Heat caused over 47,000 deaths in Europe during 2023, finds study

Aug 13, 2024

Barcelona [Spain], August 13: Experts estimate that more than 47,000 people died as a result of high temperatures in Europe in 2023, the world's warmest...

Talks on ceasefire in Sudan to go ahead, even without belligerents

Aug 13, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 13: Planned talks on a ceasefire in Sudan will start this week - even if one or both parties to the conflict...

Venezuela opposition urges global protest on Aug 17 over election result

Aug 13, 2024

Caracas [Venezuela], August 13: Venezuela's opposition coalition has called for protests to be held worldwide on August 17 in support of its claim to have...

Kenya starvation cult leader pleads not guilty to manslaughter

Aug 13, 2024

Mombasa [Kenya], August 13: The leader of a Kenyan cult who allegedly encouraged over 400 followers to starve themselves to death has pleaded not guilty...

Tanzania opposition leaders and supporters arrested en masse

Aug 13, 2024

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], August 13: Police in Tanzania have arrested leaders of the Party for Democracy and Progress (Chadema) and hundreds of its supporters,...

US to boost military presence further

Aug 13, 2024

Washington DC [US], August 13: The United States is boosting its military presence in the Middle East even further, the Pentagon said on Sunday.

Arrest as girl, 11, and woman, 34, stabbed in Leicester Square

Aug 13, 2024

London [UK], August 13: A man has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman were stabbed in London's famous Leicester Square.

Geneva Conventions mark 75 anniversary with concern, not celebration

Aug 13, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 13: The Geneva Conventions, which aim to protect the human rights of civilians caught up in war, were signed 75 years ago,...

President Putin orders Russian army to drive Ukrainians from Kursk

Aug 13, 2024

Moscow [Russia], August 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called on his country's armed forces to push back Ukrainian units after their surprise offensive...