US Honours 9/11 Dead On 20th Anniversary Of World Trade Centre Attacks
New York, Sep 11 (AFP): America marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday with solemn ceremonies given added poignancy by the recent chaotic withdrawal...
“India Role As Regional Ally Can Have Positive Impact In Afghanistan”: US Official
London, Sep 11 (PTI): India as a key regional player and ally of the US and its history of investments in Afghanistan could have...
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...
Jurassic-Era ‘Winged Lizard’ Unearthed In Chile
Santiago, Sep 11 (AFP): Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known...
Fully Vaccinated People 11 Times Less Likely To Die Of Covid: US
Washington, Sep 11 (AFP): Fully vaccinated people were 11 times less likely to die of Covid and 10 times less likely to be hospitalized...
Fire kills 41 inmates, 80 hurt at crowded Indonesian prison
Jakarta, Sep 8 (AP) A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia's capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates, two of...
South African riots to cost USD 1.7 billion in insurance claims
Johannesburg, Sep 8 (AP) The rioting that erupted in parts of South Africa in July over former President Jacob Zuma's imprisonment caused damage worth...
China endorses Taliban’s interim Govt; announces USD 31 million aid for Afghanistan
Beijing, Sep 8 (PTI) China on Wednesday announced USD 31 million as aid to Afghanistan, its first after the Taliban seized power in Kabul,...
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...
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
Geneva, Sep 8 (AP) The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines to refrain...
Nepal’s Opposition party CPN-UML obstructs Parliament session; demands dismissal of 14 lawmakers
Kathmandu, Sep 8 (PTI) Nepal's main Opposition party CPN-UML, led by ousted prime minister K P Sharma Oli, on Wednesday obstructed the new session...
UK PM Boris Johnson unveils new tax to fund health, social care costs amidst
London, Sep 7 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a new tax that will fund the country's mounting health and social...
Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guard
Kabul, Sep 7 (AP) The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Cabinet that paid homage to the old guard of the group, giving top...
Pakistani Taliban warns journalists against calling them terrorists and extremists
Peshawar, Sep 7 (PTI) The banned Tehr eek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organistaion of armed Islamist groups, has warned the country's media and journalists...
UK climate summit chief Alok Sharma dismisses calls to delay COP26
London, Sep 7 (PTI) UK Cabinet minister Alok Sharma, the president-designate of the upcoming COP26 UN climate summit in Scotland, on Tuesday rejected calls...
Pakistan not setting up new camps for Afghan refugees: Interior Minister
Islamabad, Sep 7 (PTI) Pakistan is not setting up any new camp to accommodate Afghan refugees trying to flee the war-ravaged neighbouring country after...
China appoints new army commander to head troops along Indian border
Beijing, Sep 7 (PTI) Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed Gen Wang Haijiang as the new Commander of the People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre...
Flash floods inundate over 380 houses in Nepal
Kathmandu, Israel , Sep 6 (PTI): Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall have inundated over 380 houses and damaged several residential areas in Kathmandu,...
Germany protests to Russia over pre-election cyberattacks
Berlin, Sep 6 (AP) Germany has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from lawmakers in what it suspects may have been preparation...
Florida gunman killed 4, including mom still holding baby
Fort Lauderdale (US), Sep 6 (AP) man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was...