Light plane crashes, killing 4 in north Mexico

Mexico City [Mexico], January 6: Four people were killed when a light aircraft crashed Friday onto a lot belonging to an airport in Ramos Arizpe,...

Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing

Los Angeles [US], January 6: An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Oregon's Portland on Friday afternoon, with a...

7 teens arrested for stealing car in Australia's Melbourne

Melbourne [Australia], January 6: Police in the Australian state of Victoria said on Saturday that seven teenage boys were arrested after they were found in...

Australia to expose companies' gender pay gaps

Canberra [Australia], January 6: The Australian government will publish the gender pay gap at large companies in a bid to improve income equality.

100 dead, 211 missing after powerful quakes jolt Japan

Tokyo [Japan], January 6: The death toll has risen to 100 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up...

Japan continues earthquake survivor search with more than 50 missing

Tokyo [Japan], January 6: Emergency services in Japan are continuing to look for survivors of Monday's severe earthquake, with more than 50 people still missing,...

At least 1 killed in shooting at Iowa high school; suspect also...

Washington [US], January 6: At least one person was killed and others injured in a shooting Thursday morning at Perry High School in Iowa, according...

Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped on main E22 road

Stockholm [Sweden], January 6: People who got trapped in 1,000 vehicles in heavy snow for more than 24 hours have been evacuated, Swedish authorities say.

Four people killed in Germany hospital fire

Berlin [Germany], January 6: At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in a fire at a hospital in Uelzen town close to...

Five killed as packed train catches fire in Bangladesh

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 6: Five people were killed in Bangladesh after a passenger train caught fire Friday, with police suspecting an arson attack during unrest...

US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts: Sources

Washington [US], January 6: Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State's (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that...

North Korea fires artillery at sea against South military 'gangsters'

Pyongyang [North Korea], January 6: North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds on Friday near a disputed maritime border with South Korea in another...

Iran arrests 11 suspects over bomb blasts, mourners demand revenge

Tehran [Iran], January 6: Iranian authorities said on Friday that security forces had arrested 11 people suspected of involvement in two bomb blasts that killed...

Iraq prepares to close down US-led coalition's mission - PM

Baghdad [Iraq], January 6: The Iraqi government is beginning the process to remove the U.S.-led international military coalition from the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia...

New York City sues bus firms over migrant transfers

New York [US], January 6: New York City on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing 17 bus companies of illegally transporting more than 33,000 migrants to...

China's vehicle production, sales shatter record, surpassing 30 Million in 2023

Beijing [China], January 6: China's auto industry roared back in 2023, defying challenges to reach a historic milestone: production and sales both surpassed 30 million...

UAE welcomes 8th group of wounded Palestinian children, cancer patients

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 6: The eighth group of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients arrived in the UAE on Friday in implementation of the...

Tunisia to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian students

Tunis [Tunisia], January 5: Tunisia intends to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian students currently studying in Tunisia, local media reported on Thursday.

France detects bird flu on vaccinated ducks: official

Paris [France], January 5: France detected on Jan. 2 an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among vaccinated ducks in a duck farm in...

Spain registers 82 pct surge in illegal immigration

Madrid [Spain], January 5: Spain recorded 56,852 illegal immigrants in 2023, an 82.1 percent surge from a year earlier, according to figures published by the...

3 killed, more than 10 injured in Indonesia's train accident

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 5: Three people were killed and more than 10 others injured as two trains were involved in a face-to-face collision in Indonesia's...

UN court hears South Africa's genocide case against Israel next week

Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 5: For the first time since the beginning of the Gaza-Israel war in October, Israel must face the accusation of genocide before...

NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss air defences after Russian assaults

Brussels [Belgium], January 5: The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet next Wednesday in response to Russia's recent wave of heavy air attacks on the neighbouring country,...

Danish queen makes final carriage ride before giving up the throne

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 5: Danish Queen Margrethe II travelled by horse-dawn carriage from her residence to Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen for the last time as...

13 nations warn Houthis against attacks in Red Sea

Washington [US], January 5: A group of 13 nations have given a strong warning to the Houthis against their ongoing attacks on commercial vessels transiting...

Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped on main E22 road

Stockholm [Sweden], January 5: People who got trapped in 1,000 vehicles in heavy snow for more than 24 hours have been evacuated, Swedish authorities say.

Thousands attend Hamas deputy leader's funeral

Beirut [Lebanon], January 5: Thousands of people have attended the funeral of the deputy Hamas leader, Saleh al-Arouri, in Beirut, two days after his assassination...