UK to respond ‘robustly’ against attack on Indian high commission: Foreign secy
LONDON, 23 Mar: The UK will review the security at the Indian high commission here following "unacceptable" acts of violence by pro-Khalistan protesters, Foreign...
Major Himalayan rivers will see flows reduced as glaciers recede: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, 23 Mar: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra, all hugely important...
China calls Xi’s Russia visit one of friendship, peace
BEIJING, 22 Mar: China on Wednesday said President Xi Jinping’s just-concluded visit to Russia was a “journey of friendship, cooperation and peace,” and again...
A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water: UN
UNITED NATIONS, 22 Mar: A report issued on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26%...
Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ
BEIRUT, 22 Mar: Lebanese security forces Wednesday fired tear gas to disperse hun-dreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the...
North Korea fires cruise missiles as allies stage drills
SEOUL, 22 Mar: North Korea launched cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, three days after the North carried out...
California faces more flooding after strong Pacific storm
SANTA CRUZ, 22 Mar: A strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California was blamed for...
India likely to be severely affected by water scarcity by 2050: UN report
United Nations, 22 Mar: India is expected to be the most severely affected as the global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to...
Japan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia
KYIV, 21 Mar: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival...
Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
BEIJING, 21 Mar: When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases, with hospitals...
Kenya police say 1 killed in opposition-led protests
NAIROBI, 21 Mar: Kenyan police said Tuesday that one person died, 31 officers were injured and more than 200 protesters were arrested in anti-government...
UN chief’s call for ambition on climate gets muted response
BERLIN, 21 Mar: Senior government officials gathered for a climate meeting in Copenhagen gave a muted response Tuesday to calls from the head of...
African nations consider swapping debt for climate funding
MOMBASA, 21 Mar: African countries saddled with debt and ravaged by losses and damages from weather events like cyclones, drought and extreme temperatures have...
Pakistani police file terrorism charges against ex-PM Khan
ISLAMABAD, 19 Mar: Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges Sunday against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of...
Netanyahu urges military chief to contain reservist protest
TEL AVIV, Israel, 19 Mar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the military’s chief of staff on Sunday to contain a wave of protest...
19 die, over 20 injured in bus crash in central Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 19 Mar: A speeding bus fell into a roadside ditch in central Bangladesh on Sunday apparently after the driver lost control, leaving...
Syria’s Assad in UAE to mark ongoing thaw in relations
BEIRUT, 19 Mar: Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, his first visit to the wealthy Gulf country since...
Fight over science holds up key UN climate report
BERLIN, 19 Mar: Publication of a major new United Nations report on climate change is being held up by a battle between rich and...
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
Seoul, 19 Mar: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show of force in a week as...
Facing arrest warrant, Russia’s Putin visits annexed Crimea
KYIV, 18 Mar: Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine on...