Women March To Defend Rights Across Globe Mark Women’s Day
Madrid, 8 Mar (AFP): Women were taking to the streets from Kabul to Bangkok on Wednesday to mark International Women's Day and defend rights...
Philippine rain, flooding cause at least 25 deaths, damage
MANILA, Philippines, 28 Dec: The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen...
Jaishankar calls on Bhutan PM, exchanges views on current global and regional developments
Thimphu, Apr 29 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday called on Bhutan's Prime Minister Lyonchhen Lotay Tshering here and exchanged views on...
Trump slams Biden’s Afghan policy, says thousands of terrorists might have been airlifted out...
Washington, Aug 25 (PTI) Former US President Donald Trump has slammed his successor Joe Biden on his Afghan policy and expressed concerns that thousands...
Militant attack kills 4 paramilitary members in Iran’s east
Cairo, Dec 19 (AP) A militant attack killed 4 members of Iran's paramilitary force on Monday in its restive southeast province bordering Pakistan, state...
Turkish strikes in north Iraq kill 8 tourists, wound over 20
BAGHDAD , Jul 20 (AP) — Turkish airstrikes killed eight tourists in northern Iraq and wounded over 20, Iraqi Kurdish officials and the Iraqi...
Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza Strip stuns Israel and leaves dozens dead in...
Jerusalem, 7 Oct (AP): Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an...
AR-15 style guns have brought in over $1 billion in 10 years
WASHINGTON , Jul 27 (AP) — Gun manufacturers have made more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade, and for...
Climate confab heads into final week, warming goal uncertain
SHARM EL-SHEIKH , Nov 15 (AP) — Global climate talks in Egypt headed into their second half on Monday with plenty of uncertainty left...
UAE leader pardons 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 3 Sep (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid...
Historic flooding in southern China kills 47, with more floods feared in coming days
BEIJING, 21 Jun: At least 47 people have died as downpours in southern China’s Guangdong province caused historic flooding and slides, state media reported...
WTO predicts trade growth to slow next year amid crises
GENEVA , Oct 5 (AP) — The World Trade Organization is predicting global trade volumes will grow a lackluster 1% next year as crises...
WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters
GENEVA, 23 Nov (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying...
Meeting Narendra Modi the ‘most significant aspect’ of India trip: Nepal PM Prachanda
Kathmandu, 3 Jun: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Saturday said meeting his counterpart Narendra Modi was “the most significant aspect” of...
14 killed in massive blast in Pakistan’s Karachi city
Karachi/Islamabad, Dec 18 (PTI) At least 14 people were killed and 15 others injured in Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi on Saturday when a...
US, Australia, Canada, Philippines stage naval and air force maneuvers in disputed South China...
MANILA, Philippines, 7 Aug (AP) — The United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines held air and naval maneuvers Wednesday in a show of...
South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea, 21 Jun: South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea on Friday, as...
Traders troubled after Taliban shut Afghan-Pakistan crossing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 21 Feb: The main crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border remained shut Tuesday for the third straight day, officials said, after Afghanistan’s Taliban...
Ukraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east
KYIV, Ukraine, May 14 (AP) — Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said...
Nationwide ‘silent strike’ in Myanmar protests military rule
BANGKOK , Dec 11 (AP) — Opponents of military rule in Myanmar on Friday held one of their biggest nationally coordinated protests in months,...