Dhaka, Oct 14, (dpa/GNA) – At least sixteen people were killed, after a fire broke out at a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment…
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Iranian court hands long prison sentences to two French nationals
Tehran, Oct 14, (dpa/GNA) – An Iranian court has sentenced two French citizens to long prison terms, for alleged espionage for Israel. The Mizan…
All hikers rescued from Mount Everest after snowstorm
Beijing, Oct 9, (dpa/GNA) – All hikers trapped by a severe snowstorm near the east side of Mount Everest in Tibet have been brought…
Death toll rises to 61 as search ends after Indonesia school collapse
Jakarta, Oct 8, (dpa/GNA) – Indonesian rescue teams on Tuesday, concluded a week-long search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed four-storey building…
Landslide buries bus in northern India, at least 18 dead
New Delhi, Oct 8, (dpa/GNA) – A massive landslide in northern India, buried a bus carrying dozens of passengers, killing at least 18 people,…
Ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo after deadly clashes
Damascus, Oct 8, (dpa/GNA) – Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have reached a ceasefire, official media reported on Tuesday,…
Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach ceasefire after clashes
Damascus, Oct 8, (dpa/GNA) – Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), have agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire in northern and…
Tehran, Oct 7. (dpa/GNA) – Iran has indicated that the release of two detained French nationals is imminent, with officials suggesting the move could be tied to a reciprocal prisoner swap.
“The necessary procedures have been carried out, and we hope this matter will soon be finalized,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.…
Yemen’s Houthis detain at least 10 more UN employees
Sana’a, Oct 6, (dpa/GNA) – Houthi militants have detained at least 10 more employees of UN organizations since Sunday morning in the Yemeni capital…
France’s Macron tasks Lecornu with last-ditch talks after resignation
Paris, Oct 7, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron, has tasked outgoing Prime Minister SĂ©bastien Lecornu with seeking a way out of the country’s…
Syrian parliament vote yields few women and minorities
Damascus, Oct 7, (dpa/GNA) – Syrian authorities on Monday announced the results of an indirect vote for a new parliament, an election that came…
41 killed in Nepal landslides, monsoon-related disasters
Kathmandu, Oct 6, (dpa/GNA) – At least 41 people have died in Nepal from landslides and other natural disasters, caused by incessant monsoon rains…
Mount Everest storm leaves nearly 1,000 people stranded
Seoul, Oct 6, (dpa/GNA) – Almost 1,000 people are stranded on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest following a snowstorm, according to Chinese state…
More bodies found after Indonesian school collapse, death toll now 36
Jakarta, Oct 6, (dpa/GNA) – The number of casualties from the collapse of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia’s East Java province rose to…
Syria holds first elections since al-Assad’s fall
Damascus, Oct 6, (dpa/GNA) – Syria is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the overthrow of long-time authoritarian…
Israel: Thunberg’s claims of mistreatment in custody ‘brazen lies’
Tel Aviv, Oct 6, (dpa/GNA) – Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday, sharply rejected allegations that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestinian activists, were…
Syria Interior Ministry: Vote went ahead safely without interference
Damascus, Oct 6, (dpa/GNA) – The spokesman for the Syrian Ministry of Interior, Noureddine al-Baba, confirmed that the parliamentary elections concluded in all polling…
At least 69 dead in strong earthquake in central Philippines
Manila, Oct 2, (dpa/GNA) – At least 69 people were killed in a strong earthquake that rocked the central Philippines, toppling buildings, cutting power…
One rescued, one dead in Java school collapse as dozens still trapped
Jakarta, Oct 2, (dpa/GNA) – Rescuers in Indonesia pulled one person alive, and recovered a body from the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding…
Afghanistan restores internet, telecom services after shutdown
Islamabad, Oct 2, (dpa/GNA) – Internet and telecommunications services have resumed in Afghanistan, after a nearly 48-hour nationwide shutdown, local media reported on Wednesday.…