Earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia

Sep 17, 2023

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 17: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Sunday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

South Africa holds state funeral for divisive Zulu leader

Sep 17, 2023

Johannesburg [South Africa], September 17: Mourners in traditional warrior headbands have gathered for the state funeral of Zulu prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a powerful but divisive...

Nearly 4,000 Libya flood victims identified, toll likely to rise: WHO

Sep 17, 2023

Tripoli [Libya], September 17: Nearly 4,000 people who were killed in Libya's devastating floods have been identified, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.

Qatar highlights challenges posed by armed conflicts and natural disasters

Sep 17, 2023

New York [US], September 17: The State of Qatar highlighted the various, mounting, and unprecedented challenges facing the world, arising from armed conflicts and natural...

Kim inspects key weapons with Russian defense chief

Sep 17, 2023

Moscow [Russia], September 17: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Saturday with the Russian defense minister in Vladivostok, where he inspected state-of-the-art weapons including...

UN risks widening rifts as Zelensky takes center-stage

Sep 17, 2023

New York [US], September 17: More than 140 world leaders will head to the United Nations next week at a time of myriad crises,...

Crisis spreads in Libya after devastating floods

Sep 17, 2023

Tripoli [Libya], September 17:Reuters reported that the opposition government in eastern Libya on September 16 blocked most of the port city of Derna, where a...

The plane crashed in the Amazon region of Brazil, all 14 people died

Sep 17, 2023

Brasilia [Brazil], September 17: A plane crash in the Amazon state in northern Brazil on September 16 killed 14 people on board.

Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada, 1 person died in the US

Sep 17, 2023

Washington [US], September 17: In the early morning of September 17 (Vietnam time), Storm Lee landed in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, bringing winds...