Paraguay's new President Peña vows to deliver economic growth
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 16: Paraguay's new President Santiago Peña promised at his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday to make investments in education, health care and...
Typhoon Lan brings heavy rains and travel chaos to Japan
Tokyo [Japan], August 16: Typhoon Lan lashed parts of central Japan with heavy rains and severely hampered the travel plans of people returning from summer...
Court rules for young people in landmark US climate trial
Washington [US], August 16: In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the...
Time 'running out': aid agencies urge immediate action on Sudan
Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Four months into Sudan's conflict, the situation is spiraling out of control, with mass displacement and millions on the verge of...
Bangladesh Islamist leader buried after violent protests
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: Around 50,000 people attended Tuesday's funeral for an influential Islamist leader in Bangladesh, police said, after news of his death while...
Clashes in Libya capital kill two; shut airport
Tripoli [Libya], August 16: Gunfighting between the two leading armed groups in Tripoli killed two people and forced the closure of the Libyan capital's only...
35 killed in Russia fuel station blast
Moscow [Russia], August 16: At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at a fuel station in Russia's...
Afghan Taliban celebrate return to power
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16: Afghanistan's Taliban marked the second anniversary of their return to power.
Wave of Russian air strikes hits western Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 16: Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine bordering NATO member Poland and other areas.
Georgia charges Trump with racketeering
Washington [US], August 16: Donald Trump faced a new raft of felony charges on Tuesday after a Georgia grand jury used a law developed to...
France: Pyrenees wildfire contained
Paris [France], August 16: A fire that ravaged a 500-hectare (1,235 acres) area in the south of France has been brought under control, announced by...
Mohamed bin Zayed: Under UAE Presidency, COP28 will lead global efforts to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis the team overseeing the 28th...
UAE leaders condole with Korean President on passing of his father
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to President Yoon Suk Yeol...
UAE expresses concern over developments in Libya's Tripoli and calls for dialogue...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: The UAE has expressed its concern over the developments in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, and called on all...
Neymar Jr. officially signs with Saudi club Al-Hilal
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 16: Al-Hilal Club announced that it has agreed terms to sign prolific goalscorer Neymar Jr. The Brazilian superstar will join the...
45-year-old man charged after disruptions force int'l flight back to Sydney
Sydney [Australia], August 15: A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday after causing disruptions to an international flight from Australia to Malaysia.
Singapore, Chile sign MoU to collaborate on carbon markets, carbon pricing
Singapore, August 15: Singapore and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on carbon markets and carbon pricing on Monday, according to Singapore's...
Four Australians, three Indonesians missing after boat loses contact off Aceh
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 15: Four Australian tourists and three Indonesian crew were missing off the eastern coast of Indonesia's Aceh province on Monday after their...
Argentinian libertarian populist Milei wins presidential primary
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 15: The libertarian populist Javier Milei has won Sunday's presidential primaries in Argentina, according to media reports.
Kiev reports progress near Bakhmut, other small gains in Donetsk
Kiev [Ukraine], August 15: Ukrainian troops are making progress in recapturing territory near the Russian-controlled city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, officials said.
Poland to hold referendum on border fence with Belarus: Defence minister
Warsaw [Poland], August 15: Poland is to let its citizens give their view on whether to keep a fence on its border with Belarus, Defence...
International artists stand up for political prisoners in Belarus
Minsk [Belarus], August 15: Thirteen prominent cultural figures have spoken out for the disappeared political prisoners in Belarus. In an open letter submitted to DPA...
Britain blames 'criminal gangs' for Channel migrant deaths
London [UK], August 15: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blames the "criminal gangs" facilitating small boat Channel crossings for the "horrific" weekend deaths of at...
Families of Libya mass grave victims demand justice
Tripoli [Libya], August 15: A photograph of MouradAllafi hangs in the family farmhouse in western Libya three years after he was found in a mass...
Zuck and Musk throw verbal jabs over cage match
Washington [US], August 15: Billionaires and social media business rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk threw new online jabs at each other Sunday, with the...
Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan
Tokyo [Japan], August 15: Japan braced for Typhoon Lan to make landfall, with airlines and railways cancelling services in central areas of the country's main...
Covid Eris new variant EG.5
New York [US], August 15: COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in the U.S., Europe and Asia.