Mogadishu [Somalia], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Thursday called for investigations into the suicide attacks in the central Somalia town of Beledweyne Wednesday night which have so far left at least 30 people dead.
Geneva [Switzerland], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people were found dead Thursday morning at the foot of a building in downtown Montreux in Swiss canton Vaud, according to local media reports.
Ankara [Turkey], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 15 people were injured in an explosion at an industrial site in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir province on Thursday, the local DHA news agency reported.
Seoul [South Korea], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired an unidentified projectile into eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday without mentioning further details.
Madrid [Spain], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday said he was confident his government would reach an agreement with striking truck drivers to end the ongoing transport strike this week.
Lisbon [Portugal], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Portuguese government announced on Wednesday the extension of the COVID-19 pandemic "alert situation" until April 18, according to a statement from the Council of Ministers.
Tunis [Tunisia], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tunisian government announced Wednesday an economic recovery program based on urgent measures discussed during an earlier ministerial council meeting.
Lisbon [Portugal], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa presented on Wednesday the new formation of the country's government, which has been accepted by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
New Orleans [US], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and several injured after a tornado moved into southern US state Louisiana and struck parts of the state's biggest city New Orleans and its suburbs on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.
Damascus [Syria], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday discussed the developments of talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal with the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
Taipei [Taiwan], March 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan reported 97 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, including two locally transmitted infections and 95 imported infections, said the island's disease monitoring agency.
Accra [Ghana], March 23 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 14 people were killed in a road crash along the Cape Coast-Takoradi coastal highway in southern Ghana on Tuesday, officials said.