WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus escapes unhurt as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen airport
Dec 27, 2024, at 09:58 am
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other UN staff members were present at the international airport in Sanaa when an Israeli airstrike hit it.
Azerbaijan Airlines crash: Experts suggest possible missile strike by Russia near Kazakhstan
Dec 26, 2024, at 06:34 pm
Baku: Military experts have suggested that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan's Aqtau on Christmas Day, en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia, may have been "accidentally struck" by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire, media reports said.
Dec 25, 2024, at 11:43 pm
A total of 32 passengers have been rescued after a passenger plane with 67 onboard flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday, media reports said.
President Zelenskyy describes Russian attack on Ukraine on Christmas Day as 'inhumane'
Dec 25, 2024, at 06:45 pm
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday described the Russian aerial attack on his nation on Christmas Day as 'inhumane'.
UN General Assembly approves $3.72 billion budget for 2025
Dec 25, 2024, at 05:16 pm
The General Assembly wrapped up the main part of its 79th session on Tuesday, approving a $3.72 billion budget for the United Nations in 2025 and adopting a new programme to support landlocked developing countries.
Twenty-seven survive after Azerbaijan Airlines flight with 67 onboard crashes in Kazakhstan
Dec 25, 2024, at 02:39 pm
At least 27 people are believed to have survived after a passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Dec 25, 2024, at 01:49 pm
A passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines carrying over 70 people crashed near Aktau airport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Syria: Christmas tree set on fire by suspected 'Islamists', Christians protest
Dec 25, 2024, at 10:37 am
Christians demonstrated in several Syrian cities, demanding protection, after unidentified people set a Christmas tree on fire in Suqaylabiyah town on Monday, media reports said.
Israel confirms killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July
Dec 24, 2024, at 09:02 am
Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday confirmed Israel's role in killing Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July.
Asma al-Assad files for divorce with husband Bashar al-Assad, wants to return to UK
Dec 23, 2024, at 02:40 pm
Asma al-Assad, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife, has filed for divorce and expressed her desire to return to the UK.
Brazil: 10 die after small plane crashes in Gramado
Dec 22, 2024, at 10:08 pm
A small plane with 10 people onboard crashed in the Brazilian tourist city of Gramado on Sunday.
Elon Musk calls for German Chancellor Scholz’s resignation amid deadly attack at Christmas market
Dec 22, 2024, at 06:48 pm
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is set to serve as an external adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, on Friday called for the resignation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following a deadly incident at a Christmas market in Germany.
Dec 22, 2024, at 04:20 pm
Washington DC: US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday slammed Panama, accusing it of charging excessive rates for the use of the Panama Canal, and added that he would demand the country to transfer the strategic waterway to the US if the Central American nation did not manage it in an “acceptable” way.
French court convicts eight people for their role in teacher's beheading in Paris suburb
Dec 21, 2024, at 04:02 pm
Paris/IBNS: A French court has convicted eight people for their action that led to the beheading of a school teacher in October 2020, media reports said.
Seven-year-old girl dies in stabbing incident in Croatia's elementary school
Dec 21, 2024, at 10:41 am
A knife attack incident in a school in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb left a seven-year-old girl dead and five others injured on Friday.
Dec 21, 2024, at 10:13 am
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has nominated London-based Indian-origin professional Krish Raval for new political peerages in the House of Lords in the UK.
German Christmas market car attack leaves 2 dead, Saudi Arabian doctor arrested
Dec 21, 2024, at 09:29 am
At least two people, including a child, died after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany's Magdeburg on Friday, media reports said.
Hackers from North Korea stole $1.3bn through crypto hacks in 2024: Reports
Dec 20, 2024, at 04:08 pm
A new study has shown that North Korean hackers accounted for more than half of the $2.2bn cryptocurrencies stolen in 2024.
Dec 19, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has defended her friendship with billionaire Elon Musk during a parliamentary address ahead of the upcoming European Union summit in Brussels.
Oil spill spreads across Russian Black Sea coast after tankers damaged in storm
Dec 19, 2024, at 09:37 pm
Moscow: Oil from two damaged tankers has washed ashore along "tens of kilometres" of the Russian Black Sea coast following a storm over the weekend, Reuters reported citing a regional official.
French man gets 20 years in prison for orchestrating ex-wife’s decade-long mass rape
Dec 19, 2024, at 06:16 pm
Avignon (France): The judges in France’s Avignon have sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging his wife and orchestrating her rape by 51 men, whom he enlisted through an infamous website, over a period of nine years, according to media reports.
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Moscow detains man for killing senior general
Dec 18, 2024, at 03:56 pm
Russian authorities have detained a 29-year-old man over the killing of senior general Igor Kirillov and his assistant in Moscow, media reports said.
Mozambique: Cyclone Chido impacts 90,000 children
Dec 18, 2024, at 09:23 am
Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that caused devastation for communities in Cabo Delgado province.
Iran holds back 'hijab and chastity law' proposing stricter penalties for girls not covering head
Dec 18, 2024, at 02:02 am
Iran has held back imposing the "hijab and chastity law" which proposes stricter penalties for girls and women who do not fully cover their hair, forearms, or lower legs, including fines, and imprisonment of up to 15 years.
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Ukraine amid winter freeze, daily attacks
Dec 17, 2024, at 05:55 pm
Civilians near the frontlines of Ukraine’s war with Russia are living “on the edge”, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Monday, calling for urgent international action to increase protection and sustain humanitarian aid.
Russia's top nuclear protection general Igor Kirillov dies in Moscow blast
Dec 17, 2024, at 03:46 pm
A senior general in the Russian armed forces died after a blast rocked Moscow city on Tuesday with Ukraine being believed to be behind his death.
Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's shirtless images go viral online
Dec 16, 2024, at 05:45 pm
Several pictures of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have now emerged where in many of them he could be seen in a semi-nude state, giving a sharp contrast image of the ruler who once ruled the country with an iron fist.
Dec 15, 2024, at 07:11 pm
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem stated on Saturday that the Lebanese militant group had lost its supply route through Syria, in his first remarks since President Bashar al-Assad's ousting nearly a week ago due to a sweeping rebel offensive, Reuters reported.
Iranian singer arrested for not wearing hijab during virtual concert
Dec 15, 2024, at 01:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A 27-year-old Iranian singer has been arrested for performing without a hijab during a virtual concert on YouTube, Times of Israel reported.
Fashion chain Mango's founder Isak Andic, 71, dies in accident
Dec 15, 2024, at 12:58 am
Founder of Mango fashion chain Isak Andic died in a mishap on Saturday, the company said.