The death toll from the disastrous South Korean Jeju Air plane crash has risen to 179, media reports said on Sunday. The Guardian reported the Boeing 737-800 Jeju Air plane skidded off the runway and crashed into a wall at the Muan International Airport. All 179 on board barring crew members were killed in the More
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died at the age of 92 late on Thursday evening at a hospital in New Delhi, according to Indian media on Friday. “As a mark of respect for the departed dignitary, it has been decided that seven days of state mourning will be observed throughout India,” the Indian government More
Five journalists with a Gaza-based television channel have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the embattled enclave, CNN reported on Thursday. The overnight air raid hit a vehicle of Al-Quds Today Television, parked outside Al-Awda Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the report said. While denouncing the attack, Al-Quds Today Television said the five were More
Russian says its cargo ship has sunk in the Mediterranean sea following an explosion in its engine room. Citing a statement from the Russian foreign ministry, Reuters reported two of the ship’s crewmembers were missing while 30 others, including 14 crewmembers, were rescued and transferred to Spain. The ship called Ursa Major was built in 2009, controlled More
Outgoing US President Joe Biden is mulling over the imposition of new sanctions on Russia’s energy sector, reports an influential American newspaper. In his final weeks in office, Biden is weighing a parting blow in the US financial war against Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Washington Post. If imposed, the new curbs would More
A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, with 32 passengers surviving. The aircraft, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, was carrying 62 passengers and five crew members, according to media reports. Kazakh authorities confirmed that 32 people survived the crash, as reported by Reuters. Unverified video More
Presidents of Russia and Tajikistan are set to meet today (Tuesday) on issues of common interest, including the situation in Afghanistan. President Vladimir Putin has arrived in St. Petersburg for meetings with Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders, says a media report. Ahead of the main event scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Putin is due More
For the first time, Israel has publicly acknowledged that it assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, reports the BBC. In July this year, Haniyeh was killed in a building where he was staying in Tehran in an attack widely blamed on the Jewish state. In a speech on Israeli Monday, the Israeli defence Minister made the More
At least 12 people were killed and five others were injured as a blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwestern Balikesir province of Turkey, media reports said on Tuesday. Balikesir province governor Ismail Ustauglo told Anadolu the roof of the factory collapsed completely after the explosion. The explosion occurred this morning exactly where capsuls More
At least 16 Pakistani soldiers have been killed as militants attacked a check-post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan tribal district, says a media report. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said militants attempted to attack a security forces’ check post in the general area of Makeen on Friday night, Anadolu News agency reported. More
