Hitler’s watch sells at Maryland auction for $1.1 million
CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. , Aug 7 (AP) — A Maryland auction house has sold a wristwatch that once belonged to Adolf Hitler for $1.1...
BP CEO pay doubles to $12M as high energy costs surge profit
LONDON, 10 Mar: Total pay for BP’s CEO more than doubled to $12 million last year, the energy giant said Friday, as soaring energy...
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm
Cedar Key, 30 Aug: Hurricane Idalia has made landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing...
Pakistan Air Force to get JF-17 Thunder fighter jets developed with China
Islamabad, Feb 9 (PTI) Pakistan's air defence would get a major boost with the induction of the latest version of JF-17 Thunder fighter planes,...
India contributes USD 800,000 towards efforts to continue to expand use of Hindi at...
United Nations, May 11 (PTI) India has contributed USD 800,000 towards efforts to continue to expand the use of Hindi in the United Nations.
India's...
Strongly believe there is great potential for more cooperation with India: UN peacekeeping chief
United Nations, Nov 22 (PTI): The United Nations peacekeeping chief has said he "strongly" believes that there is a "great potential” for more cooperation...
Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda
TOKYO, 7 Nov: Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the...
Greek transport minister resigns over train crash; 36 dead
TEMPE, Greece, 1 Mar (AP) — Rescuers searched Wednesday through the burned-out wreckage of two trains that slammed into each other in northern Greece,...
Before a crowd of 1 million, Pope urges Congolese to forgive
Kinshasa, 1 Feb: Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before...
“Aim to strengthen military cooperation”: Putin tells “Dear Friend” Xi Jinping
Moscow, 30 Dec: Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping today he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the...
Russia happy about Iran joining SCO: President Putin tells Iranian counterpart Raisi
Samarkand, Sep 15 (PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday met his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi here on the sidelines of the SCO Summit...
UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be...
UNITED NATIONS, 1 Mar: Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes while...
Turkish and Armenian special envoys resume talks aimed at reconciliation and reopening the border
ANKARA, Turkey, 30 Jul (AP) — Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia convened at the countries’ shared border on Tuesday to resume discussions aimed...
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...
Ending Nigeria’s fuel subsidy pushes a shift to solar. Without a climate plan, progress...
ABUJA, Nigeria , 20 Jun (AP): — As soon as Bridget Mosanya went to get a book from her bag to study, it started...
Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi’s first provincial elections in a decade
BAGHDAD, 16 Dec: Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will...
Several ministers out as Trudeau shakes up Canada’s Cabinet
TORONTO, 26 Jul: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce a major Cabinet shake-up on Wednesday as he readies his team for the next...
Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan’s new premier as Imran Khan’s allies in parliament allege rigging
ISLAMABAD, 3 Mar (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elected Sunday Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister for the second time...
‘Third country’ should not interfere in China-Sri Lanka ties: Wang Yi
Beijing, Jan 10 (PTI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who held talks with Sri Lanka's top leadership on Sunday, has said that no "third...
China builds 1.20 lakh kms of road network in Tibet
BEIJING, 17 Mar: The total length of roads operational in Tibet exceeded 120,000 kms last year as China ramped up its infrastructure projects in...