UN agencies have launched aid requests to provide Afghanistan after earthquakes.

UN teams have stepped up their response after another strong earthquake struck western Afghanistan early on Wednesday, just days after powerful earthquakes killed over 2,000 people in the same region.

France has raised its alert level to the highest position after attack in Arras.

France will deploy 7,000 soldiers after a Chechen-origin man fatally stabbed a teacher and severely wounded three other adults at a school in the northeastern town of Arras, the Elysee presidential palace said Saturday.

Massive bombardments in the Gaza Strip

The Palestinian authorities announced on Friday that 1,845 Palestinians have been killed as a result of attacks between the Israeli army and settlers, most of them due to the massive bombardments in the Gaza Strip.

More than 13.4 million Ecuadorians are called to decide the future of the country

The Security Cabinet of Ecuador met today to analyze the police and military operation for Sunday's presidential elections when some 100,000 troops will be deployed in the national territory.