Hamas to release 20 Israeli hostages instead of 33
Tel Aviv, May 4 - Hamas has agreed to release 20 Israeli hostages in its custody instead of the 33 proposed by Israel.
Yemen’s Houthis threaten to attack all Israeli-linked commercial ships in Mediterranean
Sanaa, May 4 - Yemen's Houthi group has announced the expansion of its ballistic missile attacks to include all Israeli-linked commercial vessels transiting the Mediterranean.
Death toll rises to 39 from heavy rains in Brazil
Sao Paulo, May 4 - The death toll from heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 39 with nearly 70 people still missing, the Civil Defence agency said.
The West is ‘waging war’ against Moscow using Ukrainians: Russian Foreign Ministry
Moscow, May 4 - Western countries are 'waging a war' against Russia in Ukraine with the use of foreign weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
UN spokesperson declines to react to Biden’s claim that India’s economy stalling due to ‘xenophobia’
United Nations, May 4 - A UN spokesperson has declined to react to an assertion by US President Joe Biden that India was "stalling so badly economically" because it was "xenophobic" and not taking in immigrants.
Zelensky meets UK Foreign Secretary on military aid to Ukraine
Kiev, May 4 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to discuss military aid to Ukraine, the Presidential press service said.
Iraqi Shia militia claims attack on Israel
Baghdad, May 4 - A Shia militia in Iraq has claimed responsibility for an attack on a vital site in Israel.
Indian sailors still on stranded ship off US port city after 35 days
Washington, May 4 - They would have been in Colombo in Sri Lanka, their destination, a couple of days ago, and would have been on their way home. But they remain on a cargo ship off the coast of the US port city
6.0-magnitude quake hits Philippines
Manila, May 3 - A 6.0 magnitude offshore earthquake rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
Italy’s jobless rate falls to 7.2 pc, lowest in over 15 years
Rome, May 3 - Italy's unemployment rate decreased to the lowest level in more than 15 years in March after rising slightly in the previous month, the statistical office ISTAT reported on Friday.
Over 50 die of heatstroke in Myanmar in April
Yangon, May 3 - In the scorching month of April, over 50 fatalities were recorded due to heatstroke in Mandalay, central Myanmar, an official from the Mani Sala Rescue Organization told Xinhua on Friday.
Three killed, eight injured in blast in Pakistan
Islamabad, May 3 - At least three people were killed and eight others injured on Friday in a blast in Khuzdar district of Pakistan's Balochistan province, police said.
Risk of famine still present in Gaza: WHO
Geneva, May 3 - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the threat of famine still hangs over the war-torn Gaza Strip.
Pakistan saw 77 militant attacks resulting in 70 fatalities in April: Report
Islamabad, May 3 - Following a brief lull in March, militant attacks in Pakistan surged once again in April with at least 77 verifiable incidents resulting in 70 fatalities, an Islamabad-based think-tank said in a recent report.
ORF hosts forum to celebrate special ties between India and Indonesia
Jakarta, May 3 - The Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in partnership with the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Embassy of India in Jakarta, hosted the inaugural Jakarta Futures Forum on May 2 and 3. The Roundtable was supported by the Asia Group
Germany summons Russian diplomat over cyberattack on ruling party
Berlin, May 3 - Germany has summoned the Acting Charge d Affaires of the Russian embassy in response to a Russian cyberattack on the governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) last year.
Over 400 hospitalised in Vietnam due to suspected food poisoning
Hanoi, May 3 - As many as 487 people were admitted to hospital in Vietnam's southern province of Dong Nai over the past few days after having eaten the bread sold by a local eatery, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday.
Death toll due to flooding, landslides in Indonesia rises to seven
Jakarta, May 3 - Death toll due to the latest landslides and flooding triggered by prolonged heavy rains in Indonesia's South Sulawesi eastern province climbed to seven, according to the province's disaster mitigation agency on Friday.
All that is left for them now is to murder me: Former Pak PM Imran Khan
Islamabad, May 3 - Former Pakistan Prime Minister and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, Imran Khan has said that the country's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir should be held directly responsible if anything happens to him or his
Another hostage in the Gaza Strip has died: Israel
Gaza/Tel Aviv, May 3 - Another hostage being held in the Gaza Strip is dead, according to the Israeli government.