Israel strikes Gaza in retaliation for rocket fire, military says

REUTERS Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to Palestinian rocket fire into its territory, the Israeli military said. Tension between Israel and the Palestinians has risen over the past week, after six Palesti..

41 dead after fire breaks out at overcrowded Indonesian prison

CNA JAKARTA: A fire tore through an overcrowded block in a jail in Indonesia's Banten province in the early hours of Wednesday (Sep 8), kill...

Several rockets fired at Kabul airport as US approaches withdrawal deadline

Thwarted attack comes after reports of civilian deaths following drone strikes by the US in the Afghan capital Rockets struck a neighbourhood near Kabul’s international airport on Monday amid the ongoing US withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wa..

Qatar urges Taliban to cease fire at meeting in Doha

REUTERS Qatar said it had urged the Taliban to cease fire and pull back their offensive in Afghanistan during a meeting between the Qatari foreign minister and a top representative of the Afghan insurgents in Doha on Saturday. Foreign Minister ..

Qatar International Search and Rescue Group Begins Its Tasks in Fire-Affected Sites in Greece

QNA Qatar International Search and Rescue Group of the Internal Security Force "Lekhwiya" began on Tuesday evening the search, rescue and firefighting operations in the sites affected by fires in the Hellenic Republic. The Group began..

U.N. climate report likely to deliver stark warnings on global warming

REUTERS Eight years after its last update on climate science, the United Nations is set to publish a report Monday that will likely deliver even starker warnings about how quickly the planet is warming – and how damaging the impacts might ge..

At least 44 killed, 67 injured in coronavirus hospital fire in Iraq

At least 44 people were killed and over 67 injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus hospital in Iraq's southern city of Nassiriya, health officials and police said on Monday. As rescuers combed the smoke-cha..

Gayle fires West Indies to T20 series victory over Australia

Chris Gayle hit 67 off 38 balls as the West Indies sealed a six-wicket win over Australia in the third Twenty20 international in St Lucia on Monday (Jul 12) to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match series. Chasing a modest 142 for vict..

Bangladesh factory owner arrested over fire that killed 52 workers