India, US to restart commercial dialogue, CEO forum later this year: Blinken
Washington, Apr 12 (PTI) India and the US are restarting their bilateral commercial dialogue and the CEO's forum later this year to deepen their...
Pakistan’s new govt passes orders to scrap China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority
Islamabad, Apr 21 (PTI)
Pakistan's new government has initiated a process to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, with the planning minister saying it was...
China’s population grows by less than half-a-million in 2021; birth rate falls for 5th...
Beijing, Jan 17 (PTI) China's population grew by less than half a million-last year to 1.41 billion as the birth rates fell for the...
Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, 19 Nov: Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South...
China’s inflation data show economy in doldrums despite a slight improvement in trade
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy remains in the doldrums, data released Friday showed, with prices falling due to slack demand from consumers and...
UN seeks $4.3 billion to cover Yemen 2023 humanitarian needs
CAIRO, 27 Feb: The United Nations is seeking $4.3 billion at a pledging conference Monday to alleviate the suffering of millions of people in...
India-US healthcare collaboration in spotlight as India approves 2 more Covid vaccines
Washington, Dec 29 (PTI) India-US collaboration in the health sector is in the spotlight as the Central Drug Authority this week approved two more...
Manhunt on for suspects as 100 die in Nigeria refinery blast
ABUJA, Nigeria, Apr 24 (AP) — At least 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeast Nigeria,...
2 Pak Army pilots die as helicopter crashes in Pakistan occupied-Kashmir
Islamabad, Dec 6 (PTI) Two Pakistani Army aviation pilots were killed when their military helicopter crashed in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir, close to the Siachen...
Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank raid
AQABAT JABR, West Bank , 6 Feb (AP) — Israeli forces killed five Palestinian gunmen linked to the Islamic militant Hamas group in a...
As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, 8 Aug (AP) — With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s...
Hostage crisis: No breakthrough in talks between govt and Taliban militants
Peshawar, Dec 19 (PTI) No breakthrough was achieved on Monday in talks between the government and the Taliban militants, who seized a counter-terrorism centre...
Japan’s Kishida, ahead of US trip, seeks stronger military ties with Washington and other...
TOKYO, 5 Apr (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he wants to strengthen military and weapons development cooperation with the United...
Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur...
BOAO, China, 28 Mar: China is committed to reforms that will upgrade the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy and exploit green technologies...
Plasma therapy ‘futile’ as treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients: Study
Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) Convalescent plasma therapy is "futile" as a treatment for most critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to a study published on...
China launches cargo spacecraft to carry supplies to its space station
Beijing, Sep 20 (PTI) China successfully launched an unmanned cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3 on Monday to deliver supplies for its under-construction space station Tiangong, which...
Ukrainians flee grim life in Russian-occupied Kherson
KYIV, Ukraine , Aug 17 (AP) — It was early one morning when life under Russian occupation became too much for Volodymyr Zhdanov: Rocket...
Afghan students return to Kabul University, but with restrictions
Kabul, Feb 26 (AP) Kabul University, among Afghanistan's oldest and most revered institutions of higher education, reopened Saturday six months after the Taliban retook...
China considering USD 2.5 bn in loan, trade credits for Lanka, says Chinese envoy
Colombo, Mar 21 (PTI) China is considering a USD 2.5 billion credit facility to Sri Lanka, Beijing's top diplomat in Colombo said on Monday,...
Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at summit focused on security, economy amid China tensions
TOKYO, 17 Dec: Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a special summit on Sunday marking their 50th anniversary of...