Four people killed in 13-storey building collapse in Egypt's Alexandria
Cairo [Egypt], June 28: Four people were killed after a 13-storey building collapsed in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria, local media reported on Tuesday.
Nearly 2 million Muslims gather on Mount Arafat
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 28: Around 2 million Muslims packed Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as they took part in the first Hajj...
US announces new $500 mn weapons package for Ukraine
Washington [US], June 28: US Defence Department on Tuesday announced a new package of military equipment for Ukraine worth$500 mn.
Italian police make 43 arrests in large organised crime raid
Rome [Italy], June 28: Police in the southern Italian region of Calabria have arrested 43 people in a large-scale raid on local organised crime structures.
Harry's lawyer calls Piers Morgan's trial no-show 'fatal'
London [UK], June 28: Prince Harry's lawyer said a British publisher's failure to call witnesses such as Piers Morgan was a fatal blow to its...
US judge says Trump's NY criminal case likely belongs in state court
Washington [US], June 28:A U.S. judge said he would likely decline former U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to move from state to federal court a...
Over $200 billion likely stolen from U.S. COVID relief programs
Washington [US], June 28:Over $200 billion from the U.S. government's COVID-19 relief programs were likely stolen, a federal watchdog said, adding that the U.S. Small...
Russian missile strike hits restaurants in Ukrainian city
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 28:Russian missiles have hit the centre of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, killing four people and injuring many more, Ukrainian officials say.
UAE President congratulates Prime Minister of Hellenic Republic on his re-election
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 28: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated, in a phone call, Kyriakos Mitsotakis on winning a...
Top court stops North Carolina school's skirt dress code for girls
Washington [US], June 27: The US Supreme Court has left in place a lower court decision ruling that a North Carolina school cannot require its...
National data tool to aid Australian soil conservation
Canberra [Australia], June 27: Australia's national science agency has launched a new national data tool to aid sustainable management of soil.
Search under way in Egypt following building collapse
Cairo [Egypt], June 27: Civil defence teams were searching for people trapped under the debris after a 13-storey building collapsed in the northern Egyptian city...
Australian court dismisses Russian embassy appeal
Sydney [Australia], June 27: Australia's High Court dismissed an appeal by the Russian government on Monday to keep a new embassy site in Canberra.
100-nation summit to combat road crash deaths
Stockholm [Sweden], June 27:Heads of National Road Safety Agencies from around 100 countries will convene in Stockholm this week for the inaugural global road safety...
Hezbollah says it downed Israeli drone in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], June 27: Lebanon's Hezbollah group says it has downed an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel.
At least three dead, after storms hit US Midwest, South
Washington [US], June 27: Tornadoes and thunderstorms hit the U.S. Midwest and South on Sunday, leaving dozens of homes damaged and at least three people...
US Supreme Court dismisses clash over Trump hotel documents
Washington [US], June 27: The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit by a group of congressional Democrats who had sought details about...
Republican threatens impeachment probe of attorney general over Biden's son
Washington [US], June 27: The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives is threatening an impeachment investigation of Attorney General Merrick Garland over the...
Cyclone-hit areas reel after Myanmar army blocks aid
Yangon [Myanmar], June 27: Millions who survived Myanmar's strongest cyclone are now struggling to rebuild their lives after the government cut off access to affected...
Wagner mutiny: Prigozhin's soldiers rage while others cry conspiracy
Moscow [Russia], June 27: Yevgeny Prigozhin may have boasted he had the loyalty of all 25,000 members of his mercenary army, but it seems that...
Vladimir Putin says Wagner mutiny leaders will be 'brought to justice'
Moscow [Russia], June 27:Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the leaders of last weekend's Wagner mutiny of wanting "to see Russia choked in bloody strife".
Organ harvesting: Trafficked for his kidney and now forced into hiding
London [UK], June 27:When a man who'd been sleeping rough walked into a police station near Heathrow Airport, it would lead to the UK's first...
International Security Alliance seizes over $750 worth of drugs, arrests 597 suspects
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 27:A global operation by the International Security Alliance (ISA), a working group of eleven Ministries of Interior, Justice and Home Affairs,...
Experts call for global collaboration to combat drug trade and promote prevention
Dubai [UAE], June 27: Experts emphasised the urgent need for regional and global collaboration to combat the illicit drug trade and mitigate its widespread impact.
UAE President and Russian President discuss bilateral relations, regional and international developments...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 27: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today made a phone call to President of the Russian Federation...
Army officer, 3 IS militants killed in clash in N. Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], June 26: An Iraqi army officer and three Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Sunday in a clash in Iraq's northern province...
Light aircraft crash in Moscow region kills two
Moscow [Russia], June 26: A civilian light-engine plane crashed in the Moscow region, killing two on board, Russia's emergency authorities said on Sunday.