With Chabahar Port in limbo, can India still reach Central Asia and Russia?India's crucial trade route to Russia and Central Asia is at a critical juncture. US sanctions on Iran's Chabahar port create uncertainty f...
14 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
22 migrants die off Greece after six days at sea: survivorsTragedy struck off the coast of Greece where twenty-two migrants perished at sea. Survivors recounted a harrowing six-day journey without f...
28 Mar, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
Greece blocks asylum claims for migrants on island of Crete after surge in arrivalsGreece is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on Crete due to a surge in arrivals from Libya, with over 2,000 ...
09 Jul, 2025, 07.35 PM IST
Year Ender 2023: Major natural disasters that took place this yearIn 2023, we witnessed some big natural disasters causing chaos around the globe. From powerful earthquakes to destructive hurricanes and fl...
23 Dec, 2023, 01.20 PM IST
Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN saysTragedy struck as 61 migrants went missing in a boat sinking off Libya's coast, presumed dead. The vessel, carrying around 86 individuals, ...
17 Dec, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Libya: Storm Daniel triggers severe rain and floods, 10000 missing; Know what happenedLibya has been hit hard by Storm Daniel, resulting in catastrophic flooding in the eastern part of the country. Here's what happened:
12 Sep, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Greece: 59 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after fishing vessel capsizesA large search and rescue operation was launched in the area. Authorities said 104 people have been rescued so far following the nighttime ...
14 Jun, 2023, 04.48 PM IST
No trace of boat with 500 migrants, rescue group says after an alarm sparked Mediterranean searchEmergency raised the possibility that the migrants were brought back to Libya, the launching point for many of the smugglers' unseaworthy b...
26 May, 2023, 11.23 PM IST
Italy estimates 680K migrants might cross sea from LibyaThe International Organization for Migration and humanitarian groups say passengers whose vessels are turned back by the Libyan coast guard...
12 Mar, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
At least 73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off LibyaSo far, 11 bodies have been retrieved by the Libyan red Crescent and the local police, while the seven survivors are in hospital, the IOM s...
15 Feb, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
India calls for countering terror in Africa’s Sahel and LibyaThe Sahel region stretches from Senegal on the Atlantic coast, through parts of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Su...
26 Jan, 2022, 08.51 AM IST
Critical for UNSC to focus, act upon growing threat of terrorism in Africa: IndiaIndia has called on the international community to focus its attention on the threat of terrorism in Africa, in particular the Sahel region...
25 Jan, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
UN agency: 75 migrants drown in Mediterranean off LibyaMeanwhile, a different coast guard vessel was headed to the port of Porto Empedocle on Saturday evening in Sicily with more than 350 migran...
21 Nov, 2021, 08.41 AM IST
More than 50 migrants reported drowned off Tunisia; 33 savedMore than 50 migrants have drowned or disappeared off the coast of Tunisia, while 33 others were rescued by workers from an oil platform, t...
18 May, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy seeks Centre's help to bring back nurses from LibyaChandy also urged the Centre to bring the nurses to Malta by ship and from there to New Delhi by flight.
24 Oct, 2014, 12.39 PM IST
- Oil sinks below $100 after massive Japan quake
When news broke that Saudi Arabian police fired shots to break up the protest Thursday, prices soared $3 in just 12 minutes.
11 Mar, 2011, 06.27 PM IST
- All Indians from Libya to be back home by tomorrow: MEA
India today said it looks forward to complete the mammoth operation of evacuating about 18,000 of its nationals from strife-torn Libya by t...
09 Mar, 2011, 08.55 PM IST