European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over...

CAIRO, 17 Mar: The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic...

Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in southern Syria, soldier wounded

Beirut, 17 Mar: Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in southern Syria early Sunday wounding a soldier, Syrian state media reported. State news agency SANA, citing...

No additional budget to settle dues of Chinese power plants: Pak to IMF

Islamabad, 17 Mar: Pakistan has assured the IMF that it does not plan to allocate an additional budget to settle the USD 1.8 billion...

Traffic accident in southern Afghanistan leaves 21 dead and 38 injured

ISLAMABAD, 17 Mar: A traffic accident in southern Afghanistan left at least 21 people dead and 38 others injured, according to a provincial traffic...

Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 17 Mar: A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti’s capital as a guard with...

Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty...

MOSCOW, 13 Mar: President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing...

Commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit explodes moments after liftoff in...

TOKYO, 13 Mar: A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednes-day morning in central Japan...

Haiti’s prime minister says he’ll resign as violent gangs rampage. It’s not clear...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 12 Mar: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to...

Germany launches bidding for carbon contracts to support climate-friendly industrial production

BERLIN, 12 Mar: Germany’s vice chancellor on Tuesday launched a program initially worth up to 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) to help heavy industry...

European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU’s executive branch...

BRUSSELS, 12 Mar: The European Union’s executive arm will recommend that member countries open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, European Commission President Ursula von der...

2 dead and 38 rescued from a migrant boat near Spain’s Canary Islands

BARCELONA, 12 Mar: Spanish maritime rescuers said they pulled 38 people alive and recovered the remains of two others from a migrant boat that...

UN nuclear chief tells Japan transparency is ‘very important’ in ruined nuclear plant’s discharges

TOKYO, 12 Mar: The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Tuesday emphasized to Japan’s government the importance of transparency in its ongoing discharges...

China’s congress ends with a show of unity behind Xi’s vision for national...

BEIJING, 11 Mar: China’s national legislature wrapped up its annual session Monday with the usual show of near-unanimous support for plans designed to carry...

Flag of Sweden is raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its place as the 32nd...

BRUSSELS, 11 Mar: Sweden’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member of the...

At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s...

PADANG, 11 Mar: Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra...

13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep...

TOKYO, 11 Mar: Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left large parts of...

France’s Macron announces legislation allowing ‘aid in dying’ under strict conditions

PARIS, 11 Mar: French president Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to...

Guarantee against paper leaks for preventing future incidents: Cong

NEW DELHI, 9 Mar: The Congress asserted on Friday that its guarantee of freedom from exam paper leaks is not just aimed at punishing...

Senegal’s presidential candidates kick off campaigns after violent protests over a delay of...

DAKAR, 9 Mar: Presidential candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the African country after...

Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan’s 14th president; first civilian to secure 2nd term

Islamabad/Lahore, 9 Mar: Asif Ali Zardari was overwhelmingly elected as the 14th President of Pakistan on Saturday, becoming the only civilian president of the...