Europe: Is compulsory military service coming back?
Berlin [Germany], June 12: After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, universal conscription seemed to be on the...
Hazza bin Hamdan bin Zayed honours 10th Braille Story Reading Award winners
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 12: Sheikh Hazza bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan honoured the winners of the 10th edition of the Braille Story...
SBA enables Emirati, Moroccan publishers to explore new prospects, drive regional growth...
Rabat [Morocco], June 12: The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has highlighted the emirate's leading role in supporting the publishing industry, with a focus on international...
NCEMA affirms team's ongoing efforts to monitor developments in weather condition
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 12: The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) has organised a series of meetings of the Joint Assessment Team...
Counteroffensive actions underway in Ukraine: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], June 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the counteroffensive actions in his country are underway, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.
2 killed after small plane crashes in mountain area in U.S. Arizona
Los Angeles [US], June 11: Two people were killed on Saturday when a small plane crashed in a mountain area east of Phoenix, the capital...
Sri Lankan telephone dealers to reduce retail price amid rupee appreciation
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 11: The Sri Lanka Telephone Dealers' Association on Saturday announced a 20 percent reduction in the prices of mobile phones.
Sunak's problems grow as another UK lawmaker quits
London [UK], June 11: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a third by-election test after a close ally of former prime minister Boris Johnson resigned...
Trump faces odds in classified-docu case
New York [US], June 11: Donald Trump faces a formidable task defending against charges that he illegally kept top-secret documents upon leaving the White House...
French stabbing suspect charged with attempted murder
Paris [France], June 11: The man accused of injuring four young children and two adults in a stabbing attack at a park in south-eastern France...
Sudanese capital quiet as 24-hr ceasefire takes hold
Cairo [Egypt], June 11: The Sudanese capital Khartoum was relatively calm on Saturday morning as a US and Saudi-brokered 24-hour ceasefire took effect, providing a...
Five workers killed in Turkey factory blast
Istanbul [Turkey], June 11: Five workers have been killed in a blast at an explosives factory in the Turkish capital Ankara, the defence ministry said...
Pope Francis told to spend next week in hospital after surgery
Rome [Italy], June 11: Pope Francis has been told to spend all of next week in a Rome hospital where he has been recovering from...
300 evacuated from baths in French spa town after some feel unwell
Paris [France], June 11: Some 300 people were evacuated from the thermal baths in the southern French spa town of Digne-les-Bains in a precautionary measure...
Russian strikes kill three in Odesa, hit Poltava air base
Moscow [Russia], June 11: Russia fired missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine in the early hours, killing three civilians in the Black Sea city...
Trump magnifies attacks on Justice Department after his indictment
Washington [US], June 11: Former President Donald Trump used the first public appearance since his federal indictment to ratchet up attacks on the Justice Department,...
Ukraine's army reports new gains against Russian forces near Bakhmut
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 11: Counterattacking Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 1,400 metres at a number of sections of the front line near the eastern...
Syria's wheat yield expected to reach 1 mln tons in 2023: PM
Damascus [Syria], June 10: Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous on Friday said the country's wheat yield this year is expected to reach one million tons,...
Iran denies report of nearing interim nuke deal with U.S.
Tehran [Iran], June 10: Iran has denied a media claim of it "nearing an interim nuclear deal" with the United States, saying such a deal...
Russia maintains key interest rate at 7.5 pct
Moscow [Russia], June 10: The Bank of Russia on Friday decided to keep the key interest rate at 7.5 percent per annum amid growing inflationary...
Ukraine achieves no targets in counteroffensive: Putin
Moscow [Russia], June 10: Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive but has failed to accomplish its goals, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
5.9-magnitude quake hits Macquarie Island region: USGS
New York [US], June 10: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Macquarie Island region at 21:21:42 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey...
U.S. Democrats, Republicans skeptical of gov't spying practices: AP
Washington [US], June 10: As it pushes to renew a cornerstone law that authorizes major surveillance programs, the Joe Biden administration faces an American public...
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 10: Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano in the waters of Sunda Strait erupted on Friday, sending up some 3,000 meters high volcanic ash...
2 airplanes collide at Tokyo's Haneda airport: media
Tokyo [Japan], June 10: Two passenger jets appeared to have collided near a taxiway in Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday, according to Japan's transport ministry.
Cambodia arrests 1 drug criminal, seizing over 56 kg illicit drugs: police
Phnom Penh [Cambodia],June 10: Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested an alleged drug trafficker, seizing over 56 kg illicit drugs, the Anti-Drug Police Department (ADP) said...
471 hostilities: Putin says Ukraine's counter-offensive has begun
Moscow [Russia], June 10: The Russian leader said Ukraine had begun a counterattack but failed, and announced that Moscow's tactical nuclear weapons would be deployed...