Glimpses from Gaza, Israel and Lebanon as the war provoked by Hamas' horrific attack escalates.
The chemical worth Rs 1.80 crore was seized from a Tamil Nadu-based importer in 2015, who had allegedly declared it as fertiliser grade although it was an explosive grade.
Hezbollah appointed Shiite cleric Naim Qassem as its new leader on Tuesday, nearly a month after his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike dealing a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group, CNN reported.
Bush and Danish Premier Rassmusen reiterated the importance of tolerance and freedom of expression.
Mohamad Ghaddar scored a brace as Lebanon trounced India 4-1 in the first round of Asia's 2010 Football World Cup qualifying tournament.
The resignation, which was accepted by Lebanese President Emile Lahud, followed massive public protests in the wake of former premier Rafiq al-Hariri's assassination February 14.
With the situation in Lebanon becoming increasingly dangerous, about 100 Indians have been evacuated out of the country and over 1,000 others gathered on Wednesday at Beirut jetty to be moved out by four Indian warships.
Altogether 602 Indians were on Friday airlifted back home from Larnaca in Cyprus.
More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled south over the past two days, according to Israel, but they still face bombardment and dire conditions.
"INS Mumbai has docked at Beirut around 1220 hrs IST and is in the process of bringing out the first batch of 1,000 Indians assembled at the port for evacuation", an official said.
Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi is closely monitoring the evacuation operation.
The statement by IRGC which was televised on the country's state media, came, three days after Haniyeh was killed at his accommodation in northern Tehran following his attendance at the inaugural ceremony of Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian.
Apple has teamed up with the Malala Fund to support girls' education.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
From the protests in Belarus, to people in Beirut picking up the pieces after the deadly blast, to the Democratic National Convention held in Delaware in the United States, here are the top images from the week gone by.
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon as part of a regional tour to draw attention to their plight.
Lebanon produced a stunning performance to beat South Korea 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday to keep their fairytale campaign going, while Alberto Zaccheroni's unbeaten run as Japan coach ended in North Korea with a 1-0 defeat.
'Israel is counting on the United States to enter the fray on their behalf and perform destructive strikes against these targets that are beyond Israel's conventional capabilities.' 'They may well get their way if they start a war, because the United States is still committed to Israel's security, and it won't matter whether it is Trump or Harris in the White House.'
Herzog further claimed that Iran is supporting the "terror machine" by providing billions of dollars aiming to undermine the regional situation.
From lights to colourful markets, the world is all lit up to celebrate the holiday cheer! Here are images from around the world.
These images prove we live in a wonderfully weird world.
Upon his arrival in Beirut on Thursday, the Iranian minister said, "Some European officials asked me if there were any chances that new fronts might open up against the Zionist regime?"
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 13 images.
Presenting Part 1 of our series.
In photos: When people go to the heights of danger for a 'cool' selfie.
'The purported claim that Israel can defeat Hamas and everything 'would go back to normal' is completely absurd.'
Ehud Barak was once the man most feared by terrorists in the Arab world.
Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.
Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.
'The Israeli government is saying, "OK, leave northern Gaza, because we're going to fight Hamas there".' 'But Hamas is not stupid. They are going to put militants in southern Gaza too. And then what's Israel going to do?' 'At some point are they going to say, 'Leave southern Gaza too because we want to fight Hamas there? Go across the border to Egypt"'? 'That's what people are worried about. Because they fear that once they cross the border into Egypt there will be no coming back.'
These images from across the globe tell us that it is a bizarre world out there!
Midfielder Kim Bo-kyung scored twice as South Korea strolled to a 3-0 victory over Lebanon in Goyang on Tuesday to make it two wins from two in the fourth round of World Cup qualifiers.
A photo symbolising "love and compassion" of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" has been named the World Press Photo of the Year. This year, according to organisers, 74,470 images were submitted for judging, made by 4,315 photographers from 130 different countries. World Press Photo has been kind enough to allow to share some of this year's winning photos here with you.
An Ethiopian airliner carrying 82 passengers and eight crewmembers crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after taking off from the Beirut International Airport on Monday morning, officials said.
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