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Three injured in Israeli helicopter crash

Three crew members were evacuated to hospital on Monday night after a helicopter crashed off Israel's northern shore, the country's national Magen David Adom emergency health service said.Magen David

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4 killed in factory explosion in Lebanon's Beirut

Four people on Monday were killed in an explosion at a factory in Burj al-Barajneh in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's Beirut, the National News Agency reported.The cause of the explosion is still u

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Aftermath of the Kabul airport attack

Click arrows to view gallery Blood, clothing, backpacks and personal belongings of Afghan people killed while waiting to be evacuated from Kabul can be seen at the si

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Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos launched into space

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, was launched into space aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on Tuesday, nine days after his rival Richard Branson reached the edge of space on board a V

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Xi extends condolences to Philippine president over deadly plane crash

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a condolence message to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte over a military plane crash that killed over 50 people on Sunday.The Philippine authorities h

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Death toll rises to 12 in Miami condo building collapse

Another victim was found at the site of a collapsed Florida condominium tower, as the death toll rose to 12, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Tuesday.The number of people unaccoun

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Tulsa Race Massacre: New evidence from grave excavation

02:43 Hundreds of Black Tulsans are believed to have died during the bloody Tulsa Race Massacre, 100 years ago.Their bodies have never been found.But new excavation work at one mass gra

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First 24/7 vaccination site opens in east China's Anhui Province

Thousands of people lined up for vaccination late at night in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, May 14, 2021. /CFPAnhui Province set up its first 24/7 COVI

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At least 20 critically injured in accident at Israel holy site

Dozens of people were injured, 20 of them critically, after a grandstand collapsed at a Jewish pilgrimage site in northern Israel, local rescue services said early Friday. Emergency services and ambu

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OPEC fund helps finance Egypt's largest private solar plant

OPEC's Fund for International Development is among a group of development banks providing $114 million of loans to build the largest privately owned solar plant in Egypt. /VCG OPEC's Fund for

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Nearly 100 people injured after train derails in Egypt

A train in Egypt's Qalyubia province, north of the capital city of Cairo, derailed on Sunday, leaving 97 passengers injured, the health ministry said in a statement.More than 50 ambulances rushed to

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Chaos as people attempt to rescue passenger after Egyptian train crash

01:09 Rescuers and volunteers desperately tried to save passengers from the site of a deadly train crash in Egypt, that killed 32 people and injured over 100. See the video here. Check

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Crowds flock to see Iceland's active volcano

00:59 People stood only a few feet away from flowing lava as they gathered around a recently erupted volcano in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula. See footage of the volcanic site up close

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China administers over 85.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

A resident is inoculated at a vaccination site in Haidian District in Beijing, China, March 14, 2021. /XinhuaChina had administered over 85.85 million COVID-19 vaccine

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IAEA says Iran enriching uranium with advanced centrifuges

TheInternational Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) said that Iran has begun enriching uranium with a third cascade of advanced IR-2M centrifuge machines at Natanz nuclear site, local media reported on Tuesd

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China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shots arrive in Argentina

A batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shots on Thursday night landed at Buenos Aires international airport. Senior officials from Argentina and China welcomed the shipment on the site.Argenti

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U.S. National Guard deploys to California to help vaccinate Americans

As part of the Biden administration's push to get ‘more shots in more arms’, the U.S. National Guard has been deployed to California. See how the service members are helping motorists check-in at thi