China conveys ‘heartfelt appreciation’ to Indian Navy for rescuing mariner
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BEIJING, 1 Aug: China on Thursday conveyed its "heartfelt appreciation" to the Indian Navy for rescuing a critically injured Chinese mariner from a...
Russia claims Ukraine is launching major attacks; Kyiv accuses Moscow of misinformation
KYIV, Ukraine, 5 Jun (AP) — Ukrainian forces were making a major effort to punch through Russian defensive lines in southeast Ukraine for a...
Thousands break into aid warehouses in Gaza as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 29 Oct (AP) — Thousands of people broke into aid warehouses in Gaza to take flour and basic hygiene products,...
Pak arrests 36 Indian fishermen
Islamabad, Feb 9 (PTI) Pakistan's maritime authorities have arrested 36 Indian fishermen and seized their six vessels for allegedly fishing in the country's territorial...
Hindi plays key role in spreading India’s knowledge, culture: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Hindi plays an important role in spreading our knowledge and culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the occasion...
Ukraine digs in to fight Russia’s looming eastern offensive
Kyiv, Apr 10 (AP) Ukrainian forces dug in and Russia's military lined up more firepower Sunday ahead of an expected showdown in eastern Ukraine...
Eruption of Eurasia’s tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsula
MOSCOW, 1 Nov: Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia’s tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia’s sparsely...
China poses an ‘existential’ threat: US lawmakers
WASHINGTON, 1 Mar: Top American lawmakers have described China as an "existential" threat to the US during a first hearing on China by the...
Masked gunmen attack Kosovo police and kill 1 officer in an escalation of tensions...
PRISTINA, Kosovo, 24 Sep: Kosovo’s prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on...
53 die in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico), Dec 10 (AP) Rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury after a freight...
Sri Lanka cabinet initiates process to divest loss-making SriLankan Airlines
Colombo, Nov 1 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government has formally decided to initiate the process of divesting the ownership of the loss-making national carrier,...
Britain’s foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties...
Taipei, 29 Aug: Britain's top diplomat, James Cleverly, is set to visit China on Wednesday, as the two countries attempt to shore up frayed...
Hungary’s Orbán pushes back on EU and NATO proposals to further assist Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 31 May (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday pushed back against some NATO proposals that would allow Ukraine to...
Sri Lanka to organise donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan:...
Colombo, Jul 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday that Sri Lanka will organise a donor conference of friendly countries like...
Nine suspected ISIS terrorists arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province
Lahore, 14 Sep: Law enforcement agencies have arrested nine suspected terrorists of ISIS and anti-Shia organisations in the Punjab province of Pakistan and foiled...
A teacher is dead and 2 people are wounded after a France stabbing attack...
Arras, Oct 13 (AP) A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by the French security services over suspected radicalisation stabbed a teacher...
BP earns USD 3 billion at the end of last year but saw its...
London, Feb 6 (AP) Oil and natural gas giant BP beat expectations on Tuesday with earnings of USD 3 billion in the last three...
Japan’s Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII...
TOKYO, 27 Jul: The UNESCO World Heritage committee on Saturday decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after...
The damage to a Baltic undersea cable was ‘purposeful,’ Swedish leader says but gives...
STOCKHOLM , 24 Oct (AP) — The damage to a telecommunications cable running under the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Estonia was “purposeful,” Swedish...
UN contract worker killed in Israeli strike over southern Lebanon
BEIRUT, 2 Sep (AP) — An Israeli strike Monday in southern Lebanon killed two people in a car, including a contract worker for the...