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Jordan's Umm al-Jimal added to UNESCO heritage list 28 Jul 2024 - 11:04 pm

Amman: Jordan's Umm al-Jimal village has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, in a move hailed on Sunday by the country's tourism...

Attorney for cartel leader 'El Mayo’ says client was kidnapped, brought to US 28 Jul 2024 - 09:05 pm

Houston: The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims that his...

Gaza death toll rises to 39,324; wounded 90,830 28 Jul 2024 - 08:13 pm

Gaza: The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered more than 39,324 Palestinian civilians and injured more than 90,830 others, since the beginning of Israel's...

13 Palestinian martyred as occupation strikes South Gaza 28 Jul 2024 - 07:01 pm

Gaza: The Israeli occupation army bombarded the city of Khan Younis, on Sunday, killing 13 Palestinians, among them women and children, and injuring...

A Libyan court gives 12 officials prison sentences over last year’s deadly flooding 28 Jul 2024 - 06:51 pm

Cairo: A court in Libya on Sunday sentenced 12 current and former officials to terms of up to 27 years in prison over...

Harris raises $200M in first campaign week, signs up 170,000 volunteers 28 Jul 2024 - 06:46 pm

Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eyepopping...

Myanmar ethnic armed group moves into strategic northern town 28 Jul 2024 - 05:53 pm

Yangon: Fighters from Myanmar's most powerful ethnic minority armed group have moved into a strategic town fought over by the junta and another...

15 killed, thousands evacuated as rainstorms pound parts of China 28 Jul 2024 - 04:00 pm

Beijing: Torrential rain has triggered landslides and rising water levels in major rivers in many parts of China, forcing people to evacuate and...

French rail authority says sabotage damage repaired, services resuming 28 Jul 2024 - 02:02 pm

Paris: France's national rail operator on Sunday said it had repaired damage caused by saboteurs that paralysed the train network hours before the...

Bulgaria fireworks depot explosions toll rises to four 28 Jul 2024 - 01:55 pm

Sofia, Bulgaria: The toll from a series of explosions at a fireworks depot near Bulgaria's capital Sofia rose to four on Sunday as...

Central China landslide kills 12: state media 28 Jul 2024 - 01:32 pm

Shanghai: A landslide caused by flooding in central China's Hunan province destroyed a guesthouse and killed 12 people on Sunday, state media reported....

Endangered gazelles find Libyan 'safe haven' 28 Jul 2024 - 12:48 pm

Farwa, Libya: Cocooned in white bags and nestled in the arms of volunteers, eight young rhim gazelles -- an endangered species native to...

Two Japanese climbers fall from Pakistan's K2 28 Jul 2024 - 12:25 pm

Khaplu, Pakistan: Two elite Japanese mountain climbers fell from Pakistan's K2, officials said Sunday following an attempt at a helicopter rescue that spotted...

Bangladesh students vow to resume protests unless leaders freed 28 Jul 2024 - 12:08 pm

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their...

California fire rapidly reaches state's top 10 biggest ever 28 Jul 2024 - 11:06 am

Chico, United States: A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US...

Philippines delays recovery of sunken tanker's oil 28 Jul 2024 - 10:46 am

Manila: The Philippines postponed on Sunday the removal of fuel from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay, with fears of an environmental...

Iran's Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powers 28 Jul 2024 - 10:17 am

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave Sunday his official endorsement of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic republic's ninth president, following...