Published: 03:36 am,Tuesday 19 March 2024
War in Gaza a graveyard for humanitarian law: top EU diplomat
The war in Gaza has become a "graveyard for many of the most important principles of humanitarian law," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday, reported dpa. The European Union's top diplomat described the conflict in the Gaza strip as "the greatest open air graveyard" in reference
Published: 03:46 am,Tuesday 19 March 2024
817 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said 817 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya in the past week, reported Xinhua. "From 10 to 16 March 2024, 817 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya," the IOM said in a statement. Among the rescued migrants
Published: 03:22 am,Tuesday 19 March 2024
Israeli soldier killed in Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital raid
An Israeli soldier was killed during the Israeli army's raid on the Al-Shifa complex in Gaza City early Monday, reported Xinhua, quoting the Israeli military. According to Israeli public radio, the soldier was a sergeant from the Hanahl Brigade, whose death brings the total number of Israeli fatalities
Published: 03:56 am,Tuesday 19 March 2024
7 dead in building collapse in east India
At least seven people were killed and nearly a dozen others injured when an under-construction building collapsed in India's eastern state of West Bengal, a local cop confirmed to Xinhua over phone on Monday. The incident occurred in the state's capital city of Kolkata, in the Garden Reach
Published: 22:23 pm,Sunday 17 March 2024
UNRWA estimates 23m tons of rubble in Gaza Strip
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) estimated on Sunday that the ongoing conflict has reduced infrastructure in the Gaza Strip into 23 million tons of rubble, reported Xinhua. UNRWA said in a statement that homes, schools, clinics and many other civilian infrastructures in
Published: 20:25 pm,Sunday 17 March 2024
4 dead in southwest China forest fires
Local authorities in southwest China's Yunnan Province reported on Sunday that four people have died in forest fires in two separate incidents, reported Xinhua. Three people died when a forest fire broke out in Douge Village in Lincang City at about 6:10 p.m. on Saturday. The blaze engulfed
Published: 20:35 pm,Sunday 17 March 2024
Indian navy rescues 17 from cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates
The Indian navy seized a cargo vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members after forcing 35 pirates to surrender, reported Xinhua, quoting the navy on Sunday. Using coordinated tactical maneuvers and aerial support from HALE RPA, P8I, and MARCOS PRAHARs, the Indian navy forced the