Lebanon PM says expanded strikes suggest Israel rejects truce
AFP, Beirut : Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday criticised Israel’s “expansion” of its attacks on his country, saying they indicated a rejection of...
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Four Thais killed in Israel by rocket strike from Lebanon: Thai FM
AFP, Bangkok : Four Thais were killed in northern Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon, Thailand’s foreign minister said Friday.Maris Sangiampongsa, in a post on...
Filipinos brave crowds, flooding for All Saints’ Day cemetery visits
AFP, Manila : Devout Filipinos clutching candles and flowers poured into cemeteries across the heavily Catholic Philippines on Friday to pay tribute to loved ones...
Urgent need for South Sudan food aid: WFP
AFP, Nairobi : The UN World Food Programme made an urgent appeal Friday for donors to provide early funding for South Sudan, where millions are...
Israel’s war on Lebanon kills one child per day
Al Jazeera : UNICEF says Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least one child per day and wounded 10 since October 4.Lebanese caretaker Prime...
Hezbollah new leader Naim Qassem
BBC : Hezbollah has announced the group’s deputy secretary general will become its new head.Naim Qassem replaces long-term leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in...
EU call for ‘immediate ceasefire’
AFP : The EU foreign policy chief on Monday renewed calls for an “immediate ceasefire” in Lebanon and condemned Israel’s “unacceptable attacks” on UN peacekeepers...
Yen dips after Japan’s ruling party loses majority
AP, Tokyo : Global shares rose Monday, as the yen dipped in the midst of political uncertainty after Japan’s ruling party lost its majority in...
S Asia accounted for 28pc climate threats
News Desk : The ADB, in collaboration with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, reports that Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka face rising sea levels...
Israel intensifies siege on northern Gaza
AL Jazeera : Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, says, “The entire population of Gaza is at risk of dying...
50 killed in Sudan paramilitary attack
AFP : At least 50 people have been killed in a single attack by Sudanese paramilitaries who have besieged and raided villages in al-Jazira state,...
Hezbollah launches rocket-drone attacks on Israel
Al Jazeera : Israeli army has carried out strikes on military targets in Iran in response to what it said were months of attacks by...