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Huge fire breaks out in S. Korea's tire plant

Huge fire breaks out in S. Korea's tire...

Seoul [South Korea], March 13: A huge fire broke out at a tire plant in the South Korean central city...

Ukraine, Russia say hundreds killed in battle for Bakhmut

Ukraine, Russia say hundreds killed in battle for...

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 13: Ukraine and Russia claimed on Saturday that hundreds of enemy troops were killed over the previous...

Hunt avoids ruling out child detention in asylum plans

Hunt avoids ruling out child detention in asylum...

London [UK], March 13: In Britain, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt did not rule out the prospect of children being detained under...

Sunak heads to US for talks on submarine deal

Sunak heads to US for talks on submarine...

London [UK], March 13: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is flying to the United States for meetings with US President...

More migrants brought ashore to Italy as locals march for victims

More migrants brought ashore to Italy as locals...

Rome [Italy], March 13: Three boats overcrowded with migrants were brought safely to Italian ports on Saturday, the coastguard said,...

Iran says more than 100 arrested over poisonings of schoolgirls

Iran says more than 100 arrested over poisonings...

Tehran [Iran], March 13: Iran has announced more than 100 arrests nationwide over the mystery poisonings of thousands of schoolgirls,...

BBC chief refuses to quit amid chaos

BBC chief refuses to quit amid chaos

London [UK], March 13: Britain's finance minister on Sunday said "people's confidence" in the BBC needed to be restored as...

Iraq to plant 5m trees in climate action

Iraq to plant 5m trees in climate action

Basra [Iraq], March 13: Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change...

Jordan princess weds in royal ceremony

Jordan princess weds in royal ceremony

Amman [Jordan], March 13: The daughter of Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday wed a financier of Greek origin at...

Saudi Arabia launches new national airline

Saudi Arabia launches new national airline

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 13: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formally announced on Sunday the creation of a...

Eight dead after two migrant boats capsize near San Diego

Eight dead after two migrant boats capsize near...

California [US], March 13: At least eight people have died after two fishing boats capsized off the coast of San...

Pope Francis to gather cardinals to mark his 10th anniversary as pontiff

Pope Francis to gather cardinals to mark his...

Vatican City [Italy], March 13: Pope Francis will mark his 10 years as head of the Roman Catholic Church by...

North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korean drills begin

North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South...

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 13: Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news...

Man sues three women for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills

Man sues three women for helping his ex-wife...

Texas [US], March 13: A Texas man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing three women of helping his ex-wife...

Record-strength cyclone Freddy displaces hundreds in second Mozambique landfall

Record-strength cyclone Freddy displaces hundreds in second Mozambique...

Maputo [Mozambique], March 13: Cyclone Freddy displaced hundreds of people as it battered central Mozambique after making landfall for a...

North Korea: Significant steps in response to war provocations by the US and South Korea

North Korea: Significant steps in response to war...

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 13: North Korea has decided to take "significant concrete steps" in order to deter war, the...

UAE aid ship arrives at Latakia Port carrying 1,000 tonnes of food parcels

UAE aid ship arrives at Latakia Port carrying...

Latakia [Syria],March 13: A UAE aid ship, carrying 37,500 food parcels (1,000 tonnes) arrived at the Port of Latakia...

Gunman kills six at Jehovah's Witness hall attack in Germany

Gunman kills six at Jehovah's Witness hall attack...

Hamburg [Germany], March 12: A disgruntled former Jehovah's Witness member shot dead six people of the Christian group's congregation in...

Iran arrests over 100 for involvement in students' poisoning

Iran arrests over 100 for involvement in students'...

Tehran [Iran], March 12: Iran's Interior Ministry said on Saturday more than 100 people in 11 provinces have been arrested...

Peru's president delivers aid to areas affected by Cyclone Yaku

Peru's president delivers aid to areas affected by...

Lima [Peru], March 12: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte left Lima on Saturday to deliver humanitarian aid to areas affected by...

Venezuelan president optimistic about future of LatAm, Caribbean

Venezuelan president optimistic about future of LatAm, Caribbean

Caracas [Venezuela], March 12: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expressed his optimism about integrating Latin America and the Caribbean and affirmed...

Russia to launch e-visas and payment cards for foreigners

Russia to launch e-visas and payment cards for...

St Petersburg [Russia], March 12: Foreign tourists may have a chance to apply for an electronic visa to enter Russia...

Aussie police intercept half ton of illicit drugs sent by mail

Aussie police intercept half ton of illicit drugs...

Sydney [Australia], March 12: In a joint operation with the national postal services provider Australia Post, the Australian Federal Police...

Tunisia welcomes Saudi-Iran decision to resume ties

Tunisia welcomes Saudi-Iran decision to resume ties

Tunis [Tunisia], March 12: Tunisia welcomed the decision by Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic ties, the Tunisian Ministry...

Protest held in Prague against inflation, military support for Ukraine

Protest held in Prague against inflation, military support...

Prague [Czech Republic], March 12: Thousands of people protested against high living costs and the government's military support for Ukraine...

UN envoy to Libya stresses importance of elections to achieve peace, stability

UN envoy to Libya stresses importance of elections...

Tripoli [Libya], March 12: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Saturday stressed the...

News Analysis: Experts say early elections may give Erdogan head start in tight presidential race

News Analysis: Experts say early elections may give...

Ankara [Turkaey], March 12: In front of cameras, Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan signed Friday a decree to launch snap elections,...