17 injured in Italy train crash
Rome [Italy], December 11: At least 17 people were injured after two trains crashed in northeast Italy late Sunday, Milan-based daily Corrieredella Sera reported.
U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in S. Korea
Seoul [South Korea], December 11: A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in western South Korea, with no casualty being reported, Yonhap news agency and local...
Dengue cases surpass 80,000 in Sri Lanka so far this year
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 11: Total dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year surpassed 80,000, according to the latest statistics released by...
Australian scientists successfully test world-first water quality monitoring system
Canberra [Australia], December 11: Australia's national science agency has successfully tested a world-first monitoring and forecasting system for water quality in the country's "seafood basket".
Remains of another crew member from Osprey that crashs off Japan recovered
Tokyo [Japan], December 11: The U.S. military has recovered the remains of the seventh of eight crew members who was on board of the Osprey...
British army trains Ukrainian engineers to defend energy sector
London [UK], December 11: The British Army's Royal Engineers have trained Ukrainian civilian engineers how to defend their energy sector from Russian attacks this
Putin denounces Ukraine's leaders and praises armaments industry
Moscow [Russia], December 11:Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled the leadership of Ukraine, which he invaded, as "idiots and neo-fascists." "They have gone completely mad,...
Libertarian outsider Milei sworn in as president of Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 11:The right-wing libertarian economist Javier Milei was to take office as president of Argentina on Sunday, three weeks after the political...
Palestinian premier calls for sanctions against Israel
Doha [Qatar], December 11: Prime Minister of the State of Palestine HE Mohammad Shtayyeh has called for holding Israel accountable, imposing sanctions on it, and...
Israeli tanks reach centre of Khan Younis in new storm of southern...
Jerusalem [Israel], December 11: Israeli tanks battled their way to the heart of Khan Younis in a major new push into the main city of...
Violence escalates between Israel, Lebanon's Hezbollah
Beirut [Lebanon], December 11: Violence escalated at Lebanon's border with Israel as Hezbollah launched explosive drones and powerful missiles at Israeli positions and Israeli air...
Trump says he will not testify in New York fraud trial
Washington [US], December 11: Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would not testify in a New York courtroom this week, where he had...
White House to intensify push for Ukraine aid and border security deal
Washington [US], December 11: The White House will step up its engagement with U.S. lawmakers trying to strike a bipartisan deal that would provide military...
Indonesia: Hundreds more Rohingya land on Aceh beaches
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 11: Around 300-400 Rohingya refugees, including many women and children, landed on beaches Sunday in Indonesia's northeastern Aceh province after spending weeks...
Venezuela, Guyana agree to talks as border dispute flares
Caracas [Venezuela], December 11:Venezuela and Guyana are due to hold a high-level meeting in the coming days to discuss sovereignty over the oil-rich region, after...
Israel-Hamas war: UN warns aid in Gaza on verge of collapse
Gaza [Palestine], December 11:Philippe Lazarini, the chief of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said on Sunday that his agency...
Egypt presidential election: El-Sissi vies for third term
Cairo [Egypt], December 11:Egyptians headed to the polls on Sunday as voting began in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi faces no...
10 Emirati female volunteers depart for Gaza to join the UAE field...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 11: Ten female volunteers from the medical field departed from the UAE today heading for Gaza to join the integrated field...
COP28: UN launches ground-breaking plan to transform world's agrifood systems
Dubai [UAE], December 11:As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN's agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks...
Hezbollah militant killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon's southern border
Beirut [Lebanon], December 10: A Hezbollah militant was killed on Saturday in Israeli attacks on border areas in southern Lebanon, a Lebanese military source said.
Apartment building explosion in Germany injures 3
Berlin [Germany], December 10: Three people were injured Saturday night when an apartment building was hit by a fire and a subsequent explosion in the...
3 killed, 1 wounded in U.S. shooting
New York [US], December 10: Three young adults were killed and another was wounded in a shooting on Saturday evening in Atlanta, capital city of...
Australia to increase fees for foreign property investors
Canberra [Australia], December 10: Foreign investors in the Australian housing market will be hit with higher taxes under a government plan to address housing affordability.
Sri Lanka probing nationwide power outage
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 10: Sri Lanka's state-owned electricity producer and supplier Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said on Sunday that it will conduct an internal...
US, Japan, S Korea step up efforts to counter North Korea cyber-threats
Seoul [South Korea], December 10: The United States, South Korea and Japan have agreed on new efforts to respond to North Korea's threats in cyberspace,...
Ukraine's first lady warns of 'mortal danger' if Western support ends
Kiev [Ukraine], December 10:Ukrainians face "mortal danger" if the West backs down over financial support for the resistance against the forces of Russian President Vladimir...
Several dead after hospital fire near Rome; 200 patients evacuated
Rome [Italy], December 10:At least three people died in a fire at a hospital near Rome late on Friday, the fire brigade announced the following...