Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends
Deir al-Balah, 1 Dec: Israel's war with Hamas resumed in full force Friday, with airstrikes hitting targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a...
Putin orders partial military call-up, sparking protests
KYIV, Ukraine , Sep 21 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday, taking a risky and deeply unpopular...
Man kills 3 daughters, 1 other, himself at California church
Sacramento (US), Mar 1 (AP) A man shot and killed his three daughters, their chaperone and himself during a supervised visit with the girls...
Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk
Pokrovsk, 4 Jul: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew...
Lawmakers say UK’s planned law to deport Channel migrants breaches rights obligations
LONDON, 11 Jun: A committee of British lawmakers said Sunday that the U.K. will break its international human rights commitments if it goes through...
UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan, 10 Dec (AP): The Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan, the U.N. mission in the country said Sunday...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang meets Nepal’s top leadership as two sides ink 9 MoUs
Kathmandu, Mar 26 (PTI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday held talks with Nepal's top leadership here and discussed bilateral relations and mutual...
Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in...
KABUL, Afghanistan, 25 May (AP) — The head of a major aid organization said Thursday that the Taliban have agreed to consider allowing Afghan...
Quad supplies 79 million safe Covid-19 vaccine doses to Indo-Pacific nations
Washington, Sep 25 (PTI) The Quad, which has pledged to donate over 1.2 billion Covid vaccine doses globally, has delivered nearly 79 million safe,...
Japan PM says dialogue with China, South Korea key to stability
Tokyo, Jun 21 (AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that talks with China's leader are key to regional and international peace and...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma: Study
London, Fab 2 (PTI) Reluctance or refusal to get vaccinated for COVID-19 infection may be associated with traumatic events in childhood, such as neglect,...
N Korea slams US for supporting Taiwan in nod to ally China
Seoul, Oct 23 (AP) North Korea on Saturday accused the Biden administration of raising military tensions with China through its reckless backing of Taiwan,...
Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN’s human rights council
GENEVA, 26 Feb: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the U.N.’s top human rights body on...
Omicron’s explosive spread potential makes threat level very high globally, says INSACOG
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Omicron's explosive spread potential makes the threat level very high globally, especially in regions with low population immunity, INSACOG...
Death toll in southwestern China landslide rises to 34, with 10 people still missing
BEIJING, 24 Jan: The death toll from a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of southwestern China rose to 34 on Wednesday, while 10...
56 released Indian fishermen in Sri Lanka to be moved to immigration detention center:...
Colombo, Feb 7 (PTI) The 56 Indian fishermen, released by a Sri Lankan court in the northern Jaffna peninsula last month, will be shifted...
WTO meet: India to pitch for permanent solution for food security; protect interest of...
New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI): India will press for a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding of grains for food security...
China sanctions 2 US citizens over action on Tibet
BEIJING , Dec 23 (AP) — China has sanctioned two U.S. citizens in retaliation for action taken by Washington over human rights abuses in...
Ex-mayor arrested on charges of discrediting Russian army
Moscow, Aug 24 (AP) The former mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city was arrested Wednesday on charges of discrediting the country's military, part of a...
Pak blames India for hampering SAARC process
Islamabad, Jan 7 (PTI) Pakistan on Friday blamed India for obstructing the SAARC process and alleged that New Delhi's myopic attitude was rendering a...