Geneva, Nov. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Petteri Taalas, head of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), said countries such as China and India can be persuaded…
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New Zealand’s conservative government sworn in with Luxon as leader
Wellington, Nov. 27, (dpa/GNA) – New Zealand’s new conservative government led by Christopher Luxon was sworn in on Monday. The 53-year-old leader of the…
US Navy detains five attackers of tanker near Yemen; vessel safe
Cairo, Nov. 27, (dpa/GNA) – The US Navy detained five people who attacked a tanker in the Gulf of Aden, the US military said…
European interior ministers in Hungary to discuss migration
Budapest, Nov. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pintér is hosting his counterparts from Germany, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland…
Pakistani troops kill eight Islamist insurgents amid rising violence
Islamabad, Nov. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani troops have killed eight Islamist militants in a shoot-out in the volatile north-western border region, the military said,…
Pope says he has lung inflammation, aide reads message for him
Vatican City, Nov 26 (Reuters/GNA) – Pope Francis, suffering from a “lung inflammation”, appeared seated in the chapel of his residence instead of in…
Right-wing populist Wilders seeks coalition after election victory
The Hague, Nov. 23, (dpa/GNA) – The Netherlands is set for a period of fraught coalition negotiations following the triumphant election victory of right-wing…
Sluggish progress to rescue 41 trapped Indian tunnel workers
New Delhi, Nov. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Rescue efforts for the 41 workers who have been stuck in a motorway tunnel in the northern Indian…
Qatar: Gaza truce starts Friday, 13 hostages to be initially released
Cairo, Nov. 23, (dpa/GNA) – A truce agreed by Israel and Hamas is due to begin at 7 am (0500 GMT) on Friday, mediator…
Cameron visiting Israel following announcement of Israel-Hamas truce
London, Nov. 23, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is visiting Israel following the announcement of a truce in the war with…
Magnitude-5.2 quake hits south-eastern Turkey
Istanbul, Nov. 23, (dpa/GNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 hit south-eastern Turkey on Thursday, in the same area which was devastated…
Plan ready for withdrawal of peacekeeping force from DR Congo: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 23, (Xinhua/GNA) – Joint technical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have worked out a plan to withdraw…
UN head says ‘no’ to Gaza UN protectorate, urges two-state solution
New York/Gaza, Nov. 21, (dpa/GNA) – UN Secretary General António Guterres believes that the Gaza Strip should not become a United Nations protectorate after…
Car ploughs into celebrating crowd in Monrovia, at least 10 dead
Monrovia, Nov. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Several people were killed in the Liberian capital Monrovia when a car ploughed into a group of supporters of…
Israeli strike on Lebanon kills three, among them two journalists
Beirut, Nov. 21, (dpa/GNA) – At least two journalists and a civilian were killed Tuesday when an Israeli strike targeted an area where they…
Myanmar Junta forces losing ground in clashes in ethnic border areas
Bangkok, Nov. 21, (dpa/GNA) – The military in Myanmar has come under severe pressure from armed ethnic resistance groups in several parts of the…
Hamas says a truce and hostage deal with Israel is getting closer
Beirut, Nov. 21, (dpa/GNA) – A Hamas Politburo member said on Tuesday that the Islamist group is close to reaching a truce agreement in…
Rohingya refugees reaching Indonesia by boat pushed back to sea
Jakarta, Nov. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Five boats carrying 866 Rohingya refugees have landed in parts of Indonesia’s Aceh province in the past week, facing…
Bangladesh reports 200 arson cases ahead of January elections
Dhaka, Nov. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Unknown assailants have set fire to nearly 200 vehicles and establishments in Bangladesh after the country’s major opposition party…