Friday, 19 December , 2025
  • Iran Urges Fair Process in Selecting Next UN Chief 16 Dec 2025

    Iran Urges Fair Process in Selecting Next UN Chief

    TEHRAN - Iran has called for a fair process to select the next UN secretary-general, warning that candidates who remained silent on unlawful military attacks against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program are unfit — in an apparent reference to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi.

Jobs in renewables to reach 42 million globally by 2050 30 Apr 2020

Jobs in renewables to reach 42 million globally by 2050

According to the IRENA's Global Renewables Outlook: Energy transformation 2050 report, energy jobs overall will reach 100 million by 2050, about 40 million more than today.

UN chief strongly condemns bomb attack in Syria’s Afrin 30 Apr 2020

UN chief strongly condemns bomb attack in Syria’s Afrin

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday firmly denounced a bomb attack by the PKK/YPG in Afrin, northwestern Syria that killed at least 40 civilians, including 11 children. 

Shift of Power from West to East Inescapable 29 Apr 2020

Shift of Power from West to East Inescapable

An American academic and political analyst said the COVID-19 crisis has revealed all inequalities and disparities of the Western society, stressing that the shift of power from the West to the East is inescapable.

Over 218,000 Confirmed Deaths with COVID-19 29 Apr 2020

Over 218,000 Confirmed Deaths with COVID-19

Globally, more than 3.1 million people have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 and more than 218,000 deaths confirmed, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Japan: Olympics Delayed Until Pandemic Ends 29 Apr 2020

Japan: Olympics Delayed Until Pandemic Ends

Prime Minister of Japan said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained.

Four People Injured in Stabbing near Frankfurt, Two Suspects Detained 29 Apr 2020

Four People Injured in Stabbing near Frankfurt, Two Suspects Detained

Four people were injured in a stabbing incident in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt on Tuesday evening, police said.

Coronavirus Death Toll in US Now Surpasses That of Vietnam War 29 Apr 2020

Coronavirus Death Toll in US Now Surpasses That of Vietnam War

The coronavirus death toll in the US officially exceeded the number of fatalities during the Vietnam War.

Pentagon releases 3 UFO videos taken by Navy 29 Apr 2020

Pentagon releases 3 UFO videos taken by Navy

The Pentagon has released three videos recorded by the US Navy pilots, showing an "unidentified aerial phenomena".

US Oil Prices Slide As Coronavirus Fuels Storage Fears 28 Apr 2020

US Oil Prices Slide As Coronavirus Fuels Storage Fears

US oil prices fell sharply in volatile trading on Tuesday as concerns over storage capacity prompted fears the American crude benchmark could again plummet into negative territory.

Tectonic Power Shifts Underway , Outcome Uncertain 28 Apr 2020

Tectonic Power Shifts Underway , Outcome Uncertain

The US and European countries’ potential economic decline as a result of the coronavirus crisis has laid the seeds for a shift of global tectonic plates to China, the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said.