Eight missing in Myanmar ferry accident

Yangon (IANS) Eight people, including three students, are missing after a ferry carrying 16 passengers capsized in a river in Yangon, Myanmar, an official from a rescue organisation told Xinhua on Wednesday. 

The accident occurred around 8.10…

US reacts on PM Modi-Putin meeting, says India must urge Russia to adhere to UN charter on Ukraine

New Delhi (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia enters Day 2, the US has said this was a significant move and that as India engages with Russia, Washington would urge it to make clear that any resolution to the conflict in Ukraine…

Global temperature surpasses 1.5 °C above pre-industrial level for 12 months: Copernicus

Brussels (IANS) June 2024 was the 12th consecutive month of global temperatures reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) level, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service on Monday. 

The…

16 killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza school: Palestinian officials

Gaza (IANS) At least 16 people have been killed while several others injured in an Israeli air strike on a school in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials have said. 

According to the Hamas-run health ministry, the building was sheltering thousands…

Nepal: 15 more dead in monsoon-sparked disasters

Kathmandu (IANS) At least 15 more people have been killed in landslides and floods in Nepal in the past two days, police said on Sunday. 

The rain-induced disasters, previously, had killed 48 people in the country since the monsoon season set…

Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's 14th presidential elections

New Delhi (IANS) Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist and former Health Minister of Iran, on Saturday, won the 14th presidential election by beating his rival, Saeed Jalili, local media reported. 

Masoud Pezeshkian got 16,384,402 of the total 30,573,931…

Change begins now, Labour Party ready to serve the country: Keir Starmer

London (IANS) After securing resounding win in the UK general election, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said that his party is ready to restore Britain to the service for working people. 

Addressing his supporters at a reception to celebrate…

Death toll hits 180 in record floods in Brazil

Sao Paulo (IANS) At least 180 people have died from weeks of record flooding in southern Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state and 32 people remain missing, said the civil defence agency. 

Torrential rains began on April 29 and continued for…

Israel to send delegation for Gaza ceasefire talks: Official

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the dispatch of a delegation for negotiations on a ceasefire deal with the Hamas in Gaza and the release of hostages, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday. 

Israel's…

Hurricane Beryl hits Venezuela: 2 dead, 5 missing, 25,000 affected

Caracas (IANS) At least two people have been dead, five missing and 25,000 affected as Hurricane Beryl ripped through northeast Venezuela's Sucre state, Interior and Justice Minister Remigio Ceballos said. 

"To date, we can say that, unfortunately,…