Body found in sunken Suez Canal tugboat after collision

Ismailia, Egypt, Aug 6 (AFP/APP): Rescue divers in Egypt retrieved on Sunday the body of a crew member from inside a tugboat that sank in the Suez Canal, authorities in charge of the key waterway said. “Divers found the body in the cabin of the […]

At least 30 migrants missing in shipwrecks off Italy

Rome, Aug 6 (AFP/APP): At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN’s migration agency said Sunday. Around 28 people were reported lost at sea by survivors on one boat, while three were […]

Russian missile strike hits Ukraine aeronautics firm: Zelensky

Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug 6 (AFP/APP): A Russian missile strike on Saturday hit a facility of the Ukrainian aeronautics group Motor Sich, one of several companies requisitioned by the government since Moscow’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “Today there was another Russian missile attack against our […]

Russia says hit airbases in western Ukraine

Moscow, Aug 6 (AFP/APP): Russia said Sunday that its forces struck military airbases in the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne regions in western Ukraine and that “all targets were hit.” “Overnight Russia’s armed forces carried out strikes… on Ukrainian armed forces airbases around the settlements of Starokostiantyniv […]

Death toll rises to 30 in northern China floods

Beijing, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): At least 10 people were killed in floods in a city near Beijing, officials said Saturday, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30. Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres (90 […]

China special envoy to attend int’l conference on Ukraine in Jeddah

BEIJING, Aug 5 (APP): China’s special envoy Li Hui will go to Jeddah to attend an international conference on Ukraine at the invitation of Saudi Arabia, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Saturday. “The meeting is reported to take place on August 5-6, with […]

2 missing after flash floods hit India’s Uttarakhand

INDIA,Aug 4 (Xinhua/APP): At least 12 people have gone missing after a flash flood triggering landslide hit India’s northern state of Uttarakhand, officials said Friday. According to officials, several shops were swept away on Thursday night near Gaurikund in Rudraprayag district, about 245 km northeast […]

Armenia funnels US cars to Russia, in sanctions’ evasion

Gyumri, Armenia, Aug 4 (AFP/APP):A kilometres-long caravan of trailers loaded with used cars meanders on a dusty road leading to a customs terminal in the Armenian city of Gyumri. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and unprecedented Western sanctions levied on Moscow have created a business opportunity […]

Paris ‘firmly condemns’ blocking of French media in Niger

Paris, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): France on Thursday “firmly condemned” the blocking of French media broadcasts in Niger, where last week’s coup has sparked protests hostile to Paris. “France reaffirms its constant engagement and determination in favour of freedom of expression, the press, and the protection […]