Egypt has expressed its deepest condolences to Iran over a devastating earthquake that hit the southern province of Hormozgan killing and wounding a number of persons. In a tweet, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez offered condolences to the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery for all the injured. He also wished […]

Copenhagen police inspector Sren Thomassen said the three victims were a man in his 40s and “two young people,” The Associated Press reported. Among those injured are three people in critical condition, police said. At least three people are dead and several have been injured after a shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark, […]

Almaalomah, quoting an Iraqi security source, reported that the detained terrorist had been wanted for 7 years and was included at the top of the terrorism blacklist. This is while the Iraqi army today launched an operation against the ISIL terrorists in northern Diyala province. ISIL hideouts in the area were pounded during the Iraqi […]

Mojtaba Ghahremani made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that the gang members, along with organized and international networks, smuggled over 2 million liters of fuel daily. While 10 members of the gang have been identified, three of them have been detained, he noted. Some 12 vessels, seven houses, and 23 vehicles belonging to smugglers have […]

A source close to the investigation said the person killed in the early hours of Monday was a security guard and that the death did not appear to have been a terrorism act, according to Reuters. “I can confirm that an investigation was opened today on the count of murder,” the prosecutor’s office said, adding […]

The 5.2 magnitude quake struck the town of Puturge in Malatya province at 5:02 p.m. local time (1402 GMT), Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said. The tremor was recorded at a depth of 6.7 kilometers (4.2 miles). “We have not received any negative reports so far. Our teams continue their scanning activities in […]

The fire broke out in the Severynoye Siyaniye shopping mall, located on the first floor of a multi-story residential building in the Russian city of Usinsk, Komi Region, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations told TASS Saturday, adding that the residents are being evacuated. The fire was reported at 03:34 Moscow time. “Upon arrival at the […]

Iranian anti-narcotics police dismantled a team of drug traffickers, who were transporting a large consignment of narcotics from Zahedan city to the central provinces inside the country, after conducting an operation, according to Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri. During the operation, more than 1.5 tons of naracotics, including 1.2 tons of opium, 282 kg of hashish and 31 kg of […]

In the past fortnight, New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland have been pummelled by heavy downpours that have caused floods and killed 20 people, BBC reported. The threat has now intensified in Sydney, which has been hit by widespread flash-flooding. Two bodies – believed to be of a woman, 67, and her son, 34 – […]

Dumas Police Chief Keith Finch provided the increased number of casualties but said it wasn’t immediately clear how many kids had been hurt, ABC News reported. One person was in custody, although there may have been multiple shooters, Finch told reporters. State troopers were dispatched at around 7:25 p.m. to Dumas, located about 90 miles […]

The attack took place in a displaced people’s camp in the country’s northwestern Ituri province on Saturday, the humanitarian aid group reported. Among the victims were five women aged between 25 and 32 and a two-year-old girl, according to a list shown by the Red Cross to the news agency AFP. Gold-rich Ituri province has […]

One ton and 88 kilograms of narcotics, including 848 kilograms of hashish and 240 kilograms of opium were seized by the border guards in an armed conflict with drug traffickers, Goudarzi said. The Iranian border guards also managed to seize a vehicle carrying narcotics, 2 wireless devices, as well as some ammunition. Saying that the identification and arrestment […]