Manila, May 25 (IANS) Four people were confirmed dead after a building collapsed in Angeles City in northern Philippines’ Pampanga province, as search and rescue operations continue for 17 missing people, authorities said on Monday.According to the local bureau of fire protection, three victims were recovered from rubble and another Malaysian national who had been staying at a nearby apartelle was killed by falling debris.Local media reported that authorities said as of Sunday afternoon, at leas…
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Tehran, May 25 (IANS) The United States is still refusing to accept certain clauses of a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran on ending the war, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.Citing information obtained by its reporter, Tasnim said that despite some talks held between the two sides on Sunday, the United States is still obstructing certain clauses of the potential peace MoU, including the release of Iran’s frozen assets.It added that there is still a possibility t…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Sunday expressed appreciation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message of condolence following the loss of lives in the mining accident in Shanxi Province. He said that the sympathy and support from India are “deeply valued” in the difficult time.According to the officials on Saturday, a total of 82 people were confirmed dead, while two others remained missing after the coal mine gas explosion on Friday. The gas explosion hit t…
Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) There is no tsunami threat to the US state of Hawaii after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 12 km south of Honaunau-Napoopoo on Hawaii’s Big Island, authorities have said. The earthquake struck at 9:46 p.m. local time on Friday, and the epicentre, with a depth of 22.4 kilometres, was initially determined to be at 19.34 degrees north latitude and 155.84 degrees west longitude, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).”The earthquake was widely…
Tehran, May 24 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have said that his country seeks to safeguard national interests and remains highly cautious in negotiations with the United States. During a meeting with visiting Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, Pezeshkian cited Washington’s repeated breach of commitments, attacks on Iran amid talks, and targeted killings of its officials as the basis for widespread public mistrust, according to a presidency statement on Saturday (local time).Under suc…
Algiers, May 22 (IANS) An Algerian law criminalising French colonisation has officially entered into force following its publication in the country’s Official Gazette, according to local media.The law declares France’s colonisation of Algeria from 1830 to 1962 and its “direct and indirect effects that persisted beyond this period” a “state crime,” and lists 31 “imprescriptible” colonisation crimes, including intentional homicide, deliberately directing military attacks against civilians, and the…
Jakarta, May 22 (IANS) Indonesia will extend its work-from-home (WFH) policy for civil servants, employees of state-owned enterprises and private sector workers by two months amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, a senior minister said on Friday. Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the government continued to monitor developments in the region closely and had yet to announce the exact date for implementing the extension, Xinhua News Age…
United Nations, May 22 (IANS) The aid community in Sudan, amid insecurity and access challenges, is fighting to contain outbreaks of dengue fever, mpox and suspected cholera cases, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that in the El Nuhud area of West Kordofan state, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are responding to a suspected outbreak of acute watery diarrhea, commonly associated with cholera. More than 100 suspected …
Washington, May 21 (IANS) Americans are paying more for groceries, gasoline and other everyday necessities as inflation accelerates again, with economists increasingly pointing to geopolitical conflict and energy disruptions as key drivers of rising living costs.The latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show the Consumer Price Index, a broad measure of inflation, rose 3.8 per cent over the 12 months ending in April, the fastest annual rate since 2023.Monthly inflation increase…
Havana, May 21 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the US indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, saying the move was intended to reinforce a “fraudulent narrative” to justify intensified aggression against the Cuban people. Rodriguez said on X on Wednesday (local time) that the US accusation against Raul Castro was “illegitimate and illegal,” and the act was based on lies and ignored documented historical facts about the 1996 downing of two aircraft operated by “Broth…