Asia
14 Oct
Israeli tanks close to the southern city of Sderot were firing in a rhythmic onslaught when, suddenly, a colourful bus rattled in carrying ultra-Orthodox Jews who had come to boost troop morale. The men, who follow a strict interpretation of Jewish law, also brought essentials for celebrating the Sabbath day of rest to the soldiers…
14 Oct
From sun-baked beaches to dusty outback towns, millions of Australians voted Saturday in a landmark referendum on recognition and rights for Indigenous citizens -- with a string of polls pointing to defeat. More than 230 years since the first British penal ships anchored in Sydney, a vote that was supposed to take a step towards…
14 Oct
Scores of foreigners were killed, wounded or taken hostage in Hamas's attack on Israel last week, which left more than 1,300 dead in Israel. Gaza Strip health authorities have reported that at least 1,900 people have been killed in retaliatory Israeli strikes. According to an AFP count, more than 100 foreigners have been confirmed dead…
14 Oct
Gunmen killed six labourers in an overnight raid in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said Saturday, in the region's latest bout of violence. Balochistan has been plagued for decades by a separatist insurgency as well as sectarian killings, and attackers have a history of targeting workers seen as outsiders in the region. Two local officials…
13 Oct
Israel shelled a border region in southern Lebanon on Friday, two Lebanese security sources said, after a blast occurred on the border fence, according to the Israeli army.
13 Oct
Thousands of Palestinians fled to southern Gaza in search of refuge Friday after Israel warned them to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Hamas in retaliation for the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
13 Oct
Jordanian King Abdullah II warned Friday in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken against displacing Palestinians as Israel readies a major offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas attacks.
13 Oct
Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran on Friday in a show of support for Palestinians amid a bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas.
13 Oct
At least 13 Israeli and foreign hostages held in the northern Gaza Strip have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours, Hamas's armed wing said Friday.
12 Oct
Two officers were wounded Thursday in a shooting in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the gunman was killed by Israeli forces, police said, as tensions spike amid deadly fighting with Gaza militants. An armed 20-year-old man from the city's eastern sector "opened fire at police officers who were standing in front of the" Shalem police station…
12 Oct
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on Islamic and Arab countries to cooperate in confronting Israel as it wages a deadly war triggered by a surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Hamas's weekend onslaught saw hundreds of fighters cross into the Israeli border in vehicles, by air and by sea, killing 1,200 people and…
12 Oct
An Indonesian former government minister has been named as a suspect in a corruption probe and accused of pocketing more than $800,000 of public money, a week after resigning his post.