Canada and Netherlands file torture case against Syria in The Hague
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 13: Canada and the Netherlands jointly instituted proceedings against Syria before the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on...
Taliban call for strict ban on music in Kabul wedding halls
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13: The Taliban's religious police have called again on wedding hall owners in Kabul to refrain from playing music and activities that...
Thailand's PM frontrunner Pita faces election probe
Bangkok [Thailand], June 13: Thailand's prime ministerial frontrunner Pita Limjaroenrat will be investigated over whether he was qualified to run in last month's election, a...
AI danger alarm bells 'are deafening': UN chief
New York [US], June 13: UN Secretary General AntonioGuterres has issued a warning of the dangers of artificial intelligence and called for the creation of...
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died
Rome [Italy], June 13: Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister who reshaped Italy's political and cultural landscape while fending off multiple legal and sex scandals,...
Nuclear arms spending, arsenals swell as global tensions grow
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13: The world's nuclear powers, and China in particular, increased investment in their arsenals for a third consecutive year in 2022 amid...
Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano oozes lava
Manila [Philippines], June 13: Around 13,000 people have been evacuated in north-east Philippines as the country's most famous volcano, Mayon, continued to ooze lava.
Trump arrives in Florida to face charges, maintains lead in poll
Washington [US], June 13: Former President Donald Trump arrived in Miami on Monday to face federal criminal charges, while a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found a...
COVID shots should target XBB variants in 2023-24 campaign, US FDA staff...
Washington [US], June 13: COVID-19 vaccines being developed and manufactured for the 2023-2024 campaign should target one of the currently dominant XBB variants, the U.S....
Indonesia court to rule on voting system change as election nears
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 13: Indonesia's Constitutional Court is expected to issue a ruling on a bid to change the country's voting system, an official said,...
UAE holds second round of negotiations with Russia on agreement for avoidance...
DUBAI, 12th June, 2023 (WAM) - The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance, held the second round of negotiations on the double taxation agreement...
Emirates, Kenya Airways enter interline partnership to offer more travel options between...
Dubai [UAE], June 13: Emirates and Kenya Airways (KQ) have announced an interline partnership that will allow customers of both airlines access to new...
Kenya, Djibouti to abolish visa requirements for respective nationals
Addis Ababa [Africa], June 12: Djibouti and Kenya have agreed to abolish visa requirements for their respective nationals, the office of Kenya President William Ruto...
S. Korea's export rises 1.2 pct in 1st 10 days of June
Seoul [South Korea], June 12: South Korea's export slightly rose in the first 10 days of June thanks to higher business days, customs office data...
Montenegro holds extraordinary parliamentary election
Belgrade [Serbia], June 12: Polling stations opened across Montenegro on Sunday for the extraordinary parliamentary election, where people will opt among 15 political parties...
Scotland's Sturgeon arrested in funds probe
London [UK], June 12: Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of an investigation into her party's finances, police officials say.
Russia arrests US citizen on drug dealing charges
Moscow [Russia], June 12: A US musician and former paratrooper has beenarrested in Moscow on drug dealing charges and his court appearance, locked in a...
'Nothing wrong' with a nuclear deal with West: Iran's Khamenei
Dubai [UAE], June 12: Iran's supreme leader on Sunday said a deal with the West over Tehran's nuclear work was possible if the country's nuclear...
Fighting resumes in Sudan after 24-hour ceasefire
Khartoum [Sudan], June 12: Fighting has broken out again in the Sudanese capital Khartoum after a 24-hour ceasefire, several Arabic media reported on Sunday.
Indigenous upbringing helped children survive Amazon ordeal
Bogota [Colombia], June 12: Lost for 40 days in the Colombian Amazon, four Indigenous children survived eating seeds, roots and plants they knew were edible...
Rains kill 27 in Pak; Amir sends condolences
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 12: Heavy rains followed by strong winds killed at least 27 people, including eight children, in northwest Pakistan, officials said Sunday. The...
Trump is 'toast' if classified records case is proven, ex-AG says
Washington [US], June 12: Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Sunday defended Special Counsel Jack Smith's 37-count indictment against Donald Trump,
New Zealand's national broadcaster probes 'inappropriate' editing of Ukraine war stories
Wellington [New Zealand], June 12: New Zealand's national radio broadcaster has launched an investigation and put a staff member on leave after it said a...
Ukraine says it retakes village in 'first results' of counterattack
Kyiv[Ukraine], June 12: Ukraine said on Sunday its troops had made territorial advances on three villages in its southeast, the first liberated settlements it has...
Portion of I-95 in Philadelphia collapses after vehicle engulfed by fire
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], June 12: A portion of a vital highway on the East Coast of the U.S. collapsed in Philadelphia after a tanker truck...
BioNTech faces first German lawsuit over alleged COVID vaccine side effects
Berlin [Germany], June 12: BioNTech (22UAy.DE) will go to court to defend itself against a lawsuit from a German woman who is seeking damages for...
Australia bus accident kills 10, police looking for trapped passengers
Canberra [Australia], June 12: At least 10 people died and 25 were injured after a chartered bus likely carrying wedding guests rolled off a ramp...