Monitor: Three killed in Israeli strike that hit Aleppo airport

Beirut (dpa) – At least three people were killed in an Israeli missile attack that hit Aleppo’s airport and put it out of service…

Nepal no longer wants to let tourists hike alone in the Himalayas

Kathmandu, March 8, (dpa/GNA) – Nepal, has made it mandatory for all tourists who trek in the country’s Himalayan region, to hire local assistance,…

Thousands homeless after fire guts Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 6, (dpa/GNA) – At least 2,000 makeshift shelters were burnt after a massive fire broke out in parts of an extremely crowded…

Amnesty: UN members must act in face of Taliban’s ‘relentless abuses’

Islamabad, March 6, (dpa/GNA) – Amnesty International called on United Nations member states to act, in the face of the deteriorating human rights situation…

US approves arms sales to Taiwan worth $619 million

Taipei, Mar. 3, (dpa/GNA) - The US has approved a $619-million potential sale of weapons to Taiwan to help boost the island’s defense capability.  Taiwan’s foreign ministry…

Tent fire injures seven, including six children, in NW Syria

Beirut, Feb 23, (dpa/GNA) – Seven people, including six children, were injured when their tent caught fire in a refugee camp in north-west Syria,…

Mine explosions in central Syria leave at least 10 dead

Beirut, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) - At least 10 civilians were killed Monday and more than a dozen wounded in two separate explosions of mines left behind by…

Taliban forces kill two IS members in Kabul raid

Islamabad, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – Two members of the Islamic State (IS) were killed, during a raid on their hideout in Kabul city, Taliban…

Taliban announce taking over Afghan embassy in Tehran

Tehran, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – Taliban representatives are to take over running Afghanistan’s embassy in Tehran, a spokesman for the militant Islamic movement said…

Israelis, Palestinians meet in Jordan as West Bank violence spirals

Tel Aviv/Cairo, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – Palestinian and Israeli officials on Sunday, agreed during face-to-face talks to take steps to build mutual confidence following…

United Nations calls for donations to help war-wracked Yemenis

Geneva, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – The United Nations is launching on Monday, a drive for donations to provide humanitarian aid to the people of…

Scepticism regarding Chinese plan to end Russian war in Ukraine 

Beijing, Feb. 24, (dpa/GNA) - Top EU and NATO officials and China observers reacted with scepticism on Friday to Beijing’s much-anticipated position paper on the Russian-Ukraine war, in…

Death toll rises to six in China mine accident

Shenzen, China, Feb 24, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll in a serious mine accident in northern China has risen to six, state news agency…

Iran makes new attempt to save dried-up Lake Urmia

Tehran, Feb 24, (dpa/GNA) – Iran wants to save the country’s largest inland lake, by opening an artificial tributary to replenish the largely dried…

Five dead and 48 missing in China mine accident 

Shenzen, Feb. 23, (dpa/GNA) - Five people have died in a serious mine accident in northern China and 48 are missing, the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported…

Kurdish activist executed in Iran 

Tehran, Feb. 23, (dpa/GNA) - A Kurdish activist was executed by hanging in Iran on Wednesday morning, the country’s Fars news agency reported later that day.  Iran’s…

Five dead and 48 missing in China mine accident

Shenzen, Feb 23, (dpa/GNA) – Five people have died in a serious mine accident in northern China, and 48 are missing, the Chinese state…

Missing Cessna plane found near Philippine volcano summit, four dead

Manila, Feb 23, (dpa/GNA) – Four people were killed when a Cessna plane, crashed near the crater of the Philippines’ most active volcano, officials…

Israel launches airstrikes at Gaza following rocket attacks

Tel Aviv, Feb 23, (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli military responded to rocket fire from the Gaza strip, by launching airstrikes aimed at facilities used…

Former Palestinian prime minister Kureia dies aged 85

Ramallah, Feb 23, (dpa/GNA) – Former Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Kureia, considered one of the key actors in the Oslo peace negotiations with Israel,…