Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priority
JERUSALEM, 28 Dec: Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities on Wednesday, vowing...
Afghan Taliban kill 8 in raids of IS hideouts in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, 5 Jan: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed eight Islamic State militants and arrested nine others in a series of raids targeting key figures in...
Wholesale inflation in US slowed further in December to 6.2%
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a sixth straight monthly slowdown...
10 children among 51 killed in twin transport tragedies in Pakistan
Islamabad, 29 Jan: At least 51 people were killed in two separate transport accidents in western Pakistan on Sunday, when a bus plunged off...
Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria
NURDAGI, 7 Feb: Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing...
Poor Pakistanis worry IMF bailout measures risk stark future
ISLAMABAD, 17 Feb: Saddique Shah, a 53-year-old construction worker, sat along a sidewalk with his fellow workers on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad,...
China sets this year’s economic growth target at ‘around 5%’
BEIJING, 5 Feb: China’s government announced plans for a consumer-led revival of the struggling economy as its legislature opened a session Sunday that will...
US recognises McMahon Line as int’l boundary between China and Arunachal
WASHINGTON, 15 Mar: The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bipartisan Senate...
Mexico: Migrants lit mattresses in protest; fire killed 39
MEXICO CITY, 28 Mar: Migrants fearing deporta-tion set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39...
Rocket fire from Gaza, Lebanon at Israel as Passover begins
JERUSALEM, 6 Apr (AP) — Militants fired rockets from Gaza and Lebanon toward Israel on Thursday, following confrontations between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers...
India likely to achieve SDG for reduction in newborn deaths: WHO official
CAPE TOWN, 16 May: India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets...
South Korea, EU agree to boost pressure on Russia, condemn North Korean missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea and the European Union agreed Monday to increase pressure on Russia over its war against...
White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world
WASHINGTON, 2 Jun: The White House is ready to have talks with Russia without preconditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even as...
Indian Army chief Gen. Pande calls on Bangladesh PM Hasina; reviews passing out parade
Dhaka, Jun 6 (PTI) Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Tuesday called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and also visited the country's...
US and China hold top-level talks, but their rivalry remains unchecked
BEIJING , 20 Jun (AP): — The United States and China may be back to talking at a high level, but their battle for...
Jordan’s foreign minister calls for investment into war-torn Syria to speed up refugee returns
DAMASCUS, 3 Jul: Jordan’s foreign minister Monday called for international investment into conflict-ravaged Syria’s crippled infrastructure to speed up refugee returns.
Ayman Safadi made the...
Russian President Putin won’t attend BRICS summit next month: South African President Ramaphosa
Johannesburg, Jul 19 (PTI) Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the BRICS summit here next month, sending his Foreign Minister instead, South African President Cyril...
IMF sets mid-September dates for Sri Lanka bailout review
Colombo, Aug 12 (PTI) The IMF will conduct the first review of the USD 2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state...
Death toll in a Taiwanese golf ball factory fire rises to 10. Four of...
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 24 Sep: Search teams found the bodies of the last three missing people on Sunday at the site of a golf ball...
Blinken calls deposed Niger leader ahead of expected US declaration that his overthrow was...
WASHINGTON, 10 Oct: Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum ahead of an expected decision by the Biden administration to...