Aussie teachers boycotting nuclear submarine-related science program

Sydney [Australia], August 29: Australian teachers are boycotting a newly unveiled science program that encourages high school students to help design nuclear submarines, a local...

Zelensky says elections can be held amid war but EU, US aid...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 29: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky said he is keen to hold national elections even amid the ongoing Russian invasion, but cautioned that financial...

Aid organisation rescues 254 migrants, brings them to port in Naples

Rome [Italy], August 29: The Ocean Viking rescue ship operated by aid organisation SOS Mediterranee brought 254 migrants to the Italian port city of Naples...

Syria says Israeli strike hits Aleppo airport, puts it out of service

Damascus [Syria], August 29: The Syrian government said Aleppo's airport in northern Syria was put out of service by an Israeli airstrike at dawn, state...

Recovery efforts from aircraft crash off Australia continue

Sydney [Australia], August 29: Eight US Marines remained in hospital on Monday following the crash of a military aircraft off Australia's northern coast during training...

French envoy to stay in Niger defying expulsion order: Macron

Paris [France], August 29: The French ambassador plans to stay in Niger despite having been given an ultimatum by the country's putschists, French President Emmanuel...

Biden denounces racist shooting in Florida

Washington [USA], August 29: US President Joe Biden condemned a racist attack in which a white man shot and killed three Black people at a...

Paris bids adieu to love-or-hate electric scooters

Paris [France], August 29: Paris will on Friday become the first European capital to ban floating electric scooters from its streets, leaving fans desolate but...

French school abaya ban sparks secularism row

Paris [France], August 29: The French government's decision to ban schoolgirls wearing abayas - long, flowing dresses of Middle Eastern origin - has opened a...

Iran inaugurates last phase of mega gas field

Tehran [Iran], August 29: Iranian President EbrahimRaisi inaugurated on Monday the last phase of the South Pars gas field, one of the world's largest natural...

Libya suspends FM for meeting Zionist minister

Tripoli [Libya], August 29: Libya's internationally recognized prime minister has suspended his top diplomat after she met her Zionist counterpart, with news of the encounter...

Crown Prince in Britain to mark 70th 'versary of investment office

London [UK], August 29: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived in Britain on Monday to attend and sponsor a ceremony marking...

Ukraine says it has liberated southeastern village of Robotyne

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 29: Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to advance further south in...

Texas grid operator appeals for conservation as heat wave persists

Washington [US], August 29: Texas' electric grid operator asked residents and businesses to conserve energy on Sunday as its reserves were expected to decrease during...

Finally reopening after Covid

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 29: North Korea has announced it will allow its citizens living abroad to return home in an easing of its coronavirus-era...

Sharjah to host first Gulf-Iraq Business Forum 26-27 September

Sharjah [UAE], August 29: The emirate of Sharjah is gearing up to host the first-ever Gulf-Iraq Business Forum on 26th and 27th September, under the...

Greece battles wildfires, 146 arrests made for arson

Athens [Greece], August 28: Greek firefighters are battling wildfires on Andros island in the Aegean Sea and the Evros region in northern Greece on Sunday,...

1 killed, 6 injured in shooting at Louisville restaurant

Chicago [US], August 28: One was killed and six others injured in a shooting at a restaurant in downtown Louisville in the U.S. state of...

Myanmar police seize 6.6 kg of heroin in northern state

Yangon [Myanmar], August 28: Myanmar police have seized 6.6 kg of heroin worth over 160 million kyats (about 76,100 U.S. dollars) in the country's northern...

Bangladesh, WB sign financing agreement to help rural youths get jobs

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 28: The Bangladeshi government and the World Bank (WB) on Sunday signed a 300 million U.S. dollar financing agreement to equip about...

New Zealand wastewater pipe dig reveals "fossil treasure trove"

Wellington [New Zealand], August 28: A new study published on Monday described the 266 fossil species, found in a wastewater pipe dig in Auckland, as...

Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia: Putin

Moscow [Russia], August 28: President Vladimir Putin has called on all employees of Wagner and other Russian private military contractors to take an oath of...

Two dead, dozens injured in explosions at Romanian fuel station

Bucharest [Romania], August 28: At least two persons died and dozens more were injured in two successive explosions at a liquid gas fuelling station near...

Ukrainian troops advancing south after taking Robotyne, army says

Kiev [Ukraine], August 28: The Ukrainian army says it is continuing to advance after breaking through the Russian defence line near Robotyne, a settlement in...

Austrian police arrest six suspected human smugglers in two incidents

Vienna [Austria], August 28: Authorities in Austria arrested six people suspected of human smuggling in two separate incidents over the weekend.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis protest after Arab sector deaths

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 28: Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday evening to protest against the policies of the right-wing...

Zimbabwe leader commends 'mature democracy' after dubious re-election

Harare [Zimbabwe], August 28: President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday called Zimbabwe a "mature democracy" after winning a second term in office despite the opposition rejecting...