Brussels, April 19 (IANS/DPA) NATO allies are to give more air-defence systems to Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Friday, after a crisis meeting via videolink with defence ministers and Ukrainian President…

Tokyo, April 19 (IANS) Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower on Friday, weighed down by the risk-off sentiment stemming from the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average,…

Tokyo, April 19 (IANS) Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower on Friday, weighed down by the risk-off sentiment stemming from the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average,…

Abuja, April 19 (IANS) At least 192 suspected terrorists, including three key figures, were killed in anti-terror operations in Nigeria over the past week, the military said. Some 341 others were nabbed in raids by troops, with 62 hostages…

Abuja, April 19 (IANS) At least 192 suspected terrorists, including three key figures, were killed in anti-terror operations in Nigeria over the past week, the military said. Some 341 others were nabbed in raids by troops, with 62 hostages…

Jakarta, April 19 (IANS) Seven people were killed in a fire at a frame shop house on Mampang Prapatan Raya Street in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta, according to police. "There are five adults and two children who were found in a…

Jakarta, April 19 (IANS) Seven people were killed in a fire at a frame shop house on Mampang Prapatan Raya Street in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta, according to police. "There are five adults and two children who were found in a…

Capri, April 19 (IANS) Around 30 people were injured in a collision on a ferry sailing to the Italian mainland from the Mediterranean island of Capri on Friday, rescue officials said. The exact course of events was initially unclear.…

Capri, April 19 (IANS) Around 30 people were injured in a collision on a ferry sailing to the Italian mainland from the Mediterranean island of Capri on Friday, rescue officials said. The exact course of events was initially unclear.…

Stuttgart, April 19 (IANS/DPA) Police in south-western Germany seized a large arsenal of weapons, including an assault rifle and a machine pistol, during a raid on a suspected drug dealer's home, authorities announced on Friday. Police…

Riga, April 19 (IANS/DPA) Two people have been arrested in Poland for allegedly carrying out last month's violent attack in Lithuania on Kremlin critic Leonid Volkov, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday. The suspects are to…

Beijing, April 19 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 0918 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 79.5 km, was initially determined to be at 21.93…

Cairo, April 19 (IANS/DPA) Egypt has urged Iran and Israel to exercise restraint and avoid plunging the region into conflict, a foreign ministry statement said. Egypt expressed deep concern over the continued mutual escalation between…

Cairo, April 19 (IANS/DPA) Egypt has urged Iran and Israel to exercise restraint and avoid plunging the region into conflict, a foreign ministry statement said. Egypt expressed deep concern over the continued mutual escalation between…

Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 22 others injured when a van fell into a ditch in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the rescue service reported on Friday. The accident took place in the Garhi…

Berlin, April 19 (IANS/DPA) Germany's Foreign Office is disputing as "misleading" an Israeli media report about a heated argument between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock over the…

Beijing, April 19 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted the Alaska Peninsula at 0727 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be…