Venezuela regains control of gang-run jail with pool and zoo

Caracas [Venezuela], September 22: Some 11,000 soldiers and police stormed the Tocoron prison in Venezuela about 140 kilometres south-west of the capital Caracas in a...

Azerbaijan, Karabakh separatists hold 'constructive' peace talks

Baku [Azerbaijan], September 22: Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists from the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh held their first direct peace talks Thursday, after Baku claimed to...

MBS: Palestinian issue key for normalization

New York [US], September 22:Saudi Arabia's crown prince said Wednesday that a historic normalization of relations with the Zionist entity is getting "closer", as he...

PM calls on Iraqi counterpart to abide by Khor Abdullah accord

New York [US], September 22: Representative of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah,...

Do your utmost best, Crown Prince urges Kuwaiti athletes

Beijing [China], September 22: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah urged athletes competing in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou Thursday...

Australia to hold independent inquiry into handling of COVID pandemic

Canberra [Australia], September 22: Australia's centre-left Labor government on Thursday said it would hold an independent inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic to...

US offers work permits to half million Venezuelans

Washington [US], September 22: The U.S. will grant temporary deportation relief and access to work permits to nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the...

King Charles visits Notre-Dame in state trip aimed at bolstering ties

Paris [France], September 22: King Charles underscored on Thursday the importance of the relationship between Britain and France and called for a renewed "Entente Cordiale"...

Poland, with election looming, says it isn't sending new arms to Ukraine

Warsaw [Poland], September 22: Poland is only carrying out previously agreed arms deliveries to Ukraine, a government spokesman said on Thursday, amid souring bilateral relations...

Fujairah Crown Prince receives Minister of Culture and Youth

Fujairah [UAE], September 22: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, stressed the importance of partnerships and strategic projects...

Nagorno-Karabakh fighting dies down after Russia brokers ceasefire

Moscow [Russia], September 21:A ceasefire has been agreed in the disputed South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh about a day after the start of an Azerbaijani...

UN official calls for honoring truce in Palestinian refugee camp in S....

Beirut [Lebanon], September 21: A senior UN official on Wednesday called on factions involved in clashes in the Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern...

Israel to support innovative projects for integrating Hebrew, Arabic languages in AI...

Jerusalem [Israel], September 21: The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) on Wednesday said in a statement that it would invest a total of 30 million shekels...

5.5-magnitude quake hits 50 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska -- USGS

Washington [US], September 21: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 50 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska at 0113 GMT on Thursday, the...

12 missing after vessel capsizes in western Myanmar

Yangon [Myanmar], September 21: A total of 12 people went missing after a vessel capsized on Tuesday in western Myanmar's Sagaing Region, the information team...

Indonesia to start oil, Gas exploration in Papua

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 21: The Indonesian government has set to explore oil and gas resources in Warim block, Papua province, a minister said on Wednesday.

Tajik president calls for more int'l aid for Afghanistan

United Nations, September 21: Tajik President EmomaliRahmon on Wednesday called on the international community to provide more humanitarian aid for Afghanistan.

Riyadh hails 'positive results' of peace talks with Yemeni rebels

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 21: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday hailed what it called "positive results" from talks with a visiting Yemeni rebel delegation to reach...

Humanitarian situation in Libya's flood areas 'critical'

Tripoli [Libya], September 21: The humanitarian situation in the flood-hit areas in eastern Libya is "quite critical at the moment" as the population still lacks...

France refuses to take in migrants from Lampedusa

Paris [France],September 21: France's Interior Minister GeraldDarmanin said on Tuesday that the country would not take in migrants who arrived on the Mediterranean island of...

Iranian President Raisi defends domestic nuclear programme

New York [US], September 21: Iranian President EbrahimRaisi defended the country's nuclear programme during the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

Climate crisis has 'opened the gates to hell': UN chief

United Nations, September 21: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told world leaders humanity's addiction to fossil fuels had "opened the gates to hell" as...

Women violating dress code to face 10 years jail in Iran

Tehran [Iran], September 21: Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating head coverings and modest clothing would face up to 10 years'...

Charles III welcomed in France for first visit as king

Paris [France], September 21: King Charles III on Wednesday embarked on his first state visit to France as monarch, a three-day trip aimed at showing...

Maui fire lawsuit blames landowners for wild grass growth

Hawaii [US], September 21: The father of a woman who died in the Hawaii wildfires last month has launched a novel lawsuit against three major...

'Stop the war' and Zelenskiy need not speak

New York [US], September 21: It was to be Ukrainian President VolodomyrZelenskiy's first in- person appearance at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Moscow's invasion...

US Fed leaves rates unchanged

Washington [US], September 21: The US Federal Reserve unanimously voted today to hold its overnight interest rates unchanged at 5.25 per cent - 5.50 per...