Demonstrators call for France's withdrawal from NATO in Paris

Mar 20, 2023

Paris [France], March 20: Thousands of demonstrators called over the weekend for France's withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and an immediate halt...

Brunei plans to build waste-to-electricity incinerator plant

Mar 20, 2023

Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], March 20: Brunei plans to build a waste incineration plant that can process 800 to 1,000 tons of waste per day...

Israeli, Palestinian officials meet in Egypt

Mar 20, 2023

Cairo [Egypt],March 20: Israeli and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials are meeting in Egypt for talks amid criticism and calls for a boycott by Palestinian political...

Road crash kills 19 in Bangladesh

Mar 20, 2023

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 20: At least 19 people have been killed and up to 25 were injured in Bangladesh after a bus smashed through a...

Cyclone Freddy death toll surpasses 500

Mar 20, 2023

Lilongwe [Malawi], March 20: The death toll in southeast Africa due to the exceptionally long-lasting Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen to 522, according to authorities...

Nigeria counts votes after tense local elections marred by violence

Mar 20, 2023

Abuja [Nigeria], March 20: Vote counting was underway in Nigeria on Sunday following local elections marred by reports of violence, bribery and signs of low...

N Korea fires ballistic missile

Mar 20, 2023

Seoul [South Korea], March 20: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show of force in a week...

Iran, Iraq ink border deal

Mar 20, 2023

Baghdad [Iraq], March 20: Iran's top security official on Sunday signed a deal with Iraqi authorities for "protection" of their common border, the Iraqi prime...

Assad in UAE amid growing Arab outreach

Mar 20, 2023

Dubai [UAE], March 20: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad met Sunday with Emirati leaders in Abu Dhabi, his second Gulf visit since last month's earthquake in...