Published: 00:50 am,Sunday 1 October 2023

Man dies after whale hits boat in Sydney
Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Saturday reported a fatal boat incident in Sydney, saying that a man was dead with another in hospital, after a whale breached near their 4.8-meter runabout vessel and flipped it, reported Xinhua. According to NSW Police, at
Published: 00:37 am,Sunday 1 October 2023

Floods kill 9 in Vietnam
Floods in Vietnam's northern and central regions from Sept. 26 to Sept. 28 killed nine people, left one person missing and injured 10 others, the country's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Saturday, reported Xinhua. The floods caused by heavy rain also damaged
Published: 02:33 am,Saturday 30 September 2023

50 killed in blast in SW Pakistan
The death toll of a blast that hit a religious gathering in Mastung district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Friday rose to 50, reported Xinhua, quoting police and health officials. Confirming the casualties, Aetzaz Ahmed Goraya, deputy inspector general of Counter-Terrorism Department Police in the provincial capital city
Published: 02:04 am,Saturday 30 September 2023

NYC declares state of emergency as storms cause flooding, damage
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared on Friday a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island, and surrounding area after torrential storms flooded subways and streets and delayed flights, reported Xinhua. Ophelia's remnants soaked New York City with heavy rain early Friday, and caused flash flooding in
Published: 23:16 pm,Friday 29 September 2023

Eyeing Moscow, Berlin seeks closer ties to Central Asian states
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is welcoming the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to a summit in Berlin on Friday, in a bid to draw closer to the former Soviet republics, reported dpa. The gathering aims to counter Russian influence on the Central Asian states, amid the
Published: 02:52 am,Saturday 30 September 2023

NASA's Perseverance rover captures dust devil on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has captured dust devil on Mars, the agency said on Friday, reported Xinhua. The dust-filled Martian whirlwind was captured moving along the western rim of Mars' Jezero Crater by Perseverance rover on Aug. 30, the 899th Martian day of the mission, according to NASA. Much
Published: 02:48 am,Saturday 30 September 2023

Israeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank
Israeli army on Friday killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh, reported Xinhua, quoting Palestinian medical and security sources, reported Xinhua. "Mohammed Jibril Ramana died due to serious injuries sustained by Israeli army's live bullets," the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Published: 00:29 am,Friday 29 September 2023

13 killed in violent clashes in Khartoum
Violent clashes continued Thursday between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, killing more than 13 civilians, reported Xinhua, quoting eyewitnesses and local media. "Today, violent clashes took place in the vicinity of the army's Engineers Corps in Omdurman, while large
Published: 00:43 am,Friday 29 September 2023

UNGA president urges Afghan authorities to allow girls back to school
UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis on Thursday urged the Afghan authorities to reconsider their decision to ban women and girls from proper education, reported Xinhua. Afghan women and girls, like men, have inalienable rights - human rights that must be upheld and honored, said Francis. "So I