The number of people killed in an earthquake in north-eastern Pakistan has risen to 32, officials said on Wednesday, as rescuers scrambled to reach victims in heavy rain.

Berlin/London (dpa), 24 Sept, 2019 - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said Tuesday a decision will be made “in the next few days” on whether to grant a bridging loan to German charter airline Condor, one of many companies impacted by the c

Opposition lawmakers urged Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign on Tuesday after what British media called a “historic” ruling by the Supreme Court that his suspension of parliament was unlawful.

WAMENA AFP Sept24, 2019- More than two dozen people have died in riots in Papua, authorities said Tuesday, sparking calls for an investigation into one of the bloodiest eruptions of violence to hit the restive Indonesian territory in years.

A Scottish court is hearing a motion that could block Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend parliament from mid-September to mid-October.

HONG KONG REUTERS Aug 29 - China brought fresh troops into Hong Kong on Thursday in what it described as a routine rotation of the garrison, days before protesters planned to hold a march calling for full democracy for the Chinese-ruled city after th

PORTO VELHO AFP Aug29, 2019 - A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil takes effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon and data showing hundreds of new blazes in the rainforest.

Indonesia on Monday revealed the long-awaited site for its new $33-billion capital on the forested island of Borneo to replace the crowded, polluted megacity of Jakarta, which is slowly sinking into the sea.

BRASILIA REUTERS, 27 Aug, 2019- Brazil will reject an offer of at least $20 million from the Group of Seven nations to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest unless French President Emmanuel Macron withdraws his “insults,” President Ja

France, (Daily Mail), 26 August 2019 - Donald Trump may be singing the praises of Boris Johnson but his relationship with the UK took a bizarre turn today when the confused President asked his counterpart: ‘Where’s England?’.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said the G7 was nearing a deal to provide ‘technical and financial help’ to countries affected by the Amazon fires.

DPA, 26th AUGUST, 2019-Just days after eggs were harvested from the last two remaining northern white rhinos, they have been successfully inseminated, an international consortium of scientists said on Monday.

TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) Aug26, 2019- Iran’s foreign minister made a flying visit for talks with host France at the G7 summit on Sunday, as Paris ramped up efforts to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington, a dramatic diplomatic move that the Whi

China said on Thursday it hopes the United States will stop its wrong tariff action, adding that any new tariffs would lead to escalation.

ROME (Reuters), 22 Aug, 2019 - Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella wants political parties to reach a deal to form a new coalition government in the next few days if they want to avoid snap elections, a source close to him said on Thursday.

DPA, 22nd AUGUST, 2019-Russia sent an unmanned spacecraft containing a humanoid robot named Fedor to the International Space Station on Thursday in a test of a new booster rocket.

A Russian pilot was being hailed as a hero on Thursday for landing an Airbus carrying more than 230 passengers in a Moscow corn field after a bird strike.

TEHRAN AFP Aug15, 2019 - Iran’s top diplomat said a US attempt at “piracy” had failed after a Gibraltar court on Thursday ordered the release of a tanker carrying Iranian oil despite a US detention request.

Pakistan, (rt.com), 15 Aug, 2019 -Five Indian soldiers and three Pakistani troops were killed in an exchange of gunfire across the de facto border of the disputed Kashmir region, the Pakistani Army claimed in a statement.

Washington (AFP), 8 August, 2019 - The top US and British diplomats said Wednesday they were prepared to move “as soon as possible” on a trade deal after Britain’s planned withdrawal from the European Union on October 31.

Trump consoled victims of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas on Wednesday, but despite promising a message of unity, he continued to rail at opponents while facing protests that his rhetoric on race has fueled extremism.

HONG KONG (Reuters), 8 August, 2019 - The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging increased caution by visitors to the Chinese territory in the face of what it described as civil unrest after months of sometimes violent street

Thirty people died and dozens were wounded in two mass shootings within just 13 hours of each other in the United States, shocking the country and prompting calls from some politicians for tighter gun control.

DPA, 04th AUGUST, 2019- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) said it has impounded a “foreign” vessel that had been attempting to smuggle oil into Gulf states, according to a report on Sunday from Iranian news agency Fars.

rt.com/Dawn, 4 August, 2019- The Indian Army has said it killed at least five Pakistanis as they attempted to penetrate a military outpost in disputed Kashmir. The fighting erupted after Delhi urged pilgrims to leave the area over security concerns.

New Delhi (dpa) - An Indian lawmaker accused of raping a teenage woman and threatening her family has been expelled by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as India’s top court ordered a fast-track rape trial as well as protection and compensation for

Russia, (rt.com), 1 Aug, 2019 - The US appears to be seeking a pretext for war in the Persian Gulf, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said, expressing concern at Washington’s efforts to build up a coalition capable of deploying naval assets to the r

Seventeen people were killed when a small military plane crashed into a residential area in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi early Tuesday, officials told AFP, in the latest disaster to hit the country’s troubled aviation sector.

AFP.com, 30 July, 2019 - At least 57 inmates were killed during a prison riot in northern Brazil on Monday as rival gang factions fought each other, an official said. Sixteen of the dead were decapitated in the second major eruption of violence to r

DPA, 28th JULY, 2019 - Europe should think twice about sending a maritime security mission to the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said Sunday as one of his senior diplomats linked the current naval spat with the 2015 nuclear accord