Protesters enter Iraqi parliament, chant curses against Iran
BAGHDAD , Jul 27 (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad’s parliament Wednesday, chanting curses against Iran, in a protest against the selection...
Fear grips Afghans in Karachi as Pak government announces evicting illegal immigrants
Karachi, 7 Oct (AP): Thou-sands of Afghan refugees and illegal immigrants living here in Pakistan's biggest city are spending their days and nights in...
South Africa’s Durban area hit by heavy floods, 45 dead
JOHANNESBURG , Apr 12 (AP) — Prolonged rains and flooding in the Durban area of South Africa have claimed the lives of at least...
Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to jail over crossing
RABAT, Morocco , Jul 19 (AP) — Nearly three dozen migrants were sentenced in Morocco on Tuesday for attempting to scale a border wall...
WHO chief thanks PM Modi for collaboration in building global traditional health centre
Bali, Nov 15 (PTI) WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for collaborating with the world health body on...
Meeting Narendra Modi the ‘most significant aspect’ of India trip: Nepal PM Prachanda
Kathmandu, 3 Jun: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Saturday said meeting his counterpart Narendra Modi was “the most significant aspect” of...
Lanka moves 56 Indian fishermen to immigration centre after quarantine
Colombo, Feb 9 (PTI) The 56 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters have been moved to...
World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, 18 Oct (AP) — The United Nations’ World Food Program on Wednesday appealed for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of...
Kremlin signals more talks with West amid Ukraine tensions
Moscow, Feb 14 (AP) Russia's top diplomat advised President Vladimir Putin on Monday to keep talking with the West on Moscow's security demands, a...
Indus Water Treaty: Officials from India, Pakistan hold talks
Islamabad, May 31 (PTI) Officials from India and Pakistan have discussed a wide range of water-related issues during a meeting as part of the...
Japan opposition lawmakers bring no-confidence motion accusing gov’t of halting debate over scandal
TOKYO, 1 May: Outraged Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a no-confidence motion on Friday, accusing the governing party of trying to push through a budget...
Pak police detains 85 prime suspects after determining their role in Sri Lankan man’s...
Lahore, Dec 29 (PTI) Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday said they have detained 85 main suspects after determining their role in the...
Shanghai to reopen subways in easing of COVID lockdown
BEIJING , 20 May (AP) — The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly...
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...
N. Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 4th launch this year
Seoul, Jan 17 (AP) North Korea on Monday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South...
India, UK moving towards early harvest trade deal: Piyush Goyal
London, Sep 14 (PTI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has confirmed that India and the UK are moving towards an early harvest trade...
Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests
LIMA, Peru , 12 Dec (AP) — Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised...
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...
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 17 Mar: A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti’s capital as a guard with...
24 militants killed in security operations in last three days in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan
Islamabad, 2 Feb: At least 24 militants were killed in the past three days during security operations in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, the army...