Vaccine Effective Against Delta Variant Of Coronavirus: US Study
Washington, Sep 13 (PTI): COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalisations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus,...
Pakistani troops kill 10 militants responsible for attack on military base that left 8...
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, 16 Jul (AP) — All 10 militants who rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a Pakistani military facility were killed in...
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 22, officials say, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv...
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel, 27 Oct (AP) — Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials...
Amnesty: Creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Oct 5 (AP) — International creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure...
Polish and Lithuanian leaders oversee military drills along their shared border
DIRMISKES, Lithuania, 26 Apr: Polish President Andrzej Duda said Friday that “a potential aggressor must see our readiness” as he and his Lithuanian counterpart...
Bin Laden family donated $1.19 million to Prince Charles’ charity: Report
London, 31 Jul (AFP): Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, accepted a £1 million ($1.19 million, 1.21 million euro) donation to his...
Leaks on Russian gas pipelines raise concerns about sabotage
WARSAW, Poland , Sep 27 (AP) — A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea...
‘At least 500 children killed by war’, says Ukrainian president Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine, 4 Jun (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia's war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least...
India to take up accessibility to energy, food grains ‘very strongly’ at G20: S...
Nicosia, 30 Dec: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today underlined that during its G20 presidency, India intends to take up the issue of affordability...
Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia’s Jakarta
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 29 Nov (AP) — Against the backdrop of smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, the sky above Edy Suryana’s village stays...
Iranian foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Egyptian officials in Cairo
CAIRO, 17 Oct (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials Thursday in Cairo during the...
Japan’s Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII...
TOKYO, 27 Jul: The UNESCO World Heritage committee on Saturday decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after...
Greece creates climate crisis ministry after huge wildfires
ATHENS, Greece , Sep 6 (AP) — Greece’s center-right government has created a new ministry to address the impact of climate change and named...
Bombing in Myanmar city highlights escalating violence
Bangkok, Oct 27 (AP) Midday bombings near a busy government office injured at least nine people in Myanmar's second biggest city on Wednesday, in...
China plans to build new highway along LAC with India: Report
BEIJING, 21 Jul: China plans to build a new highway along the line of actual control (LAC) with India as part of Beijing's efforts...
Death toll rises to 8 from new Turkey-Syria earthquake
ISTANBUL, 21 Feb: The death toll in Turkey and Syria rose to eight in a new and powerful earthquake that struck two weeks after...
Japan PM Kishida likely to unveil ‘Indo-Pacific Plan for Peace’ during visit to India
New Delhi, 18 Mar: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to unveil his plan for a "free and open Indo-Pacific" with a focus...
Mass swarm of dead fish in Atlantic prompts European inquiry
PARIS , Feb 5 (AP) — France and the European Union are investigating why a massive swarm of dead fish was released by a...
Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut for third day after firing incident
Islamabad, Nov 15 (PTI) A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan was still shut on Tuesday for the third consecutive day after a...
France sees new pension protests, police brace for violence
PARIS, 28 Mar: Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms gripped France again Tuesday, with many thousands marching and the Eiffel Tower closed and...