Russia and pro-Russia forces now fully control Pisky: Separatist Forces | Al Arabiya English

Russian and pro-Russian forces have taken full control of Pisky, a village on the outskirts of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, TASS news agency cited Donetsk forces as saying on Friday.

Air raid sirens heard across most Ukraine: Reports

Air raid sirens were heard across most Ukrainian cities urging people to seek shelters, local media reports have said.

Russia to open humanitarian corridors at personal request of Emmanuel Macron | Al Jazeera | EL ETOS UT

The Russian military will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv at 1000 Moscow time (0700 GMT) on Monday, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying.

Zelenskyy condemns NATO for ruling out Ukraine no-fly zone | Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy has criticized NATO for ruling out a no-fly zone over his country saying the Western military alliance knew further Russian aggression was likely.

Local officials say Russian forces capture Kherson | Al Jazeera

Russian forces have taken over the Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials have confirmed, the first major urban centre to fall since Moscow invaded a week ago.

Texas crisis exposes U.S. vulnerability to climate change: media - Global Times

As the southern U.S. state of Texas struggled to restore electricity and water over the past week, signs of the risks posed by increasingly extreme weather to America's aging infrastructure were cropping up across the country, reported The New York Times on Sunday.

Agreement to end armed presence in al-Tal city implemented

A source at the reconciliation committee in al-Tal city in Damascus Countryside confirmed on Friday that the city has become clear of weapons and militants in a step that paves the way for the return of state institutions.

Syrian Army, Allies Achieve Remarkable Progress in Western Aleppo

Syrian army and allies managed on Friday to completely control Manyan town in western Aleppo after fierce clashes with the terrorists.

Libya unity govt slams Hungary call for ‘refugee city’

The Libyan unity government has decried a proposal by Hungry to establish a “city for refugees” in the North African country.

Syria FM: Regimes of Riyadh, Ankara and Doha defy international legitimacy

Syria said that violations of the truce in Aleppo and attacking safe residential neighborhoods in the cities of Aleppo and al-Mukharam in Homs province prove once again that the regimes of Riyadh, Ankara and Doha which stand behind terrorist organizations in Syria keep defying the UN Security Council resolutions.

Poroshenko: No black cat of federalization in decentralization amendments to Constitution

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stressed that there is no "black cat of federalization" in the Constitutional amendments regarding decentralization of power, an UNIAN correspondent reports from a Kyiv conference of representatives of local authorities, members of the Association of the Ukrainian Cities.

No relief as massive blizzard paralyses US East Coast

Several cities, including New York and Washington DC, at a standstill as storm Jonas brings mammoth snowfall.

Hunger, homelessness on the rise in most American cities in 2015

Hunger and homelessness continued rising in most US cities in the year of 2015, as low wages, poverty, lack of affordable housing kept plaguing the urban population amid a slow economic recovery, found a survey released Tuesday.

India's Supreme Court bans registration of diesel vehicles in Delhi

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday banned the registration of diesel vehicles above 2,000cc in the national capital till March 31 in a move aimed at curbing pollution.

Evacuation order on Japanese town near Fukushima lifted

Japan’s government has lifted an evacuation order on a town whose entire population was relocated in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Quake Leaves Swath of Destruction in Kathmandu. The U.S. Geological Service is estimating there could be between 1,000 and 10,000 people dead.

VOA's Southeast Asia correspondent Steve Herman is closely following the unfolding disaster in Nepal and nearby nations. He described what happened after the Earth's crust shifted and unleashed the major earthquake that shook the Himalayan region Saturday.

Donetsk republic to renounce Minsk accords if pro-Kiev forces continue shelling its towns

Authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic will renounce compliance with the Minsk accords if the pro-Kiev forces continue shelling the cities and towns in Donbass, Eduard Basurin, the spokesman for the DPR Defence Ministry told a news conference hosted by the Donetsk News Agency on Thursday.

Syrian forces mount attack on rebel-held town

The Syrian troops have started a wide-scale offensive on a key rebel-held Syrian city northeast of the capital Damascus, the state-news agency SANA reported Saturday.

The troops started the offensive on the city of Adra, fully besieging the town and killing many "terrorists," said SANA, spelling no further details.

Ukrainian govt forces trying to break through encirclement of Mariupol

DONETSK, September 04. /ITAR-TASS/. A part of armed units loyal to the Kiev government are trying to break through the East-Ukrainian militias’ encirclement of the port of city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, Novorossia news agency said Thursday.
At the time of reporting, a combat action was in progress near the township of Bezymennoye.
Fighting between Ukrainian Army units and the militia began Thursday afternoon on the approaches to the eastern outskirts of Mariupol.

Buses enter Old Homs to evacuate Syrian rebels

The evacuation of Syrian rebels from their last stronghold in the central city of Homs appeared to be getting underway on Wednesday as several buses entered the besieged Old City district to ferry them out, activists said.
The withdrawal of more than 1,000 fighters from Homs is part of a complex deal with President Bashar al-Assad's forces which also involves easing a rebel siege on two northern Shiite Muslim towns loyal to Assad.
It will also mark the end of any rebel presence in the heart of a city once called the "capital of the revolution" against Assad, handing the president a major symbolic victory less than a month before he is likely to be elected for a third term.