London celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with performances
London [UK], September 25: A show for the celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival was staged in London Chinatown on Sunday afternoon, impressing many with...
Australians warned to prepare for looming natural disasters
Canberra [Australia], September 25: Australia is facing possible compounding and cascading natural disasters through summer, the nation's top emergency management authority has warned.
Egyptian opposition presidential candidate targeted by spyware
Cairo [Egypt], September 25: An opposition Egyptian presidential candidate was targeted with spyware a number of times in recent months, with Egyptian authorities likely behind...
Sharp rise in cholera cases worldwide in past year, WHO says
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25: The number of cholera cases around the world have more than doubled in the past year, according to new figures from...
Passenger train rams into parked freight train in Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 25: At least 29 people received minor injuries when a passenger train collided with a parked freight train in central Punjab province...
13 patients lose eyesight in Pakistan after fake injection
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 25: Pakistani authorities have launched investigations into the prevalence of counterfeit and contaminated medicines after a locally manufactured injection apparently caused blindness...
Iran says plot for 30 simultaneous explosions in Tehran foiled
Tehran [US], September 25: Iran says it has thwarted 30 explosions that were planned to go off simultaneously in the bustling capital, Tehran, to create...
'Are we safe?': Venezuelan migrants risk lives to reach US
Eagle Pass [US], September 25: After weeks of travel on dangerous roads and rugged trails, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants experienced a bittersweet moment Saturday when...
Libyans unite to cope with flood
Tripoli [Libya], September 25: About a dozen women hunch over sewing machines in Libya's capital, urgently making clothes for the living, and shrouds for the...
40,000 march in Spain against amnesty for Catalan separatists
Madrid [Spain], September 25:Tens of thousands of Spaniards protested in Madrid on Sunday against possible plans by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to grant an...
Serb gunmen battle police in Kosovo monastery siege; four dead
Belgrade [Serbia], September 25: Ethnic Serb gunmen in armoured vehicles stormed a village in north Kosovo on Sunday.
France to pull troops out of Niger following coup
Paris [France], September 25: France will pull its soldiers out of Niger following a July coup in the West African country.
Philippines condemns Chinese 'floating barrier' in South China Sea
Manila [Philippines], September 25: The Philippines accused China's coast guard of installing a "floating barrier" in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
Russian-installed head of Donetsk imposes five-hour curfew
Moscow [Russia], September 25: The Russian-installed head of the Russian-annexed Ukrainian region of Donetsk has imposed a curfew, according to a decree published on Sunday.
Ex-Goldman Sachs trader to lead Greece's leftist Syriza party
Athens [Greece], September 25: Former Goldman Sachs associate and political novice StefanosKasselakis on Sunday was elected leader of Greece's leftist Syriza party, the country's main...
NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth
Houston [US], September 25: NASA's first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert on Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.
Hamdan bin Mohammed launches Dubai Economic Leadership Program to prepare competent national...
Dubai [UAE], September 25: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, launched the...
Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment unveils 136 new villas for citizens in...
Dubai [UAE], September 25: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and...
Young Arab Media Leaders Programme addresses environmental journalism, climate change, sustainability
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 25: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Chairman of the Arab Youth Center, the...
US Senator Menendez indicted over gifts of gold bars, luxury car
Washington [US], September 24: Gold bars, a luxury car and envelopes stuffed with tens of thousands in cash were among the bribes that federal authorities...
Somali PM at UN calls for lifting 1992 arms embargo
New York [US], September 24: Somalian Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, speaking at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, called on the global community to...
Azerbaijan ready for dialogue with Armenia: FM
Moscow [Russia], September 24: Baku reaffirms its readiness to a "genuine" dialogue and negotiations with Yerevan based on both countries' reciprocal respect of their legitimate...
Solomon Islands joins China in blasting Japan
New York [US], September 24: The leader of Solomon Islands, who has developed close ties with China, on Friday joined Beijing in denouncing Japan's release...
Thousands protest in France against police violence, racism
Paris [France], September 24: Thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest against police violence and racism, some three months...
Russia is not interested in large-scale war, Lavrov tells UN
New York [US], September 24: As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is about to move into its 20th month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has...
Saudi Arabia celebrates national day
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 24: Hawk T1A trainer aircraft of the Saudi Falcons aerobatic team perform during an air show marking Saudi Arabia's 93rd National...
Famous Chinese virologist warns of another coronavirus
Beijing [China], September 24: One of China's most famous virologists Shi Zhengli recently warned that it is "very likely" that another coronavirus will emerge in...