At least 22 killed as truck carrying Afghan returnees overturns
At least 22 people have been killed and 35 others injured after a truck carrying Afghan returnees overturned in eastern Afghanistan, local officials s...
At the meeting of the Turkic States Parliamentary Assembly (TURKPA) held in Astana, Azerbaijani deputy Ramil Hasan was elected Secretary General. Mahammad Alper Khayali was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of TURKPA.
Within the framework of the meeting, the 14th plenary session on the theme "The Turkic Century: The Role of Parliamentary Diplomacy" was also held.
According to the final decision, the chairmanship of TURKPA was transferred from Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan, and the Astana Declaration was adopted.
The Assembly’s next, 15th session will take place in Kyrgyzstan.
A group of Azerbaijani civil society organisations has called for increased scrutiny of Swiss building materials giant Holcim, citing court rulings and ongoing investigations linked to its subsidiary Lafarge's activities during the Syrian conflict.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says ongoing conflict, funding pressures and international travel restrictions are complicating efforts to contain a fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Russia and Kazakhstan signed 15 agreements during President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Astana on Thursday (28 May), including deals on Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant and expanded oil cooperation with Russia.
France will become the first country in the European Union to reimburse anti-obesity drugs through its public healthcare system, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist announced on Thursday (28 May).
Three Latvian climbers have died after falling on Mount McKinley in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, authorities and a Latvian climbing organisation have said
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 30 May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Voting has begun in Malta’s parliamentary election, with opinion polls suggesting the ruling Labour Party is on course to win a fourth consecutive term.
The United Nations (UN) added Israel and Russia to a blacklist of parties suspected of committing conflict-related sexual violence on Friday (29 May). The move prompted Israel to announce it would sever ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
A Canadian man accused of selling sodium nitrite and suicide-related items online to people in multiple countries pleaded guilty on 29 May to aiding the suicides of 14 people in Ontario, after prosecutors said recent legal rulings made murder charges impossible to pursue.
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