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Papua New Guinea volcano erupts, forcing villagers to flee

An island volcano on the north coast of Papua New Guinea erupted early on Saturday, forcing 2,000 villagers to ...

Egypt orders detention of ex-diplomat, opposition figures -MENA news agency

Cairo, (ANTARA News - Egypt`s public prosecutor on Friday ordered the detention for 15 days pending investigation ...

66 tons of food to be thrown away per second by 2030, says report

Annual food waste will rise by one third in 12 years, which means by 2030 around 66 tons of food will either be lost ...

Airstrikes kill 20 insurgents in N. Afghanistan

Up to 20 insurgents were killed and several others injured as the security forces military aircrafts targeted Taliban ...

US sanctions on Russia tied to UK attack to take effect Monday

Washington, (ANTARA) News - U.S. sanctions against Russia tied to a nerve agent attack in Britain, which were ...

S.Korean court raises ex-president Park`s jail term to 25 years

A South Korean appeals court sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in jail on Friday in a case arising ...

UN warns of third wave of Yemen cholera epidemic

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday said that the number of suspected ...

Pompeo to travel to North Korea with new special representative

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named Ford Motor Co executive Stephen Biegun as the U.S. special ...

U.S.-China trade war escalates as new tariffs kick in

The United States and China escalated their acrimonious trade war on Thursday, implementing punitive 25 percent ...

China hopes to reach a good result in trade talks with U.S.

China`s foreign ministry said on Thursday that China hopes to reach a good result in trade talks with the United ...

Syria condemns Western threats over chemical weapons allegations

The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the tripartite statement by the United States, Britain, and France, ...

forest fire continues to burn near Austrian tourist village

An ongoing forest fire near the village of Hallstatt, a popular Austrian tourist destination and UNESCO World Heritage ...

Nw Syria returns to normal after Turkish operation

The secured area in northwestern Syria, which was liberated from terrorist organizations by Turkish forces, finds life ...

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, at least five dead

Tunisia`s coast guard said it recovered the bodies of five migrants on Thursday whose boat sank as they tried to cross ...

UN official urges donors to scale up aid for Gaza

A senior United Nations official on Wednesday urged international donors to boost their aid deliveries to the Gaza ...