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Damascus, Sept 20 (Xinhua/UNI) Syrian air defenses destroyed an unidentified drone near the capital Damascus on Thursday evening, state TV reported. more
Afghans entitled to live ‘free from fear, intimidation’, says UN chief, condemning suicide attacks

New York: All Afghans have the right to live “free from fear, intimidation and violence”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Tuesd ...

Drone attacks target Saudi oil facilities, fire under control now

Riyadh: Drone attacks triggered fires at two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

At least 31 killed, 100 wounded in stampede at Ashura commemoration in Iraq

Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) At least 31 people were killed and some 100 others were wounded on Tuesday in a stampede during the Shia Muslim religious rituals of Ashura in the holy Shiite city of ...

North Korea fires projectiles amid readiness for talks with US: South Korean Military

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan early on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said just a day after Pyongyang exp ...

Over 1,500 British Airways canceled over pilots strike: Reports

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The British Airways company has canceled over 1,500 flights as a result of strikes of pilots scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, media reported Sunday.

Four injured in southern Philippine explosion

Manila (Xinhua/UNI) At least four people were injured after an improvised bomb exploded on Saturday morning in southern Philippine province of Sultan Kudarat, local police said.

Over 80 dead in Saudi-led coalition airstrike on prison in Yemen - Red Crescent

Cairo (Sputnik/UNI): At least 86 have died in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition that hit a prison in the Yemeni Province of Damar, Ilyas Mania Maidama, a coordinator of the Yemeni R ...

Gunman of U S Texas shooting identified

Houston (Xinhua/UNI) The Police Department of Odessa, U.S. state of Texas, posted a message on Facebook Sunday, saying the shooter who killed seven people in west Texas has been identifie ...

Gaza: Suspects of explosions arrested

Gaza (Xinhua/UNI): A Palestinian security spokesman said on Wednesday that a number of suspects were arrested over two explosions that targeted two police checkpoints, killing three secur ...