Japan’s army says helicopter carrying 10 crashed into ocean

Tokyo, Apr 6 (AP) A missing Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern...

In latest breach, Iran’s Mahan Air hit with cyberattack

Tehran, Nov 21 (AP) A cyberattack on Sunday disrupted access to Iran's privately owned Mahan Air, state TV reported, marking the latest in a...

Pakistani Taliban warns journalists against calling them terrorists and extremists

Peshawar, Sep 7 (PTI) The banned Tehr eek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organistaion of armed Islamist groups, has warned the country's media and journalists...

China to permit ‘some’ Indian students to return: Chinese Foreign Ministry

Beijing, Apr 29 (PTI) China on Friday announced plans to permit the return of some" Indian students stranded in India for over two years...

2 cargo ships have collided off the coast of Germany. At least 1 sailor...

BERLIN, 24 Oct (AP) — Two cargo ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Germany on Tuesday and one of them...

Pakistan’s Punjab govt gives Imran Khan 24-hour deadline to handover ‘terrorists’ hiding at his...

Lahore, 17 (PTI): The interim government in Pakistan’s Punjab province has given a 24-hour deadline to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief Imran Khan...

Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya , Oct 5 (AP) — The leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the federal government have been invited to peace talks...

14 Killed, 5 Missing In China Landslide, Government Says Rescue Ops On

China, 4 Jun (AP): Fourteen people were killed and five are missing following a landslide in southwestern China's Sichuan province on Sunday, the local...

UK: TikTok may face big fine over children”s data protection

London, Sep 26 (AP) TikTok could face a 27 million-pound (USD 29 million) fine in the UK over a possible breach of UK data...

Iran says drone attack targets defense facility in Isfahan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 29 Jan: Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early Sunday,...

EU pledges 200 million more COVID vaccine doses to Africa

BRUSSELS, Sep 15 (AP) — The European Union is committing 200 million more coronavirus vaccine doses to Africa to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic...

India warns lack of serious approach to climate finance will jeopardise net zero pledges...

Glasgow, Nov 8 (PTI) India, speaking on behalf of the BASIC group, on Monday warned that lack of a serious approach to climate finance...

US retaliates for fatal drone attack; strikes at Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria

Washington, 3 Feb: The United States has retaliated against the killing of its soldiers in Jordan by striking on a dozens of sites in...

Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

BEIJING, 11 Jun: Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations...

Kazakhstan activists recall path from protest to bloodshed

Almaty, Jan 15 (AP) The mass protests in Kazakhstan began peacefully over the New Year's weekend, with marchers denouncing a sharp rise in fuel...

Environment Threats “Greatest Challenge To Human Rights Of Our Era”: UN

Geneva, Sep 13 (AFP): The UN rights chief warned Monday that environmental threats from pollution and climate change were sparking and deepening conflicts worldwide,...

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...

6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware, says report

Jerusalem, Nov 8 (AP): Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of...

Under China pressure, Taiwan opposition choses new leader

Taipei, Sep 25 (AP) Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party chose former leader Eric Chu as its new chairperson Saturday in an election overshadowed by...

Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege

KYIV, Ukraine , Jun 6 (AP) — Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like...