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Gunmen kill 3 students, 1 teacher in attack on Cameroonian school
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Yaounde [Cameroon], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen killed three students and one teacher on Wednesday in an attack on a government school in Cameroon's war-torn Anglophone region of Southwest, according to local authorities.
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Arab League chief welcomes political agreement in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Cairo [Sudan], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Wednesday welcomed the political agreement signed between Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to end the month-old political crisis in the co
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UN says 2.6 mln affected by severe drought in Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): About 2.6 million people, or nearly 22 per cent of the population, in 66 out of 74 districts across Somalia are affected by worsening drought, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Wednesday.
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Two civilians killed missile attack in Syria
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Two civilians were killed and seven others, including six soldiers, were injured during a fresh Israeli missile strike against sites in central Syria earlier on Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported.
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Sweden gets its first female prime minister
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Swedish parliament elected on Wednesday Magdalena Andersson as the country's new Prime Minister, the first female PM in Swedish history.
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Hong Kong holds int'l conference on technological developments, investment
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH) opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday under the theme of "Shaping a Resilient and Sustainable Future."
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S Korea's childbirth hits record quarterly low in Q3
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's childbirth hit a record quarterly low in the third quarter, boosting concerns about a so-called demographic cliff, statistical office data showed Wednesday.
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S.Korea's import value surges 39 pc in October on expensive crude oil
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's import value surged last month on expensive crude oil, central bank data showed Wednesday.
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Mongolia's COVID-19 tally exceeds 380,000
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia's COVID-19 tally rose to 380,021 on Wednesday after 634 new local infections were reported across the country over the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.
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New Zealand to gradually open border from January 2022
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Fully vaccinated New Zealanders will find it easier to come home from January 2022, with foreign nationals to follow from April onwards, as the government removes the requirement for managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) for most traveller
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Top UN envoy for Libya resigns
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The top UN envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis, has resigned, one month before crucial elections in the war-torn country, a UN spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
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At least five dead, more than 40 injured after vehicle plows into crowd in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chicago [US], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five people died and more than 40 others were injured after a vehicle plowed into a crowd in Waukesha, U.S. state of Wisconsin, on Sunday, according to the city.
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