4 killed, 6 injured, some 1,500 evacuated as wildfires ravage Korea's southeastern...
Seoul [South Korea], March 24: At least four people were killed, six people were injured and some 1,500 people were evacuated as wildfires fueled by...
Stem cell treatment helps improve spinal cord injuries
Tokyo [Japan], March 24: A team of researchers in Japan says two of four patients who received transplantation of special stem cells showed motor function...
OIC condemns terrorist attack in Niger
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], March 24: The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack perpetrated on...
Trump officials defend use of wartime law to deport migrants
New York [US], March 24: Trump administration officials defended their use of extraordinary war powers to deport scores of Venezuelan migrants despite a judge blocking...
Putin and Trump may have spoken more than twice
Moscow [Russia], March 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump may have had more contacts than the two publicly announced telephone calls...
Canada's PM Carney triggers snap election, vote set for April 28
Ottawa [Canada], March 24: Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has moved to dissolve Parliament and trigger a snap election on April 28.
Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu imprisoned, pending trial
Ankara [Istanbul], March 24: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has arrived at prison after a Turkish court formally placed him under arrest pending trial on corruption...
Pope Francis released from hospital after five weeks of treatment
Rome [Italy], March 24: Pope Francis was discharged from hospital on Sunday after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, but is urged by doctors to...
Usha Vance to visit Greenland on Thursday
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 24: The wife of Vice President JD Vance, Usha Vance, is to travel to Greenland this week, the White House confirmed on...
50,000 Palestinians killed in Israel's war on Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], March 24: The number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023 has crossed 50,000, according to health...
Senior Hamas leader among 23 killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], March 24: A senior Hamas leader has been killed in a predawn strike in southern Gaza, as Israel has intensified attacks across the...
Pakistan kills 16 fighters on Afghan border
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 24: Pakistan's army has said its forces killed 16 armed fighters along the country's western border with Afghanistan.
US, Ukraine begin talks in Riyadh on limited truce
Kiev [Ukraine], March 24: Representatives from Kiev and Washington met in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday to begin the latest round of negotiations aimed...
Heathrow returning to normal as investigations ordered into outage
London [UK], March 24: An investigation into the power outage caused by a substation fire that shut London's Heathrow Airport has been ordered after about...
Paris votes on car-free zone across hundreds of city streets
Paris [France], March 24: Paris residents on Sunday began voting in a referendum on the creation of a car-free zone across huge swathes of the...
US wants to negotiate with Iran on nuclear programme: US envoy
Washington [US], March 24: US President Donald Trump's outreach to Iran's Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a possible new nuclear deal is an attempt...
Israel blows up Gaza's only specialised cancer hospital
Jerusalem [Israel], March 23: Israel has blown up Gaza's only specialised cancer treatment hospital, as well as an adjacent medical school, drawing condemnation for again...
Arrests as police monitor protests in Berlin
Berlin [Germany], March 23: Authorities in the German capital on Saturday deployed hundreds of police officers to accompany a large right-wing extremist demonstration and counter-protests.
Ugandan army kills 242 rebels in eastern Congo during its recent operations
Kampala [Ugandan], March 23: The Ugandan army said on Saturday that it has killed 242 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Three people killed and 14 injured in New Mexico mass shooting
Las Cruces [New Mexico], March 23: Three people were killed and 14 others injured in a mass shooting on Friday in the US state of...
Four kids make Joshua Kimmich head to sleep early
Berlin [Germany], March 23: Family evenings in the home of Joshua Kimmich and his wife Lina seem rather unspectacular. Recently, the 30-year-old admitted "to head...
Trump revokes security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton
Olympia [Washington], March 23: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday revoked security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
Over 45 killed in paramilitary forces attack in W. Sudan: local organizations
Khartoum [Sudan], March 23: More than 45 civilians were killed in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Al-Malha area, about 210...
Botswana's Chinese learners embrace language through martial arts
Gaborone [Botswana], March 23: The Confucius Institute at the University of Botswana (CIUB) hosted a cultural and language event on Friday, providing Chinese learners with...
Namibia's new president announces key appointments, trims Cabinet
Windhoek [Namibia], March 23: Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who assumed office on Friday, has announced her new leadership team, including the appointments of Lucia Witbooi...
Kenya strengthens green measures for 2025 WRC Safari Rally
Nairobi [Kenya], March 23: Kenya has implemented robust measures to uphold green and sustainability principles during the 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally, currently...
Ancient Chinese Guqins on display in Budapest
Budapest [Hungary], March 23: A special exhibition featuring ancient Chinese zithers, or Guqins, kicked off Friday evening at the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest.