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Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, belches huge ash tower 28 Mar 2023 - 02:19 pm

Jakarta: The offspring of Indonesia's infamous Krakatoa volcano erupted several times on Tuesday, sending a huge volcanic ash tower some 2,500 metres (8,200...

Seven dead, more than 60 missing in Ecuador landslide 28 Mar 2023 - 02:00 pm

Alausi , Ecuador: Rescuers searched Monday for more than 60 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed...

Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan: officials 28 Mar 2023 - 01:08 pm

Tokyo: A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued....

Philippines to cut contact with International Criminal Court 28 Mar 2023 - 12:26 pm

The Philippines will cut contact with the International Criminal Court after it denied the government’s request to suspend the probe on former leader...

Greek prime minister calls general election for May 21 28 Mar 2023 - 12:19 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Greece’s center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday called a general election on May 21, in the aftermath of a train...

Several killed in fire at Mexico-US border migrant center: local media 28 Mar 2023 - 12:05 pm

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: Several people at an immigration detention center in a Mexican city on the US border died in a fire that...

Police in Belgium arrest 8 people in counterterrorism raids 28 Mar 2023 - 11:58 am

Brussels: Police officers in Belgium have arrested eight people during counterterrorism raids across the country as part of operations aimed at thwarting possible...

Arabs welcome Ramadan with acts of worship, adornments 28 Mar 2023 - 08:50 am

Doha: With the diversity of cultures and traditions, the customs and traditions differ among Arab peoples, but they all agree on celebrating the...

UN Security Council won't probe Nord Stream blasts 27 Mar 2023 - 11:36 pm

United Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday declined a Russian request to investigate the blasts on the pipelines that move natural gas...

Scotland to get 1st Muslim leader as SNP elects Humza Yousaf 27 Mar 2023 - 11:05 pm

London: Scotland’s governing party elected HumzaYousafas its new leader on Monday, making him the first person of color and the first Muslim to...

20 dead in Saudi Arabia as bus carrying pilgrims catches fire 27 Mar 2023 - 10:07 pm

Doha: 20 people were killed, and 29 others were injured inOqbat Shiar, Saudi Arabia as a bus carrying a number of people, among...

Suicide bomber kills 6 people near foreign ministry in Kabul 27 Mar 2023 - 10:06 pm

Islamabad: A suicide bomber struck on Monday near the foreign ministry in Kabul, killing at least six people and wounding several, according to...

UK civil servants plan strike as school leaders reject pay offer 27 Mar 2023 - 09:55 pm

London: UK school leaders rejected a government pay offer and 133,000 civil servants announced plans to strike, dealing Rishi Sunak’s government a blow...

Cuba says parliamentary election turnout up from earlier votes 27 Mar 2023 - 09:39 pm

Havana: Turnout for Cuba's parliamentary elections at the weekend was almost 76 percent, the national electoral commission said on Monday, an increase on...

Russian father faces two-years in jail for 'discrediting' army 27 Mar 2023 - 09:35 pm

Moscow: Russianprosecutors Monday requested a two-year jail term for a single father accused of "discrediting" the army, with his daughter at risk of...

Female shooter kills 3 children, 3 adults at Nashville school 27 Mar 2023 - 09:28 pm

Washington: A 28-year-old woman killed three children and three staff at a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday before being shot...

Hungarian parliament ratifies Finland NATO accession 27 Mar 2023 - 08:25 pm

Budapest: The Hungarian parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing Fidesz party, ratified Finland's NATO membership on Monday after months of diplomatically...