6.1-magnitude quake hits 13 km ENE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia: USGS
Moscow [Russia], September 2: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 13 km ENE of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia at 20:49:54 GMT on Friday, the U.S....
5 killed as elevator crashes in Indonesia's Bali
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 2: At least five people were killed after an elevator at a resort hotel crashed on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali...
100 years on, victims of 1923 earthquake massacre commemorated in Japan
Tokyo [Japan], September 2: A ceremony has been held in Tokyo to commemorate the victims of a massacre in which over 6,000 Koreans and 750...
Myanmar exports over 59,000 tons of rice, broken rice in August
Yangon [Myanmar], September 2: Myanmar exported 59,971 tons of rice and broken rice in August, according to data released by the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF)...
1 killed, 2 injured in armed attack in east Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], September 2: One villager was killed and two others injured in an ethnic armed group attack in eastern Myanmar's Shan state on Friday,...
Iran's draft hijab law may amount to 'gender apartheid': UN experts
Geneva [Switzerland], September 2: A draft law in Iran ordering new penalties for women not wearing a headscarf in public could amount to "gender apartheid,"...
US to continue deporting Haitians
Washington [US], September 2: The United States will continue deporting Haitian migrants back to their country.
Abortion rights center stage in Democrats' 2024 US election campaign
Washington [US], September 2: Abortion rights helped Democrats stave off a hefty defeat at midterm elections last year and the party aims to put the...
Dubai Holding's iconic 19.28-metre Hatta Sign breaks Guinness World Records title for...
Dubai [UAE], September 2: Dubai Holding's iconic Hatta Sign has garnered international acclaim by breaking the Guinness World Records title for 'The Tallest Landmark Sign'....
UAE President receives Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Kuwait
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and...
Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates Tuggar on his appointment as Nigeria's Foreign Minister
Abu Dhabi [UAE],September 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, congratulated Yusuf Tuggar on his appointment as Minister of Foreign...
Warmer, drier spring forecast with higher bushfire risks in Australia
Canberra [Australia], September 1: Most of Australia is likely to brace for a drier and warmer spring, which may raise the risk of bushfire, as...
5 injured in hospital bomb blast in Myanmar's Mandalay
Yangon [Myanmar], September 1: Five people were injured on Thursday in a hospital bomb blast in Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay, the information team...
EU FMs stress diplomacy amid Niger coup fallout
Washington [US], September 1: EU foreign ministers in the Spanish city of Toledo stressed the value of democracy on Thursday as they considered the fallout...
Fire guts house-turned-factory in Philippines, killing 16
Manila [Philippines], September 1: Sixteen people were killed in a fire that swept through a two-storey house converted into a clothes factory in the Philippines,...
Indonesia's tropical glacier melting rapidly
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 1:The Puncak Jaya glacier in Indonesia's Papua Province, one of the world's few tropical glaciers, could disappear entirely by 2025, the head...
Protests against Dutch nominee as EU climate commissioner
The Hague [Netherlands], September 1: The nomination of Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra as the new European Union commissioner for climate action has been met...
Climate crisis one step ahead of us: Greek PM
Athens [Greece], September 1: The enormous scope of the wildfires that have struck Greece this summer can be attributed primarily to global warming, Prime Minister...
'Shut up': Ukraine's Kuleba lashes out at counteroffensive critics
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 1: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday slammed the critics of his country's counteroffensive strategy and the speed of the troops'...
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference case
Washington [US], September 1: Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday in the sprawling Georgia election interference conspiracy case, allowing him to...
In Sudan's east, murky arms trade thrives as war rages
Khartoum [Sudan], September 1: More than four months into Sudan's devastating war, arms dealers are struggling to keep up with demand for a trade that...
Storm Idalia strikes Georgia, Carolinas after slamming Florida
Tbilisi [Georgia], September 1: Florida began assessing the damage Wednesday from Idalia's flooding after the powerful storm inundated coastal communities and knocked out power to...
UK names Grant Shapps as new defense secretary
London [UK], September 1: Grant Shapps was on Thursday appointed UK defense secretary, succeeding Ben Wallace who formally stepped down after a key role shaping...
New York says Trump should be found liable for fraud
New York [US], September 1: New York's attorney general on Wednesday asked a state judge to declare, even before the start of a trial, that...
At least 74 dead in Johannesburg building fire
Johannesburg [South Africa], September 1: At least 74 people have died - including 12 children - after a Johannesburg building fire.
Kyiv confirms drone attack
Kiev [Ukraine], September 1: A Ukrainian government official has confirmed to the BBC that Ukraine was behind Wednesday's drone attack on a Russian airbase at...
ERC to organise 'Grace Preservation First Global Conference' in September
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 1: The Grace Preservation First Global Conference, oraganised by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan...