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...
Man Kills Son, 4, After Argument With Wife In Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI): A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his four-year-old son by throwing him on a platform at Sanpada railway...
Myanmar troops take refuge in Bangladesh amid escalated conflict
Dhaka, Feb 6 (PTI) Over a hundred Myanmar army soldiers on Tuesday took refuge in Bangladesh alongside their paramilitary border guards amid escalated armed...
Sri Lankan court indicts 24 suspects for deadly 2019 Easter attacks: officials
Colombo, Oct 4 (PTI) At least 24 terror suspects, including the mastermind Naufer Moulavi, have been indicted by a Sri Lankan court here in...
China’s coast guard to ramp up patrols near Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago after two fishermen...
BANGKOK, 18 Feb: China is stepping up patrols in the waters off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, days after two of its fishermen...
2 Tonnes Of Cocaine Worth $221 Million Seized Off UK Coast In Massive Bust
London, Sep 11 (AFP): UK authorities have seized over 2 tonnes of cocaine in a raid on a luxury yacht off the coast of...
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...
Hezbollah member wanted for role in 1985 hijacking dies
Beirut, Oct 9 (AP) Ali Atwa, a senior Hezbollah operative who was on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in one of...
People jump into the sea to escape raging ferry fire in Gulf of Thailand....
BANGKOK, 4 Apr: Panicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand early Thursday, and all...
UN Security Council not ‘suitable place’ to discuss South China Sea issue: China
Beijing, Aug 11 (PTI) Faced with scathing criticism from the US of its expansive claims over the disputed South China Sea at a UN...
Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, 21 Apr (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day official visit to reaffirm...
US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
NEW YORK , Aug 18 (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid...
Indian-origin woman, who provided critical info about multi-million-Dollar PPE scam, killed in South Africa
Johannesburg, Aug 25 (PTI) A 53-year-old Indian-origin woman in South Africa has been killed allegedly for providing critical information about a multi-million-Dollar PPE fraud...
Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
Kabul, Aug 31 (AP) The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America's...
UN chief asks int’l community to use all tools to counter global terrorist threat...
United Nations, Sep 8 (PTI) UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the international community to use all tools at its disposal to...
UN atomic agency head to visit Iran as nuke talks uncertain
Washington, Oct 19 (AP) The head of the UN's atomic watchdog plans to visit Iran before the end of next month amid questions about...
COP26 Ministers Say $100 Billion Target Can Be Reached In 2023
London, Oct 25 (AFP): A decade-old target for rich countries to contribute $100 billion a year to help poorer ones fight climate change should...
Developed nations failed to meet yearly USD 100 billion support goal: Environment min at...
Glasgow, Nov 1 (PTI) Developed nations have not only failed to meet the USD 100 billion goal per year of support to developing nations...
Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccines generate more antibodies than natural infection: Study
Toronto, Nov 8 (PTI) People who receive the Pfizer or AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have antibody levels significantly higher than those infected with the SARS-CoV-2...
Police: Ecuadorian prison clash leaves at least 52 dead
Quito, Nov 13 (AP) Clashes inside Ecuador's largest prison early Saturday left at least 52 inmates dead in the latest violence to hit the...