BEIRUT: Two Russian planes carrying 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrived at an airport in the Syrian city of Latakia on Saturday, Syrian state media reported without giving more details. Syria has dismissed a number of reports in the media … read more
RIYADH: As the death toll from Friday’s tragic crane crash at the Grand Mosque in Makkah soared past 100, a Saudi-owned pan-Arab television channel reported on Saturday that 15 Pakistanis were among the dead. Initial reports on casualties suggest those … read more
ATHENS: A total of 28 bodies have been pulled from the sea off Greece after a boat carrying scores of migrants capsized on Sunday, the coastguard said. Their stricken boat sank off the island of Farmakonisi in the southern Aegean … read more
MADHYA PRADESH: At least 82 people were killed and about 150 injured when an explosion ripped through a packed restaurant near a bus stop in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district on Saturday. The reason for the blast was not immediately clear … read more
Tokyo: A moderate earthquake hit Tokyo early Saturday, waking residents and shaking buildings in the Japanese capital, but there was no immediate report of any damage. At least 11 people were injured in the capital in connection with the jolt, … read more