Iraq searches for 11 missing in Baghdad building fire
Baghdad [Iraq], November 8: Iraqi rescue teams on Monday continue to search for the 11 missing people believed to have been buried in the rubbles...
UNESCO calls for continued support for Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], November 8: An official with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday called for continued support for the Lebanese...
Iranian commander calls for strengthened military cooperation with Iraq
Tehran [Iran], November 8: Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri on Monday announced his country's readiness to share experiences in the defense...
Armenia reports 155 new COVID-19 cases in a week
Yerevan [Armenia], November 8: Armenia reported 155 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, taking its total to 445,397, the Ministry of Healthcare said on...
Chinese, Greek artists build cultural bridge through Athens exhibition
Athens [Greece], November 8: An exhibition of 34 works of art by young Greek and Chinese artists opened in Athens on Monday, an event...
Sweden's GDP forecast adjusted down for next year
Stockholm [Sweden], November 8: Nordea, one of the largest banks in the Nordics, has sharply lowered its 2023 forecast for Sweden's gross domestic product (GDP)...
WHO expert calls for faster response to climate change
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 8: Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO), called the current response to climate change "dangerously inconsistent...
Rate of alcohol-related deaths in U.S. up 30 pct in 1st year...
New York [US], November 8: The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30 percent in the United States during...
U.S. facing highest flu hospitalization rates in decade
New York [US], November 8: The United States is facing the highest flu hospitalization rates in more than a decade with children and the elderly...
Nine people hospitalized after shooting outside bar in Philadelphia
New York [US], November 8: Nine people have been hospitalized after a shooting Saturday night outside a bar in Philadelphia, the largest city in the...
First indigenous water utility to operate in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], November 8: A transfer agreement was formally signed on Monday to make the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority (AFNWA) become the first indigenous...
Japan gov't urged to end free COVID-19 vaccinations
Tokyo [Japan], November 8: An advisory panel for the finance minister on Monday proposed that the Japanese government end free-of-charge coronavirus vaccinations, highlighting concerns over...
Thailand's consumer inflation growth drops in October
Bangkok [Thailand], November 8: Thailand's consumer inflation growth slowed for the second straight month in October as energy and food prices continued to fall, data...
6 million Australians victims of data breach: report
Canberra [Australia], November 8: One third of Australian adults have been exposed to data breaches in the last year, a research has found.
5.2-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region - USGS
Hong Kong, November 8: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Vanuatu region at 01:26:31 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Housing for southern Lao flood victims almost complete
Vientiane [Laos], November 8: The construction of new dwellings for families who lost their homes during the catastrophic flood that hit southern Laos' Attapeu province...
Malaysia reports 2,521 new COVID-19 infections, 8 new deaths
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 8: Malaysia reported 2,521 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,929,972, according to the Health...
Venezuela investigates deadly plane crash
Caracas [Venezuela], November 7: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday ordered an investigation to determine the cause of a plane crash that killed five...
Namibia partially lifts movement restrictions of animals in Zambezi region
Windhoek [Namibia], November 7: Namibia has partially lifted the restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals and animal products in the Zambezi region which were...
S. African health official urges people to be vigilant against malaria
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 7: A health official from South Africa's Gauteng Province on Sunday called on those who have recently travelled to and from...
3 killed in plane crash in Tanzania, more casualties feared: official
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], November 7: At least three passengers were killed after a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania's northwestern region of...
Somalia troops kill 21 al-Shabab militants
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 7: Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on Sunday killed 21 al-Shabab militants and wounded dozens in central Somalia, the government...
Tanzania's Lake Victoria plane crash death toll rises to 19: PM
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], November 7: The death toll from a Tanzanian plane crash into Lake Victoria on Sunday morning has risen from three to...
Iran says busts 3 "terrorist gangs" in 3 provinces
Tehran [Iran], November 7: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has bust three "terrorist gangs" in three provinces, IRGC's Intelligence Organization announced Sunday.
3 killed, 32 injured in motorway accident in NW Türkiye
Ankara [Turkey], November 7: At least three people were killed and 32 others injured on Sunday in a traffic accident on a motorway in northwesternTürkiye,...
Iranian police seize weapons, ammunition on southeastern border
Tehran [Iran], November 7: Iranian border guards seized a batch of smuggled weapons and ammunition at the southeastern border in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, the...
Israel's tourist arrivals surpass 2 mln in Jan.-Oct.
Jerusalem [Israel], November 7: The number of tourists who arrived in Israel since the beginning of 2022 surpassed 2 million, according to data published by...