300 injured in South Africa train collision

Johannesburg (IANS): At least 300 people have been injured in a train collision in Kempton Park city in South Africa.

"About 300 people were injured, commuters suffered serious, but not critical injuries," the Gauteng Metrorail spokesperson…

Sydney-bound flight lands safely after mayday call

Sydney (IANS) A United Airlines flight landed safely at Sydney Airport on Thursday after issuing a mayday call due to low fuel reserves, authorities said.

Flight UA839, carrying 194 people, had been on a 15-hour flight to the…

Ease sanctions on Iran, UN court tells US

The Hague (IANS): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered the US to ease sanctions it re-imposed on Iran after pulling out the 2015 nuclear deal.

Siding with Tehran, the ICJ said exports of "humanitarian" goods,…

Israeli PM thanks US for record military aid deal

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday thanked the US for a record military aid package deal that has just come into effect.

On Monday, US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert confirmed…

IAF embarks on relief mission to tsunami-hit Indonesia

New Delhi (IANS): The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday embarked on a humanitarian relief mission to help Indonesia that has been hit by an earthquake and tsunami in which more than 1,200 lives were lost.

IAF's C-130J and C-17 aircraft…

13 killed in Afghan poll rally suicide bombing

Jalalabad (Afghanistan) (IANS): At least 13 people were killed and 30 others were wounded after a suicide bombing ripped through an election rally in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Tuesday, officials said.

The bombing occurred…

Death toll reaches to 1,234 in Indonesia quake, tsunami

Palu (Indonesia)  (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll to 1,234 in the 7.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Sulawesi island last week.

The twin disasters on Friday…

6-magnitude quake strikes Indonesian island

Jakarta (IANS): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Sumba island of Indonesia on Tuesday, barely four days after a 7.5 magnitude quake hit its Sulawesi island triggering a tsunami and killing nearly 900 people.

No tsunami…

Maldives diplomat tells UN country going through peaceful transfer of power

United Nations(IANS): Maldives is currently going through a peaceful transfer of power to opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who was elected president last month, the nation's Permanent Representative Ali Naseer Mohamed has assured…

India, Uzbekistan set $1-bn trade target, to cooperate on counter-terror

New Delhi (IANS): India and Uzbekistan set an annual bilateral trade target of $1 billion to be achieved in two years and agreed to cooperate in counter-terrorism efforts as the two sides signed 17 agreements across a range of sectors following delegation-level…