200 Corpses Found In Syria’s Mass Grave

Two hundred corpses, including those of people believed to have been executed by the Islamic State group, were found near the Syrian city of Raqa, a local official and a war monitor said Wednesday.&n…

Migrants’ Death: UN Security Council To Hold Urgent Libya Talks

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss an air strike on a detention centre in Libya that killed scores of migrants, diplomats said.     &nb…

Tornado Kills Six, Injures Nearly 200 In China

A tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said Thursday. The tornado hit Kaiyuan in Liaoning province on Wednesday…

Boeing To Give $100 Mn To 737 MAX Crash Victims’ Families, Communities

Boeing announced Wednesday it would give $100 million to communities and families affected by two crashes on its 737 MAX planes that claimed 346 lives.        Describing…

Flood: Over 1.43m people get evacuation order in Japan

No fewer than 1.24 million residents of the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu received an emergency evacuation order on Wednesday due to the threat of landslides and floods caused by heavy rains…

Russia accuses U.S. of deliberately provoking war with Iran

The United States is on a “deliberate course for provoking war’’ with Iran, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Russia’s foreign minister said this in reaction to the U.S. announcing it would …

Video: Plane with faulty wheel successfully lands in Israel

A major air disaster was averted on Monday as an Electra Airways Boeing 737-400 made a successful emergency landing at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport after one of its tires was blown out d…

Hong Kong protest: China draws battle line

The Chinese government has issued a strong condemnation of protesters who stortmed and vandalised the Hong Kong’s legislature late on Monday, calling the act “totally intolerable”.    …

US Will ‘Never Allow’ Iran To Develop Nuclear Weapons – White House

The United States will “never allow” Iran to develop nuclear weapons, the White House warned Monday, after Tehran said it had exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves set under a 2015 nuclear d…

Bomb explodes near U.S. Embassy in Afghan

A powerful explosion has rocked the Afghan capital, rattling windows and sending smoke billowing from Kabul’s downtown area near the U.S. Embassy. The explosion early Monday occurred as the streets i…

Trump sets foot in North Korea, agrees with Kim to resume talks

Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea. Trump met its leader, Kim Jong Un, on Sunday in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stal…

Iran announces visa waiver for Chinese citizens

Iran will no longer require Chinese visitors to obtain visas, state media reported on Sunday, as the sanctions-hit country attempts to boost tourism in the face of an economic crisis.  &nbs…

G20 reaffirms commitment to inclusion, equality

G20 leaders meeting in Osaka, Japan, have issued a communiqué stressing the importance of an active ageing society that enables older workers to participate in the labour market.    &n…

10 killed in Texas airplane crash

A light aircraft has crashed into an airport hangar in Texas killing all 10 people on board.The plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air, crashed shortly after take-off at Addison Airport. It …

Alvarez, U.S. ex-policeman dies of 9/11 related cancer

A retired U.S. police Detective, Lou Alvarez, who gave what remained of his life and even his badge to the cause of ailing September 11 first responders has died.        The retired New York Police D…

Biden, Democratic Heavyweights Face Off In Second 2020 Debate

All eyes turn towards frontrunner Joe Biden on Thursday when he and nine more Democratic presidential hopefuls take the stage in Miami for a second night of debate with immigration, health care and e…

G20 leaders’ summit begins in Japan

The two-day G20 summit of the leaders of powerful nations kicked off in the Japanese port city of Osaka on Friday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also the term president of the summit, welcomed …

Harry and Meghan to visit Southern Africa

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex  have announced  that they will tour Southern Africa with their new baby in Autumn. Baby Archie will make his first overseas appearance this fall when parents…

39kg of cocaine found on plane carrying Brazil president’s team to G20

A Brazilian air force officer travelling with President Jair Bolsonaro’s G20 team has been arrested after being caught with 39 kilograms of cocaine.        The officer w…

Trump, Putin to meet at G20 summit

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Friday for the first time since special counsel Robert Mueller released his report detailing Russia’s “sweeping and systematic” c…