5.9-magnitude quake jolts Japan's Aomori: JMA

Tokyo [Japan], August 11:An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck parts of Japan's Aomori prefecture in the northern part of Japan's main island...

Australia's outgoing RBA governor warns ongoing threat of inflation

Sydney [Australia], August 11:Australian outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe warned against the ongoing threat of inflation despite signs that it is easing.

Over 4 million displaced in Sudan, UN says

New York [US], August 11: More than four million people have been displaced since fighting began in Sudan nearly four months ago, the United Nations...

Six Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq clashes

Istanbul [Turkey],August 11:At least six Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with fighters of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish...

Minister slams TikTok-inspired raid in London

London [UK], August 11: UK Home Secretary SuellaBraverman has called for those who took part in a suspected TikTok-inspired raid of shops in London's Oxford...

Floods bring southern Norway to a standstill

Oslo [Norway], August 11:Emergency services were struggling to get a handle

Killing of anti-corruption president hopeful inflames Ecuador crisis

Quito [Ecuador], August 11: Ecuador plunged deeper into crisis after an anti-corruption presidential candidate was assassinated on Wednesday evening, less than two weeks before elections.

Biden signs decree to protect sensitive technology

Washington [US], August 11: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order to regulate certain investments from the United States in China to...

Iraq's extreme temperatures a 'wake-up call'

Baghdad [Iraq], August 11:Iraq's rising temperatures and protracted drought are a "wake-up call" for the world, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said in...

Hawaii wildfires raze resort city on Maui island

Washington [US], August 11: A wildfire that swept through the resort town of Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island has killed at least 36 people, authorities...

North Korea's Kim dismisses top general

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 11: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced the military's top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of...

Ukraine orders evacuation of parts of north-east

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 11: Ukraine has ordered the mandatory evacuation of all civilians from 37 settlements in the northeast as Russia steps up its attacks...

Yandex founder slams Russia's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], August 11:ArkadyVolozh, a co-founder of Russia's technology giant Yandex, has described Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as "barbaric".

Iran releases US dual nationals into house arrest, lawyer says

Tehran [Iran], August 11: Iran has released five US-Iranian dual nationals into house arrest, US officials say.

Abdullah bin Zayed, Armenian counterpart discuss bilateral relations

Abu Dhabi [UAE],August 11: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed over the phone with Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign...

Bangladesh's dengue death toll passes 350, with 101 new deaths in August

Dhaka [Bangladesh],August 10:Bangladesh reported 12 dengue deaths on Wednesday, down from 13 a day earlier, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to...

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 10: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Thursday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

Ukraine opens border crossing with Russia for refugee return

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 10: Ukraine has opened a border crossing with Russia that was closed since the war began so that Ukrainian refugees displaced to...

At least 56 injured in blast on factory premises near Moscow

Moscow [Russia], August 10:The injury toll in a violent explosion that rocked a pyrotechnics warehouse in the town of SergiyevPosad, about 70km north-east of Moscow,...

Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to stop deforestation

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 10:The eight nations that share the Amazon basin have come under fire for a joint declaration agreed at their summit...

Migrant shipwreck off Italy leaves 41 dead

Rome [Italy], August 10: At least 41 people are dead after a boat accident involving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian news agency ANSA...

11 killed in France holiday home blaze

Paris [France], August 10: Eleven people were killed in eastern France on Wednesday when a fire tore through a holiday lodging being used by a...

Saudi embassy resumes work in Iran after 7 years

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 10:Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran has resumed operations, state media in Iran reported Wednesday, following a thaw in ties seven years...

Norwegian river dam partly collapses

Oslo [Norway], August 10: A dam on a Norwegian river partly collapsed, sending water gushing through a gaping hole in the structure after days of...

US obtained search warrant for Trump's Twitter

Washington [US], August 9: The U.S. special counsel investigating Donald Trump obtained a search warrant for the former president's Twitter account in January and the...

Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan

Tokyo [Japan], August 10: Flights were cancelled and trains halted on Wednesday as heavy rain from Typhoon Khanun pounded southern regions of Japan and South...

Six people killed in Maui wildfire as survivors flee into the ocean

Washington, [US], August 10:Wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and caused extensive damage on Hawaii's Maui island...