Bangladesh's interim government on Wednesday dismissed as "completely baseless" and "misleading" the media reports that claimed it has dropped the "Father of the Nation" title for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and revised the definition of freedom fighter.

New Delhi: Three Indian nationals who went missing in Iran last month have been rescued, the Iranian embassy in India said on Tuesday, quoting media reports in Tehran.

Two Chinese nationals have been charged in the United States for allegedly smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen, Fusarium graminearum, into the country — a move authorities say poses a serious threat to national security, food safety, and public health.

Milan (Italy): Sicily's Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometres (miles) into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population.

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly elected Germany's former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to be the next head of the 193-member world body in a secret-ballot vote demanded by Russia.

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Mediterranean coastal town of Marmaris on Tuesday, Turkey's disaster management agency said. At least seven people were injured while trying to escape homes in panic.

US Second Lady Usha Vance termed the India-US relationship as one that is "very personal" for her, underlining that this is a time of "great opportunity" for ties between the two nations whose relationship has "ebbed and flowed at times".

Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip opened fire as people headed toward an aid distribution site a kilometre away at around sunrise on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, health officials and a witness said.