Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in air strike 'mistake'
Abuja [Nigeria], January 14: At least 16 civilians in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken...
Landslides kill at least 10 in Brazil's Minas Gerais state
Brasilia [Brazil], January 14: At least 10 people have died after landslides swept through two cities in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, state officials...
Meghan Markle delays launch of lifestyle TV show due to LA wildfires
New York [US], January 14: Meghan Markle's new lifestyle TV series on Netflix, "With Love, Meghan," is being postponed by three months due to the...
Swiss fighter jets to protect World Economic Forum in Davos
Geneva [Switzerland], January 14: Several thousand soldiers have been deployed in the Swiss ski resort of Davos a week before the start of the meeting...
'Around 300 North Koreans have died fighting in Ukraine'
Seoul [South Korea], January 14: South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) says around 300 North Korean soldiers are thought to have died so far in...
South Korea's Yoon to skip first hearing in impeachment trial over safety...
Seoul [South Korea], January 13: South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing in his impeachment trial, local media reported...
Sudanese army claims capture of key eastern city of Wad Madani from...
Khartoum [Sudan], January 13: The army in Sudan says it has captured a key city in the country's east, one of its biggest gains yet...
EU agrees to discuss Syria sanctions as Western, Arab leaders meet in...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 13: European foreign ministers have agreed to meet at the end of January to discuss lifting sanctions on Syria as foreign...
Thousands without power after heavy snowfall in Estonia
Riga [Latvia], January 13: Tens of thousands of people in Estonia have been cut off from the power supply due to heavy snowfall and snowstorms....
Los Angeles set for more strong winds as wildfire death toll hits...
Washington DC [US], January 13: Los Angeles firefighters, given a brief pause from fierce winds fanning wildfires in recent days, were preparing for gusts to...
Six dead in Czech Republic restaurant explosion, fire
Prague [Czech Republic], January 13: Six people have died and eight others were injured in an explosion that caused a fire in a restaurant in...
Russia claims to have seized new villages in eastern Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], January 13: Russia claimed it had captured two villages in eastern Ukraine where its forces have been steadily advancing for months, as Ukraine's...
More than 60 injured after two trams collide in France
Paris [France], January 13: Two trams collided at Strasbourg's central station in northeastern France on Saturday, injuring 68 people, authorities said.
Italy's flag carrier resumes direct flights to Libya after 10-Year hiatus
Tripoli [Libya], January 13: Italy's flag carrier ITA Airways launched its first direct commercial flight to Libya's capital on Sunday, marking the resumption of air...
China, Ethiopia celebrate 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Chinese New Year
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 13: China and Ethiopia celebrated the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic relations on Sunday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
Egypt expands African diplomatic push as Red Sea crisis hits economy
Cairo [Egypt], January 13: Egypt is stepping up diplomatic engagement with African nations as it seeks to bolster security in the strategically vital Horn of...
Sao Tome and Principe's new PM resigns
Sao Tome [Sao Tome and PrÃncipe], January 13: Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Ilza Amado Vaz submitted her resignation to President Carlos Vila...
Death toll rises to 23 in bus crash in Libya, 5 injured
Tripoli [Libya], January 13: The death toll from a traffic accident, which took place in the vicinity of the Abu Qurain village near eastern Libya's...
224 cholera cases recorded in Angola with 18 deaths
Luanda [Angola], January 13: Angola has registered 224 cholera cases as of 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, reported the Ministry of...
Event held in Bulgaria to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival
Sofia [Bulgaria], January 13: The China Cultural Center in Sofia on Sunday held an event to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival which marks the start of...
Zoran Milanovic secures landslide victory in Croatian presidential runoff
Zagreb [Croatia], January 13: Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic convincingly won the presidential runoff held on Sunday, beating his rival Dragan Primorac with a commanding...
PM Fico says Slovakia secures Russian gas supplies amid halted Ukraine transit
Bratislava [Slovakia], January 13: Russia will honor its commitment to deliver natural gas to Slovakia in the coming months, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told...
Russia says it will continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions
Moscow [Russia], January 13: Russia's Foreign Ministry denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow's energy sector as an attempt to harm Russia's economy at the risk...
Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department
Washington DC [US], January 13: U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his...
Top Israeli security delegation in Doha for Gaza talks
Jerusalem [Israel], January 13: A top level Israeli security delegation arrived in Qatar for talks on a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, a spokesperson for...
South Australia bans junk food ads on public transport
Sydney [Australia], January 12: South Australia (SA) has become the first Australian state to ban junk food advertisement on public transport to tackle obesity and...
Man arrested over attempted shooting west of Canberra
Canberra [Australia], January 12: A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly shooting at four people west of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory...