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UK military accused of keeping secret killing of unarmed Afghans
Nov 13, 2021 05:09The High Court in Britain is hearing a case involving killings of unarmed Afghan men by British troops during the war in Afghanistan around a decade ago. Court documents show senior British military officials were aware of these killings but officers failed to properly investigate the incidents.
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Russia reports 1,235 deaths from COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Nov 12, 2021 11:19Russia on Friday (November 12) reported 1,235 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, close to a record one-day toll recorded earlier this week, amid a nationwide surge in cases.
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Iran's deputy FM in London ahead of Vienna Talks
Nov 12, 2021 04:29London was the next stop on the whistle-stop tour of Europe by Ali Baqeri-Kani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs and the country’s chief nuclear negotiator at the P4+1 talks due to resume in Vienna at the end of November.
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India deploys additional troops in Kashmir
Nov 11, 2021 08:10New Delhi has sent thousands of additional forces to the Indian-administered Kashmir, after the deadly October violence in the region that killed nearly 40 people.
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Iran: Army wraps up massive maneuver in southern waters
Nov 09, 2021 13:59Senior military commanders parade and salute Army soldiers as the last phase of a three day maneuver codenamed Zolfaqar-1400.
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Afghans queue to receive aid amid acute food shortage
Nov 09, 2021 08:17World Food Programme, the food-assistance arm of the United Nations, distributed vital relief supplies in Kabul over the weekend as crisis-stricken residents queued to receive wheat and other items.
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UNICEF: 2mn Yemeni children out of school
Nov 09, 2021 05:14The ongoing Saudi-imposed war has put a further strain on the already fragmented education system of Yemen.
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Iran’s U23 freestyle team ranks 2nd best in Serbia 2021 World Wrestling Championship
Nov 08, 2021 03:49Iran’s under 23 freestyle team have ranked second best in Serbia 2021 World Wrestling Championship, with a total of 1 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals.
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Iran Army launches large-scale joint drills in strategic Sea of Oman
Nov 07, 2021 10:14A full scale war in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman and north of the Indian Ocean has engaged the Iranian Army's navy, air force, air defense and ground force.
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Austerity closed over 20% of French hospital beds during epidemic
Nov 05, 2021 16:04France has been shocked by a report that found that 20% of all the nation’s hospital beds have closed since the start of the pandemic. That total number of closed beds is twice as many as in 2019, which also reveals that hospitals have been running at under-capacity for some time.