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Lebanon to demand UN Security Council to issue a ceasefire resolution 11 Oct 2024 - 07:51 pm

Beirut: Caretaker Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati announced that the government has decided, upon the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...

Boeing faces relatives of passengers who died in Boeing Max crashes in court 11 Oct 2024 - 06:56 pm

Fort Worth, Texas: Relatives of some of the 346 people who died in two crashes involving Boeing 737 Max planes are in court...

Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent 11 Oct 2024 - 06:53 pm

London: Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might - or might not - have been one...

Fire breaks out on an oil tanker off Germany's Baltic Sea coast. All 7 crew members are rescued 11 Oct 2024 - 06:45 pm

Berlin: A fire broke out on in the engine room of an oil tanker off Germany's Baltic Sea coast on Friday and all...

Air India flight lands safely after mid-air emergency 11 Oct 2024 - 06:33 pm

Doha, Qatar: An Air India Express flight bound for Sharjah experienced a tense situation today when it was forced to circle above Tiruchirappalli,...

Hurricane Milton leaves at least 16 dead as Florida cleans up 11 Oct 2024 - 05:41 pm

Fort Pierce, United States: The death toll from Hurricane Milton rose to at least 16 on Friday, officials in Florida said, as residents...

Second round of Gaza polio vaccination 'more complicated': UN 11 Oct 2024 - 03:34 pm

Geneva: A campaign starting next week to give hundreds of thousands of children in war-stricken Gaza the necessary second dose of polio vaccine...

1 person dies and 12 are rescued after elevator malfunctions at Colorado gold mine tourist site 11 Oct 2024 - 03:33 pm

DENVER: One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former...

EU questions shopping app Temu over illegal products risk 11 Oct 2024 - 03:02 pm

Brussels, Belgium: The EU on Friday told Chinese-founded e-commerce platform Temu to hand over more information as it suspects the site is failing...

Han Kang's books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win 11 Oct 2024 - 02:07 pm

Seoul: Major South Korean bookstores sold out of author Han Kang's books Friday, as sales skyrocketed and the share price of local publishers...

Father of Tottenham star Son fined for violating child welfare law at football academy in South Korea 11 Oct 2024 - 01:51 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: A court in South Korea has fined Son Woong-jung, the father of English Premier League star Son Heung-min, 3 million...

Oil tanker on fire off Germany, crew rescued 11 Oct 2024 - 01:46 pm

Berlin: A fire broke out aboard a small oil tanker off Germany on Friday, and seven crew were rescued from the burning vessel...

Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize 11 Oct 2024 - 01:42 pm

Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors...

Voice of Japan's beloved robot cat 'Doraemon' dies 11 Oct 2024 - 11:48 am

Tokyo: A Japanese actor who was the voice of "Doraemon", a cartoon cat robot beloved by children in Japan and other countries has...

Philippines arrests alleged Chinese scam farm chain boss 11 Oct 2024 - 11:39 am

Manila: A Chinese man accused of running an extensive network of scam farms across the Philippines has been arrested, authorities in Manila said...

Prince and Princess of Wales meet with families of dance class stabbing attack 11 Oct 2024 - 10:09 am

LONDON: Prince William and the Princess of Wales on Thursday carried out their first joint public engagement since the end of Kate’s chemotherapy...

Relief as Lebanon evacuees dock in Turkey 11 Oct 2024 - 12:13 am

Mersin, Turkey: Exhausted but relieved, hundreds of Turkish citizens and their families docked in southern Turkey late Thursday after being evacuated from war-torn...

UK's William and Kate in first joint public engagement since cancer treatment 10 Oct 2024 - 11:43 pm

London: Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William on Thursday made their first joint public engagement since she ended a course of chemotherapy...