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Cold wave grips several states in north India as fog delays flights, trains 05 Jan 2024 - 03:11 pm

NEW DELHI: Cold wave conditions on Friday gripped several states in north India, including the capital territory of Delhi, officials said. The dense...

Japanese air safety experts search for voice data from plane debris after runway collision 05 Jan 2024 - 02:29 pm

A team of transport safety officials searched for a voice recorder from the severely burned fuselage of a Japan Airlines plane Friday, seeking...

4 dead, 22 injured in Indonesia train collision 05 Jan 2024 - 01:46 pm

Bandung, Indonesia: Four people were killed and at least 22 injured when two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in Indonesia on Friday,...

Four patients die after fire breaks out at hospital in northern Germany 05 Jan 2024 - 01:19 pm

BERLIN: Four people died after a fire broke out at a hospital in northern Germany and spread to several patients' rooms, police said...

Singapore to face more extreme weather amid climate change: report 05 Jan 2024 - 12:05 pm

SINGAPORE: Scorching heat, extreme rainfall, and rising sea levels will bring growing challenges to Singapore if climate change intensifies, according to a report...

Japan quake death toll rises to 94 with 222 missing 05 Jan 2024 - 11:44 am

Anamizu, Japan: Hampered by bad weather and damaged roads, Japanese rescuers searched Friday for 222 people still missing four days after a devastating...

LIVE UPDATES: Israel continues deadly strikes in Khan Younis, Rafah 05 Jan 2024 - 10:15 am

Doha, Qatar: The number of casualties and injured continues to mount due to Israel's unrelenting bombardment across the Gaza Strip for over 90...

3 dead, 28 injured in Indonesia train collision: officials 05 Jan 2024 - 09:26 am

Bandung, Indonesia: Three people were killed and at least 28 injured when two trains collided on Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday,...

'Multiple gunshot victims' in Iowa school shooting: sheriff 04 Jan 2024 - 07:54 pm

Perry, United States: A shooting on Thursday at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa left "multiple gunshot victims," local...

Germany drops planned subsidy cuts after farmers protest 04 Jan 2024 - 07:14 pm

Berlin: The German government on Thursday dropped part of its plans to cut agricultural subsidies in the face of massive protests from farmers....

Police respond to gunfire at US high school 04 Jan 2024 - 07:07 pm

Washington: Police were responding to a shooting at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa on Thursday morning, authorities said,...

Spain's Iberia cancels over 400 flights due to strike 04 Jan 2024 - 05:22 pm

Madrid: Spanish airline Iberia has cancelled over 400 flights due to a four-day strike by its ground service workers that is set to...

UK's Sunak eyes 'second half' of 2024 for election 04 Jan 2024 - 05:16 pm

London: Britain will likely go to the polls in the last six months of this year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak indicated Thursday, as...

Kuwait: Amiri order appointing Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem as Prime Minister 04 Jan 2024 - 05:01 pm

Kuwait: Amir of Kuwait HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed an Amiri Order Thursday appointing Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem as Prime...

German inflation rises again in December 04 Jan 2024 - 04:47 pm

Berlin: German inflation rose in December, preliminary data showed Thursday, as the pace of price rises picked up again after months of steady...

Spain police investigate suspected poisoning of 47 cats 04 Jan 2024 - 04:43 pm

Madrid: Spanish police said Thursday they had opened an investigation into the suspected poisoning of nearly 50 street cats that could see the...

Heavy snowfall, cold cause traffic jams in Nordics 04 Jan 2024 - 03:36 pm

Stockholm: Hundreds of cars were stuck along highways in southern Sweden and Denmark on Thursday, authorities said, with heavy snowfall behind the gridlock...