PALEMBANG: At least 13 people died after a passenger boat capsized off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, two days after another ferry accident in the archipelago killed at least nine, police said Friday, reports AFP. The boat was carrying 55 people along the Musi river when it hit a large wave and sank…

MOSCOW: Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Friday said Washington is "looking for reasons" to pressure Iran on its nuclear programme, reports AFP. Ryabkov was responding to US Vice President Mike Pence who this week said Washington will "not remain silent on Iran"…

GENEVA: "Gaming disorder" will be recognised as a disease later this year following expert consensus over the addictive risks associated with playing electronic games, the World Health Organization said Friday, reports AFP. The disorder will be listed in the 11th edition of the International…

RAMALLAH: Israel on Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was charged with assaulting an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank following a viral video of the incident, reports AFP. Nour Tamimi, 20, was released early on Friday from a military prison after a court rejected the prosecution's…

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States and Israel on Friday of meddling in Iran after Turkey's neighbour was gripped by several days of deadly unrest, reports AFP. A total of 21 people died and hundreds were arrested in the week-long protests which were the biggest…

TOKYO: Japan stressed Friday that a decision by the US and South Korea to delay a huge military drill was not tantamount to an easing of the pressure on North Korea, reports AFP. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo, Washington, and Seoul remained committed to applying maximum pressure…

London: A hot air balloon carrying tourists has crashed near the Egyptian city of Luxor, with one person killed and several injured, officials say, reports BBC. About 20 people were on board when the accident occurred on Friday. The tourist who died was South African. The balloon was travelling over…