Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
BBC : A Nasa spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun.Scientists received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe just...
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Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ death-row inmate dies
AFP : A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the “Black Widow” after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre...
North Korean troops suffering heavy battlefield losses: Ukraine’s military
Agency : North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian...
100 women-children bodies found in Iraq mass grave
Arab News : Iraqi authorities are working to exhume the remains of around 100 Kurdish women and children thought to have been killed in the...
Japan Airlines hits cyber-attack
A staff member of Japan Airlines helps customers at Osaka International Airport on the outskirts of Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, after the airlines said it...
Nepal hosts hot air balloon festival
AFP : With Nepal’s snowy Himalayan peaks as a backdrop, the sky above Pokhara transformed into a vibrant canvas of colours for the country’s first...
Iran’s big implications for China
AFP : For a significant period of time, Iran’s status as a rising power within the region has been regarded as a consistent reality in...
Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists
Al Jazeera : Journalists from Al-Quds were covering events at al-Awda Hospital when their clearly marked press vehicle was struck, according to reports.Press vests on...
Sri Lanka train memorial honours tsunami tragedy
AFP : Just inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka’s palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday — marking the...
14 Syrian policemen killed by ousted President’s forces
Al Jazeera : Members of the Syrian police have been killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Tartous governorate...
Pope’s somber message in Christmas under shadow of war
AFP : Christians across the world celebrated Christmas Wednesday, with the mood darkened by wars and a massive “inhumane” Christmas morning attack on Ukraine by...
Taliban warns of retaliation
Al Jazeera : Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border province of Afghanistan killed 46 people, the Taliban government spokesman on Wednesday. “On Tuesday, Pakistan...