A rescue operation was launched Friday for a Turkish-flagged cargo ship that ran aground off the country’s northwestern Canakkale province. The incident occurred when a 70-meter-long (229-foot) cargo ship faced technical difficulties off Bozcaada, according to available information. After the Banu-S lost control and ran aground in the eastern part of Bozcaada, the captain briefed authorities on the incident and rescue boats were dispatched to the scene. No injuries, material loss, or pollution w...

Police in the Midwestern US city of Indianapolis Friday confirmed the death of at least eight people in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility near the international airport. The suspected gunman killed himself.

Heartwarming footage shows the touching moment an elderly British couple reunited for the first time months after 90-year-old Mary was forced to quarantine in a nursing home amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq was targeted by a missile, the Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG)’s security officials said late Wednesday, April 14. The airport was hit by at least one rocket, the region's counter-terrorism unit said in a statement. An explosion was also heard near the area, and an investigation into the incident has been launched, according to the KRG's Interior Ministry.

The head of Denmark's medicines agency, Tanja Erichsen, fainted and collapsed to the ground while announcing the country's decision to stop using the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday officially announced that American troops will return home from Afghanistan on Sept. 11

Footage shows a brave mother cat chasing three dogs that were in the middle of cornering her kitten

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to the Ganges River for a bathing ritual to celebrate the Kumbh Mela festival despite the fact that the country broke a record daily tally of 184,000 new infections in the past 24 hours. The alarming increase of coronavirus cases continues in India, which ranks second among countries worldwide.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared footage of the Turkish-made Bozdogan missile striking its target with pinpoint precision. “Our air-to-air in-sight missile Bozdogan developed by our young technicians and engineers within the scope of the Goktug project hit its target with pinpoint precision at the first shot,” he wrote on social media.

At least 20 people were killed in a deadly accident as a bus and a truck collided on the eastern desert road in Egypt's southern Assiut province on Wednesday.

Senegalese football star Mame Diouf, who is a striker for a local football club in Turkey's southeast, made surprising statements about the Turkish dessert "künefe." Praising Hatay, the city he plays for, Diouf ironically said he is trying to stay away from the delicacy, but it's too good to abstain from.

Fresh footage emerged showing the La Soufriere Volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupting early on Sunday,

Aid packages prepared with the donations collected under the coordination of Turkey’s Presidency of Religious Affairs are being distributed to Malian families in need throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) launched an outreach campaign abroad to aid Muslims living in Segou, Koulikoro, Bamako, Sikasso, and Kai regions of Mali.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the Aegean coast near Turkey’s southwestern Mugla province, the country's disaster agency said Tuesday. According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the incident took place at 23.28 p.m. (GMT2028) The quake occurred 2.51 kilometers (1.5 miles) below the surface and its epicenter was 19.6 kilometers (12.1 miles) away from Datca district.

Muslims observing the first day of the holy month of Ramadan line up for the iftar (fast-breaking meal) distributed in the restaurant section of the Diyanet Center of America (DCA) after the evening prayer in the U.S. state of Maryland.

Turkish miners in the province of Zonguldak welcomed the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in a coal mine tens of meters below the ground. Footage shows the men gathering around to eat a humble meal in the early morning, known as Sahoor.

Israeli authorities on Monday, Apr. 12, demolished a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank. According to the local media, Israeli soldiers carried out a raid in a village of Bethlehem city with heavy duty vehicles. Israeli soldiers destroyed a-80 square meter house belonging to El-Ceabis family claiming that the house was built in Area C, which falls under administrative and security control of Israel. Area C is currently home to 300,000 Palestinians, comprising Bedouin and herding communit...

Watch as Muslim worshippers perform the first Tarawih Prayer on the eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East Jerusalem.

Watch as Muslim worshippers perform the first Tarawih Prayer on the eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at al-Masjid an-Nabawi and Masjid al-Haram in Saudi Arabia.

Muslims perform the first Tarawih prayer of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in accordance with the coronavirus (Covid-19) measures at the Diyanet Center of America in Washington.