ADEN: Saudi-led air strikes have killed dozens of rebels and civilians in the past 24 hours in Yemen's flashpoint province of Hodeida, medical sources said on Thursday, reports AFP. Saudi-led coalition warplanes carried out nine air raids overnight on positions of the Shiite Huthi rebels in the…

PARIS: Alcohol damages the DNA of stem cells responsible for producing new blood, according to a mouse study which may explain the link between drinking and cancer, scientists said on Wednesday, reports AFP. Health watchdogs have long warned that alcohol consumption contributes to seven types of cancer…

Tokyo: North Korea should shift course and drop its nuclear program and missile tests to become a wealthier nation, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday, reports AP. Speaking at a news conference for the new year, Abe told reporters Japan was watching to see the impact of sanctions against…

TEHRAN: Iran saw another day of large pro-regime rallies on Thursday after authorities declared the end of deadly unrest and turned attention to addressing the economic concerns that fuelled protests, reports AFP. A week after the demonstrations broke out, there were no reports of fresh protests in…

London: Four people, including two children, have died in a fire that broke out in a residential building in the western Indian city of Mumbai, reports BBC. The fire started at around 1:30am Indian time (20:00 GMT) in the building in the city's Marol area. The fire department told BBC Marathi they…

JOHANNESBURG: At least 12 people were killed and 180 injured in South Africa on Thursday when a passenger train collided with a truck and burst into flames, an official said, as rescuers searched for survivors, reports AFP. Images showed a fire engulfing several passenger carriages that were derailed…

London: Winter storms are sweeping across western Europe, causing three deaths and widespread disruption, reports BBC. Tens of thousands of people have been affected by power cuts, and air travel has been disrupted. Two people drowned on Spain's northern Basque coast after being swept away by a…

London: A severe winter storm is hitting the eastern US, extending a cold snap that has already claimed 11 lives, reports BBC. Forecasters say a severe…