Delta pilot makes 'aggressive manoeuvre' to avoid collision with military jet
New York [US], July 22: A Delta airlines pilot was forced to make an "aggressive" evasive manoeuvre to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a...
Notre Dame in Paris to be mapped digitally by Microsoft
Paris [France], July 22: Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is to be digitally mapped by US tech giant Microsoft, with every detail of its Gothic...
Ukraine seeks €5bn more for weapons amid new push for peace negotiations
Kiev [Ukraine], July 22: Kiev said on Monday that it requires the equivalent of over €5 billion ($5.84 billion) in additional military aid this year...
Egypt's environment minister resigns to assume UN post
Cairo [Egypt], July 21: Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad has resigned to take up her new role as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention...
Dozens of people in Gaza starve to death
Gaza [Palestine], July 21: Among the 86 people who died due to the famine, 76 were children, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a press...
Typhoon No. 3 Wipha: China suffers widespread damage, Thailand sets up 'war...
Bangkok [Thailand], July 21: After making two landfalls in Guangdong Province (China), Typhoon Wipha ( Typhoon No. 3 ) continues to move west-southwest, causing...
Another senior assistant to the US defense secretary leaves the Pentagon
New York [US], July 21: The New York Times on July 21 quoted the Pentagon's announcement that a top aide to US Defense Secretary Pete...
Passenger plane nearly collides with B-52 bomber in the US
New York [US], July 21: The New York Post reported on July 21 that a passenger plane operated by SkyWest Airlines nearly collided in...
Tsunami threat lifted in Russia's Kamchatka after powerful quake
Moscow [Russia], July 21: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no longer a danger of tsunami waves on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after two...
Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce holding
Damascus [Syria], July 21: Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze...
Israel issues fresh evacuation order in central Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], July 21: The Israeli military has issued a new forced evacuation warning for the Palestinians in central Gaza, ordering them to move south...
Man arrested following shooting at Oslo shopping centre
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 21: A suspect has been arrested in Norway after shots were fired at a busy shopping centre in Oslo a day earlier,...
Outrage in Pakistan after video of couple's killing goes viral
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21: Pakistani authorities on Sunday arrested a suspect believed to have been involved in the gruesome killing of a couple, after a...
5 killed as passenger ferry catches fire off Indonesian coast
Manado [Indonesia], July 21: A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people caught fire at sea on Sunday off Sulawesi island in Indonesia, killing at least...
One killed, two missing after six swept over Oregon waterfall
Salem [Oregon], July 21: One person has died and two people remain missing after a group of six people were swept over a waterfall in...
At least 10 dead in South Korea after heavy rains
Seoul [South Korea], July 21: At least ten people have died and another nine are missing after days of heavy rains in South Korea, news...
Moscow airports shut temporarily after Ukraine drone attacks
Russia [Moscow], July 21: A sustained Ukrainian drone attack on Russia caused Moscow's major airports to be temporarily closed and saw at least 140 flights...
Japanese govt facing setback in upper house vote
Tokyo [Japan], July 21: Japan's ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has suffered another setback in elections to the...
Israeli forces kill 92 aid seekers in Gaza
Jerusalem [Israeli], July 21: At least 115 people, including 92 aid seekers, were killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza. More than 200 people wounded. Two...
Russia insists on achieving Ukraine goals despite Trump's ultimatum
Russia [Moscow], July 21: Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, days...
Pope Leo calls for end to 'barbarity of war'
Gaza City [Gaza], July 21: Pope Leo called for an end to the 'barbarity of war' on Sunday as he spoke of his profound pain...
Trump says he will help Afghans stuck in the UAE
Washington DC [US], July 21: President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would help Afghans detained in the United Arab Emirates for years after fleeing...
Israeli fire kills 67 people seeking aid in Gaza, medics say, as...
Gaza City [Gaza], July 21: At least 67 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for U.N. aid trucks in northern Gaza on...
Sudan denounces new EU sanctions as legally unfair
Khartoum [Sudan], July 20: Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced the new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Sudanese individuals and entities as lacking...
Bedouin tribal fighters withdraw from Syria's Sweida after ceasefire efforts: authorities
Damascus [Syria], July 20: Syria's interior authorities said Saturday night that through their extensive efforts to implement a newly-reached ceasefire agreement, Bedouin tribal fighters have...
Israel's continued interventions worsen Syria's crisis: Turkish FM
Ankara [Turkey], July 20: Israel's "continued interventions on Syrian territory" are worsening the crisis in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Saturday, according to...
Palestinian president issues decree on holding national council elections before yearend
Jerusalem [Palestinian], July 20: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Saturday about holding new Palestinian National Council (PNC) elections before the end of...