ASEAN calls for global cooperation for green economy

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 8: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is advancing global cooperation between developed and developing countries in green economy, promoting efforts...

Clues help Indonesian police arrest former Philippine mayor suspected of being Chinese

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 8: GMA News today, September 7, quoted Mr. Rendel Sy, Head of the Fugitive Search Unit of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration...

Tearful account of victim's daughter in rape case that shocked France

Paris [France], September 8: The French public was abuzz this week about the shocking trial of Dominique Pelicot, 71, who admitted to drugging his wife,...

Former Republican Vice President says Trump is a threat

New York [US], September 8: The Guardian newspaper on September 7 quoted former US Vice President Dick Cheney declaring that he will vote for Democratic...

Typhoon Yagi heads for Vietnam after battering China

Beijing [China], September 8: Super Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, is churning towards the northern coast of Vietnam after tearing through China's...

US: Kamala Harris' campaign raises $361 million in August; thrice more than...

Washington [US], September 8: US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has so far raised a massive $361 million, which is around thrice more than the...

Pakistani national charged with plotting terrorist attack in New York City, arrested...

New York [US], September 8: A Pakistani national residing in Canada was arrested after being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to...

Nepal formally ends ban on TikTok, ISPs ordered to lift embargo

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 8: The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has ordered all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to lift the ban on TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing...

Brutal heat wave scorches Southern California, triggering health alerts

Los Angeles [US], September 7: An unrelenting heat wave has engulfed Southern California this week with temperatures in some areas reaching record highs on Friday,...

Tanzania urges African countries to embrace green hydrogen technology to power continent's...

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], September 7: Tanzanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Doto Biteko on Friday urged African countries to harness the potential...

Cyprus launches social media campaign against investment scammers

Nicosia [Cyprus], September 7: Cyprus' Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has launched a social media campaign to prevent investment scams following a spade of complaints...

France's new PM says to form party-inclusive gov't

Paris [France], September 7: France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday evening that his future government would not just be a right-wing only...

Russia has no timetable for ending special operation in Ukraine, says Kremlin

Moscow [Russia], September 7: Russia will continue its special military operation until all objectives are achieved and there is currently no set deadline for when...

Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024: UN report

New York [US], September 7: UN experts raised alarms over the increasing severity of global food crises, revealing that the number of people facing catastrophic...

UN Security Council members condemn systematic discrimination against women, girls in Afghanistan

New York [US], September 7: Twelve members of the UN Security Council strongly condemned the ongoing systematic gender discrimination and oppression of women and girls...

Rumors of Iran supplying missiles to Russia, US warns, Tehran speaks out

Washington DC [US], September 7: The Wall Street Journal also cited several sources confirming that Washington had informed its allies about Iran 's move in...

US arms aid to Ukraine, which state benefits the most?

New York [US], September 7: The US Department of Defense has just released a spending report, showing that Pennsylvania, Arizona and Texas are among the...

Israeli soldier accused of shooting dead American, Washington reacts

Gaza [Palestine], September 7: The Palestinian Authority's official news agency WAFA reported that the shooting of the American woman by Israeli soldiers occurred during a...

Super Typhoon Yagi: Rains lash China ahead of landfall

Beijing [China], September 7: Heavy rainfall and powerful winds from Super Typhoon Yagi slammed southern China on Friday, even as the strongest storm to hit...

Fire breaks out in Tesla service-showroom in Nepal

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 7: Fire broke out at a Tesla service-showroom in Nepali capital Kathmandu, damaging properties and documents, police said on Friday.

Boeing's Starliner to return to Earth from ISS without Sunita Williams

Washington DC [US], September 7: Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to detach from the orbiting International Space Station on Friday (local time) and return to...

17 killed in Kenya elementary school fire, bodies "burnt beyond recognition"

Nairobi [Kenya], September 7: At least 17 students died after an elementary school in central Kenya caught fire, CNN reported on Friday citing police.

Summer of 2024 was world's hottest on record

Paris [France], September 7: The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said,...

Pope Francis departs Indonesia for Papua New Guinea

Rome [Italy], September 7: Pope Francis left Indonesia morning for Papua New Guinea, where the 87-year-old leader of the global Catholic Church will continue an...

Super Typhoon Yagi heads for southern China

Manila [Philippines], September 7: Powerful gales and heavy rain from Super Typhoon Yagi drenched southern China.

Georgia arrests father of teen suspected in school shooting

New York [US], September 7: Georgia state officials arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected in a school shooting that killed four people and wounded...

Japan's leading PM candidate Koizumi promises snap election

Tokyo [Japan], September 7: Japan's former environment minister and leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi said he would call a snap election "at the earliest...