Storm Freddy kills more than 100 on return to Mozambique, Malawi
Maputo [Mozambique]/ Lilongwe[Malawi],March 14: Mozambique and Malawi were counting the cost of Tropical Storm Freddy, which killed more than 100 people, injured scores and left...
Hundreds of migrants try to force their way into US at Mexico...
Mexico City [Mexico], March 14: U.S. officials stopped hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants entering the country from Mexico on Sunday after a large group broke...
SVB shock could have chilling effect on British biotech sector
London [UK], March 14: HSBC (HSBA.L)'s rescue of the British arm of Silicon Valley Bank saved the heavily-exposed UK biotech sector from collapse, but the...
'I lost everything': Cyclone Yaku unleashes destruction in Peru
Lima [Peru], March 14: Powerful Cyclone Yaku has unleashed torrents of rain on Peru's northern region in recent days, burying homes and cars in mud...
Iran pardons 22,000 people who took part in protests
Tehran [Iran], March 14: Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief GholamhosseinMohseniEjei said, according to the official...
Turkey's quake toll tops 48,000 as government races to build container cities
Ankara [Turkey], March 14: The death toll in Turkey from last month's major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister SuleymanSoylu said, as authorities rush...
The Minister of Culture refuses to remove the Ukrainian flag from the...
Prague [Czech Republic], March 14: The Czech Minister of Culture, Martin Baksa, today told the protesters who tried to break into the National Museum in...
Russia says it is acceptable to extend the contract on overseas food...
Moscow [Russia], March 14: The delegation of Russia that is talking to high officials of the United Nations (UN) in Geneva announced today that Moscow...
An Israeli lawmaker proposed a law prohibiting investigations against the prime minister
Jerusalem [Israel], March 14:Israeli MP David Amsalem submitted today to the parliament (Knesset) his version of the so-called "French law", which prohibits the police from...
President Pavel warns that it will be easier for Ukraine to join...
Prague [Czech Republic], March 14: Czech President Petr Pavel said today during his visit to Slovakia that it would be easier to justify Ukraine's entry...
3rd Dubai Metro Music Festival wraps up
Dubai [UAE],March 14: The 3rd edition of the Dubai Metro Music Festival came to a successful close last night after a week-long celebration of...
22 IS militants killed in operation in western Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], March 13: A total of 22 Islamic State militants, including some of the group's leaders, were killed in an operation in Iraq's western...
Russia launches Proton-M rocket with Luch-5X relay satellite
Vladivostok [Russia], March 13: Russia launched a Proton-M carrier rocket with a Breeze-M upper stage on Monday, sending the Luch-5X relay satellite into space.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returns to Earth
Los Angeles [US], March 13: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down safely off the coast of the southeastern U.S. state...
Huge fire breaks out in S. Korea's tire plant
Seoul [South Korea], March 13: A huge fire broke out at a tire plant in the South Korean central city of Daejeon, with no serious...
Ukraine, Russia say hundreds killed in battle for Bakhmut
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 13: Ukraine and Russia claimed on Saturday that hundreds of enemy troops were killed over the previous 24 hours in the fight...
Hunt avoids ruling out child detention in asylum plans
London [UK], March 13: In Britain, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt did not rule out the prospect of children being detained under the Government's latest plans to...
Sunak heads to US for talks on submarine deal
London [UK], March 13: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is flying to the United States for meetings with US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime...
More migrants brought ashore to Italy as locals march for victims
Rome [Italy], March 13: Three boats overcrowded with migrants were brought safely to Italian ports on Saturday, the coastguard said, as thousands of marchers remembered...
Iran says more than 100 arrested over poisonings of schoolgirls
Tehran [Iran], March 13: Iran has announced more than 100 arrests nationwide over the mystery poisonings of thousands of schoolgirls, charging that the unidentified alleged...
BBC chief refuses to quit amid chaos
London [UK], March 13: Britain's finance minister on Sunday said "people's confidence" in the BBC needed to be restored as the broadcaster's boss vowed not...
Iraq to plant 5m trees in climate action
Basra [Iraq], March 13: Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including...
Jordan princess weds in royal ceremony
Amman [Jordan], March 13: The daughter of Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday wed a financier of Greek origin at a ceremony at the royal...
Saudi Arabia launches new national airline
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 13: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formally announced on Sunday the creation of a new national airline, Riyadh Air,...
Eight dead after two migrant boats capsize near San Diego
California [US], March 13: At least eight people have died after two fishing boats capsized off the coast of San Diego, California, in an apparent...
Pope Francis to gather cardinals to mark his 10th anniversary as pontiff
Vatican City [Italy], March 13: Pope Francis will mark his 10 years as head of the Roman Catholic Church by celebrating Mass with cardinals in...
North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korean drills begin
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 13: Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said just as...