Beijing (IANS) The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted China's Gansu province and neighbouring Qinghai province has killed 127 people, local authorities said.
A total of 113 people have been killed in Gansu and 14 in Qinghai, with more…
Tel Aviv (IANS) Amid increasing pressure from hostage families, Israel has agreed for a week-long ceasefire to secure the release of captives held by the Hamas militant groups in Gaza, according to highly-placed sources.
The fresh development…
Dhaka (IANS) After enforcing a series of blockades and strikes since October, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday vowed "non-cooperation" with the government in a bid to halt the crucial general elections slated for January…
Gaza (IANS) Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7, at least 19,453 Palestinians have died in Gaza as of Tuesday, the Ministry of Health in the besieged enclave said.
According to the Ministry, 70 per cent of the overall fatalities…
Beijing (IANS) The death from a powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale that jolted China's Gansu province has increased to 118 on Tuesday, with rescuers battling sub-zero temperatures to reach survivors, authorities said.
Of…
Cairo (IANS) Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced it was closely monitoring the impacts of military tensions in the Red Sea, following major carriers taking alternative routes due to safety concerns.
SCA Chairman Osama Rabie said…
Moscow (IANS) The Russian air defence downed 33 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
"Thirty-three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles" were "destroyed and intercepted" over Russia's…
Rome (IANS) Forty-one people were arrested in Italy in a nationwide police operation targeting juvenile criminal gangs, authorities said.
A further 74 people have been reported to the police investigators, reports Xinhua news agency.
Four…
Beirut (IANS) Three Hezbollah militants were killed and another one injured in Israeli airstrikes on border areas in southern Lebanon, a military source said.
The source said that while one militant was killed in an airstrike targeting a house…
Dubai (IANS) Long hours and sleepless nights for negotiators at the final day of two-week UN Climate Change Summit (COP28) ran overtime by a day on Tuesday with negotiators awaiting a new draft deal after many countries believed that a previous version…