UN human rights body backs measures against Myanmar and investigations in Iran
GENEVA, 4 Apr: The U.N.'s leading human rights body agreed Thursday to measures aimed at putting pressure on Myanmar and Iran, whose governments have...
Sri Lanka and India to review bilateral projects for timely implementation: Statement
Colombo, Mar 30 (PTI) Sri Lanka and India will review all the existing bilateral economic projects to ensure their timely implementation in a bid...
Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns...
Jerusalem, Mar 30 (AP) A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tonnes of food and other supplies for Gaza...
Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza, 28 Mar: An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome...
China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve
HONG KONG, 28 Mar: China on Thursday said it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of...
4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students’ education
TORONTO, 28 Mar: Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario said Thursday they launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and...
Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur...
BOAO, China, 28 Mar: China is committed to reforms that will upgrade the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy and exploit green technologies...
US congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 28 Mar: A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military...
European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over...
CAIRO, 17 Mar: The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic...
Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in southern Syria, soldier wounded
Beirut, 17 Mar: Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in southern Syria early Sunday wounding a soldier, Syrian state media reported.
State news agency SANA, citing...
No additional budget to settle dues of Chinese power plants: Pak to IMF
Islamabad, 17 Mar: Pakistan has assured the IMF that it does not plan to allocate an additional budget to settle the USD 1.8 billion...
Traffic accident in southern Afghanistan leaves 21 dead and 38 injured
ISLAMABAD, 17 Mar: A traffic accident in southern Afghanistan left at least 21 people dead and 38 others injured, according to a provincial traffic...
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...
Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty...
MOSCOW, 13 Mar: President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing...
Commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit explodes moments after liftoff in...
TOKYO, 13 Mar: A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednes-day morning in central Japan...
Haiti’s prime minister says he’ll resign as violent gangs rampage. It’s not clear...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, 12 Mar: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to...
Germany launches bidding for carbon contracts to support climate-friendly industrial production
BERLIN, 12 Mar: Germany’s vice chancellor on Tuesday launched a program initially worth up to 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) to help heavy industry...
European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU’s executive branch...
BRUSSELS, 12 Mar: The European Union’s executive arm will recommend that member countries open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, European Commission President Ursula von der...
2 dead and 38 rescued from a migrant boat near Spain’s Canary Islands
BARCELONA, 12 Mar: Spanish maritime rescuers said they pulled 38 people alive and recovered the remains of two others from a migrant boat that...
UN nuclear chief tells Japan transparency is ‘very important’ in ruined nuclear plant’s discharges
TOKYO, 12 Mar: The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Tuesday emphasized to Japan’s government the importance of transparency in its ongoing discharges...