World

Tanzania Sends 52 Tons of Medical Aid to DRC to Combat Ebola Outbreak 06 Sep 2026 - 04:00 am

Dar Es Salaam: Tanzania has delivered 52 tons of critical medicines and medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to...

Peru declares 60-day state of emergency across 5 maximum-security prisons 06 Sep 2026 - 03:30 am

Lima: Peru’s government has declared a 60-day state of emergency across five maximum-security prisons holding nearly half of the nation's organized crime-linkedinmates. The...

China says providing Nepal satellite monitoring support following mudslide disaster 06 Sep 2026 - 03:00 am

Beijing:The ChinaMetorological Administration (CMA)says it has stepped up satellite-based meteorological support for Nepal, providingsatellite imagery and real-time weather tracking to aid search, rescue,...

Over 115,000 affected as El Niño brings severe dry weather to Sri Lanka 06 Sep 2026 - 02:00 am

Colombo: Official reports from Sri Lanka’s National Disaster Relief Services Center indicate that over 115,000 individuals in seven districts are experiencing the consequences...

Egyptian court sentences well-known TV presenter, 11 others to death in drug case 06 Sep 2026 - 01:00 am

Cairo: A court in Egypthas sentenced a prominent TV presenter and 11 other individuals to death after being convicted of manufacturing and trafficking...

Israeli shelling of Gaza kills woman, wounds nine 06 Sep 2026 - 12:04 am

Gaza: A Palestinian woman died Saturday from agonizing wounds she had sustained in an earlier Israeli shelling of Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the...

US says shot down over 300 cartel drones linked to 'drug trade' 05 Sep 2026 - 10:38 pm

MexicoCity: The United States announced it has shot down more than 300 cartel-operated drones along the Mexican border, with roughly 100 intercepted in...

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 73,651 05 Sep 2026 - 08:03 pm

Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,651 martyrs and 174,575 wounded since Oct....

CENTCOM announces targeting three Iranian crude oil tankers 05 Sep 2026 - 06:30 pm

Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces attacked three Iranian crude oil tankers today, after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...

Rescue operations ongoing for boy trapped in Algerian well 05 Sep 2026 - 06:01 pm

Algiers: Rescuers were working on Saturday to free a 10-year-old boy who fell into an 80-metre-deep well in southwestern Algeria, civil protection authorities...

Greek military aircraft crashes during airshow 05 Sep 2026 - 04:57 pm

Athens: An F-4 Phantom military aircraft crashed Saturday at a base outside Athens during an airshow, Greek news agency ANA reported. The circumstances...

Over 599 thousand evacuated due to east China torrential rain 05 Sep 2026 - 03:21 pm

Beijing: Local authorities in China's Fujian Province have evacuated more than 599,000 people as torrential rains continued to lash the eastern province for...

64-year-old Nepali woman rescued 10 days after mudslide 05 Sep 2026 - 01:05 pm

Kathmandu, Nepal: A 64-year-old Nepali woman was rescued alive Saturday in Nuwako district 10 days after the deadly mudslide on August26, local media...

AU welcomes UN's adoption of maps that show accurate size of Africa 05 Sep 2026 - 12:43 pm

Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly resolution that encourages...

Nepal-China flood death toll rises to 1,375 05 Sep 2026 - 12:41 pm

Kathmandu, Nepal: The death toll from floods and mudslides that swept areas along the Nepal-China border has risen to 1,375, authorities said. Nepalese...

Chinese national rescued alive from Nepal tunnel: army to AFP 05 Sep 2026 - 11:40 am

Kathmandu, Nepal: A Chinese national was pulled alive Saturday from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal after catastrophic flooding more than nine...

Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire 05 Sep 2026 - 10:20 am

Jakarta, Indonesia: An orangutan mother and her baby, threatened by encroaching wildfires to their habitat in Indonesia, were rescued earlier this week, authorities...

Rescuers continue grim search for Nepal flood survivors 05 Sep 2026 - 10:14 am

Kathmandu, Nepal: Inspired by the "miracle" rescue of two hydropower workers, Nepal's emergency response teams were digging with new vigour Saturday through piles...