October 6: The Lao government has reiterated its commitment to building a sustainable food system to support the country's development goals while also...
Fire on Spanish island of Tenerife flares up, 2,600 people evacuated
Madrid [Spain], October 6: Authorities on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife took around 2,600 people to safety as a precautionary measure on Thursday as...
European Parliament confirms new Dutch climate commissioner
Strasbourg [France], October 6: The European Parliament on Thursday backed Dutch politician Wopke Hoekstra for the post of climate action commissioner by 279 votes to...
35 killed in fighting between Somali forces and Al Shabaab
Mogadishu [Somalia], October 6: In Somalia, at least 35 people have been killed in heavy fighting between the Islamist terrorist group Al Shabaab and paramilitary...
Singapore army to train with US Marines in California
San Diego [US], October 6: The Singapore Armed Forces will spend nearly two weeks conducting exercises with US Marines to sharpen their ability to work...
Zelensky pleads for European unity at security-focused summit
Granada [Spain], October 6: Preserving European solidarity with Ukraine is the biggest challenge facing the continent, Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky said on Thursday at a gathering...
Koinu causes death, injuries in Taiwan
Taipei [Taiwan], October 6: Typhoon Koinu brought heavy rains and strong winds to Taiwan, leaving about 330,000 households without electricity and causing one death and...
The US announced that it had shot down a Turkish UAV in...
Washington [US], October 6: A Turkish UAV was shot down by a US F-16 fighter jet in northeastern Syria, according to the Pentagon's announcement.
The car of a candidate running for US president was hit by...
Washington [US], October 6: Protesters in Iowa (USA) drove their car into the car of Republican presidential candidate VivekRamaswamy during a campaign stop on October...
Mr. Putin revealed that there were grenade fragments in the body of...
Moscow [Russia], October 6: Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 5 shared some findings of the investigation into the plane crash carrying Mr. Yevgeny Prigozhin,...
Mr. Trump said he could be Speaker of the US House of...
Washington [US], October 6: Former US President Donald Trump said he could agree to be Speaker of the House of Representatives for a short time...
Himalayan lake flooding in India kills 18, nearly 100 missing
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], October 6: At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 were missing on Thursday after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial...
Dubai Business Women Council launches human leadership series to upgrade members' leadership...
Dubai [UAE], October 6: The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) announced the commencement of the "Human Leadership Series - Build Authentic Connections with Your Audiences...
NCM warns of fog formation and poor visibility
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 6: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has warned of a chance of fog formation with a deterioration in horizontal visibility.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims owning homemade drones
Gaza [Palestine], October 5: The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement revealed on Wednesday that it has acquired "a large number" of homemade drones and integrated...
Turkish military conducts 3rd air operation against PKK in N. Iraq
Ankara [Turkey], October 5: Türkiye's military carried out its third cross-border air operation into Iraq on Wednesday, after a suicide bomb attack in the capital...
6.1-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan - USGS
Beijing [China], October 5: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 0159 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Myanmar police arrest 4 suspected drug traffickers
Yangon [Myanmar], October 5: Myanmar police have arrested four suspected drug traffickers in Yangon region and Shan state, according to the Central Committee for Drug...
4 automakers in S. Korea to recall some 7,900 vehicles
Seoul [South Korea], October 5: Four domestic and foreign automakers in South Korea will voluntarily recall some 7,900 vehicles for manufacturing defects, the transport ministry...
EU capitals make breakthrough on key element of asylum reform
Brussels [Belgium], October 5: EU capitals have overcome their differences on asylum rules for crisis situations, the Spanish EU presidency announced on Wednesday, allowing negotiations...
Azerbaijan reportedly to skip planned meeting with Armenia in Spain
Moscow [Russia], October 5: Azerbaijan's president will not take part in a planned meeting to discuss the conflict over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Granada,...
Turkey threatens Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq after Ankara attack
Istanbul [Turkey], October 5: All infrastructure and energy facilities belonging to two Kurdish militant groups in neighbouring Syria and Iraq are now "legitimate targets" for...