American woman detained in Afghanistan released

Mar 30, 2025

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 30: An American woman who had been detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban since February has been released and is in "good...

Huge Istanbul protests over Imamoglu's arrest, imprisonment in Turkiye

Mar 30, 2025

Ankara [Turkiye], March 30: Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Turkiye's Istanbul have taken to the streets again, rallying against the government's decision to imprison...

Hundreds of Muslim worshippers feared dead, mosques destroyed

Mar 30, 2025

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 30: Hundreds of Muslim worshippers are feared to be among the more than 1,600 people who died in a powerful earthquake which...

Hamas ready to release more hostages during 50-day ceasefire

Mar 30, 2025

Gaza [Palestine] / Tel Aviv [Israel], March 30: The Palestinian Hamas says it is prepared to release five hostages still being held in the Gaza...

Trump-wary Austrian chancellor elected as ÖVP leader

Mar 30, 2025

Vienna [Austria], March 30: The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) gave a landslide endorsement to Chancellor Christian Stocker as party leader at its conference in...

Skygazers in some parts of world marvel at partial solar eclipse

Mar 30, 2025

New York [US], March 30: Skygazers in some parts of the world have been enthralled catching the Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth,...

Thailand buildings built before 2007 not earthquake-proof

Mar 30, 2025

Bangkok [Thailand], March 30: A structural engineering expert has told the BBC that fewer than 10% of buildings in Bangkok are quake-resistant.

Moscow accuses Kiev of stepping up attacks on energy facilities

Mar 30, 2025

Moscow [Russia], March 30: Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of intensifying its attacks on energy facilities in violation of a ceasefire in that sector agreed...

Danish minister hits back at 'tone' of US Vice President JD Vance's Greenland criticism

Mar 30, 2025

Copenhagen [Denmark], March 30: Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Saturday responded to criticism of Copenhagen's policy on Greenland made by US Vice President...