Cianjur, Indonesia (AFP): Indonesian authorities deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and thousands of personnel Thursday in a desperate effort to locate dozens trapped in rubble as hopes faded to find survivors after an earthquake killed 271 people. Some have been pulled alive from the hulk of twisted metal and concrete in dramatic rescues i...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Amid political deadlock over a new government, Malaysia’s royal family will be holding meetings to find a way out of the current situation. The royal palace, known as Istana Negara, said in a statement that the Council of Rulers will meet and King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah will brief and [&hel...
ANKARA (AA) – The UK, France and Germany have denounced Iran’s decision to expand its nuclear program in response to the UN’s adoption of a resolution, according to a joint statement. “By accelerating its production of enriched uranium, Iran has taken further significant steps in hollowing out the JCPoA,” accordin...
ANKARA (AA) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a phone call late Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders discussed the practical implementation of agreements reached in Sochi on Oct. 31 between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as previous joint statements of the three countries, the Azer...
Cianjur, Indonesia — AFP Rescuers were still searching for survivors buried under rubble after an earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed buildings. As bodybags emerged from collapsed buildings in Indonesia’s most populous province, rescue eff...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia has summoned a senior Iranian diplomat in Canberra and lodged a protest over the use of force against protesters. “The Australian Government has again called in Iran’s Chargé d’Affaires over the Iranian regime’s horrific suppression of protests. We will continue to work with our international partners and within g...
ISTANBUL (AA) – King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Malaysia has announced that he will be making a decision on the new government soon. “I’ll make a decision soon,” Sultan Abdullah said, about forming the new government. “Please be rational, we have to move on. We have to move forward for our beloved […]...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has announced its decision to ramp up the production of uranium at the underground Fordow nuclear facility in response to the recent resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, as cited by the state media, said it began to produce uranium up to 60% […]
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye has carried out “the largest and most comprehensive and effective” air operation in Iraq and Syria against militant groups, the nation’s defense minister has announced. “Operation Claw-Sword, launched on November 19 in northern areas of Iraq and Syria, has been the largest, most comprehensive and m...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The US has voiced “concern” that Kosovo and Serbia have failed to resolve a conflict rooted in ethnic divides that emerged from a dispute over car license plates. “The U.S. is concerned that the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia were unable to reach an agreement,” Jeff Hovenier, Washington’s ambassador to Kosovo,...