2017
Saturday
Tripoli: An armed group in Libya said on Facebook today it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator Moamer Kadhafi who has been in custody since November 2011.
2017
Saturday
Tripoli: An armed group in Libya said on Facebook today it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator Moamer Kadhafi who has been in custody since November 2011.
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May reached an "outline agreement" today with the ultra conservative Democratic Unionist Party in order to be able to govern after a humiliating election that has left her authority in tatters.
Beirut: US-backed Syrian fighters broke into the western part of the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa today, they and a monitor said, opening up a second front inside the northern Syrian city.
Sunday
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron's party is on course for an overwhelming parliamentary majority after today's first round of voting for the National Assembly that left traditional parties in disarray.
Bedminster: US President Donald Trump today intensified his effort to discredit ousted FBI director James Comey, accusing him of cowardice in leaking an eye-popping account of their private meetings.
Doha: Qatar moved today to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, while boasting of "business as usual" for vital gas exports.
Monday
Athens: A woman died and 10 people were hurt today when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios and the Aegean coast of western Turkey, officials said.
Washington: A US appeals court today upheld a decision blocking Donald Trump's revised executive order imposing a travel ban on citizens from six Muslim-majority nations, in yet another blow for the president who has claimed the step is necessary to prevent possible terrorist attacks.
Bologna (Italy): US allies in the G7 said today that action to contain devastating climate change was irreversible and could even be accelerated, despite Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris accord.
Tuesday
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said today the door was "always open" for Britain to remain in the EU after Prime Minister Theresa May said Brexit talks would begin next week.
Dhaka: Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh killed more than 130 people, including several army men, with the majority of the deaths reported in a remote hill district close to the Indian border, officials said today.
Islamabad: A drone attack in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region today killed a top commander of the dreaded Haqqani network, blamed for the attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed nearly 150 people.
Wednesday
Mogadishu: Gunmen posing as military forces were holding dozens of hostages inside a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital in an attack that began when a car bomb exploded at the gate, police and a witness said tonight, while the extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
London: Britain's Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron today announced his resignation after party leaders rebelled against his views against homosexuality, and said he had found it tough to reconcile his Christian values with his political life.
London: A huge blaze today engulfed a 24-storey residential tower block in west London housing over 100 families, killing at least 12 people and injuring 74 others, with police saying the death toll in the tragedy could rise further.
Thursday
Washington: The US Senate today overwhelmingly passed tough sanctions on Russia and Iran, sending the House of Representatives a bill that would prevent President Donald Trump from unilaterally easing penalties against Moscow.
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan today described as "shameful" Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's portrayal of the joint investigation team probe on alleged corruption charges against him as a "conspiracy" against his family.
Washington: US President Donald Trump today ridiculed as "phony" and "witch hunt" claims about collusion between Russia and his associates after media reports that he is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice.
Friday
Washington: US President Donald Trump today vowed to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's signature Cuba policy, saying it was "one-sided" and his administration will seek a "much better" deal for the Cuban people and America.
United Nations: India has won its re-election to the UN's principal organ on economic, social and environmental issues for another three-year term, continuing its winning streak at elections in the world body.
London: The death toll in the horrific fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower in west London rose to 30 today amid fears that it could climb to over 100 in one of the worst fire tragedies in the country.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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