Death toll in Indonesia’s flash flood rises to 34 (Lead)
Jakarta, May 12 - The death toll from lava floods that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday rose to 34, with at least five others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday.
North Korea expresses full support for Palestinian UN membership
Seoul, May 12 - North Korea supports a United Nations resolution for Palestine's full membership, Pyongyang's foreign ministry said on Sunday, criticising the United States for vetoing the move.
Fierce fighting between Israeli forces and armed Palestinians reported in Gaza
Gaza/Tel Aviv, May 12 - Israeli troops are engaged in fierce fighting with armed Palestinians in the north of the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Sunday.
Rocket from Gaza hits residential building in Israel
Tel Aviv, May 12 - A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has reportedly hit a residential building in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon.
7 killed in attacks on Pakistani security forces near Afghan border
Islamabad, May 12 - At least seven members of the Pakistani security forces were killed in two separate attacks near the Afghan border, the military said on Sunday.
Saudi Crown Prince postpones Islamabad visit yet again amid raging political turmoil in Pakistan
Islamabad, May 12 - The much-awaited visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud to Pakistan on May 19 has been postponed, yet again.
Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa scales Mt. Everest for record 29th time
Kathmandu, May 12 - Veteran Nepali climbing guide Kami Rita Sherpa set a new world record on Sunday by ascending the world's highest Mount Everest (Tibetan name- Mount Qomolangma) for the 29th time.
US man who received first-ever modified pig kidney transplant dies
New York, May 12 - The world's first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died almost two months after the operation.
NIS looking into N. Korea’s suspected provision of weapons to Russia
Seoul, May 12 - South Korea's spy agency on Sunday said it is looking into suspicions that North Korean weapons made in the 1970s have been supplied to Russia for its war in Ukraine amid deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.
Alexei Navalny to receive Dresden Peace Prize posthumously
Dresden, Germany, May 12 - Well-known Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is to be posthumously awarded the first Dresden International Peace Prize on Sunday.
More tunnels discovered in the Gaza Strip: IDF spokesman
Tel Aviv, May - Israel has said that it has discovered further tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
Pakistan expresses condolences over flood losses in Afghanistan
Islamabad, May 12 - Pakistan expressed condolences over losses caused by flash floods in Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Syrian smuggler killed in clash with Lebanese army at border
Beirut, May 12 - A Syrian smuggler was killed, and another was injured in a clash with the Lebanese army on the border separating Lebanon and Syria, Lebanese military sources told the media.
Israel’s new evacuation order in Gaza affects 300,000 civilians: UNRWA
Gaza, May 12 - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that the new evacuation order by the Israeli army has affected nearly 300,000 people in the Gaza Strip.
Activists march on German Tesla factory in peaceful demo
Berlin, May 11 - More than 1,000 environmental activists participated in a protest march against the Tesla electric car factory outside Berlin on Saturday, according to the police, following clashes and arrests the previous day.
BTS leader RM’s new song tops iTunes charts in 82 countries
Seoul, May 11 - "Come Back to Me," the new song by RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, has debuted atop iTunes Top Songs charts in 82 countries around the world, his agency said Saturday.
Death toll from Afghanistan’s floods exceeds 330
Kabul, May 11 - More than 330 people have been killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan
Vietnamese people rush to buy gold as prices skyrocket
Hanoi, May 11 - Jewelry stores in Vietnam have been crowded with customers looking to buy gold as prices kept soaring to an all-time high of over 90 million Vietnamese dong (3,536 U.S. dollars) in recent days, Xinhua news agency, quoting VnExpress, reported.
INS Delhi and Shakti make port call at Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu
New Delhi, Indian Naval Ships (INS) Delhi and Shakti arrived for port calls at Malaysia's Kota Kinabalu on Sunday, as part of the operational deployment of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet to South China Sea.
Fire reported after drone attack at Russian oil refinery
Moscow, A fire broke out at an oil refinery in southern Russia following a droke attack by Ukraine, a Kremlin-appointed official said on Sunday. Ians IANS