Pakistan condemns sentencing of Yasin Malik by Indian court in terror funding case
Islamabad, May 25 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik by an Indian court in a terror funding...
Oil giant Saudi Aramco makes a historic $161B profit in 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 Mar: Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported Sunday earning $161 billion last year, claiming the highest-ever recorded annual profit by...
UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter
Geneva, Jul 2 (AP) UN human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and should release...
Right’s group: 1,001 killed since military took over Myanmar
Bangkok, Aug 18 (AP) More than 1,000 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military seized power from the elected...
UN demands halt to escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces
UNITED NATIONS, 28 Aug (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and...
USD 500 million MCC grant will boost Nepal’s power sector, reduce transport costs &...
Kathmandu, Feb 28 (PTI) The US has commended Nepal for ratifying the contentious Washington-funded USD 500 million MCC grant, saying it will result in...
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...
China says it tested hypersonic vehicle’ not missile’
Beijing, Oct 18 (PTI) China on Monday said it has tested a hypersonic vehicle and not a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile as reported by a...
WHO: No ”doomsday,” but malaria fight disrupted by pandemic
Geneva, Dec 6 (AP) The World Health Organization said Monday that the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit...
Russian neighbour Finland announces it wants to join NATO
Berlin, May 15 (AP) Finland declared Sunday that it wants to join NATO, as a senior official with the western military alliance expressed hope...
Indonesia’s top court rules against lowering age limit of presidential, vice presidential candidates
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court on Monday ruled against lowering the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates as the country...
13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep...
TOKYO, 11 Mar: Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left large parts of...
Nine killed in South Africa after gas tanker explodes
JOHANNESBURG, 24 Dec: At least nine people, including two fire-fighters, were killed and many others injured after a gas tanker which got stuck under...
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...
North Korea vows stronger attack capabilities over allied drills
Seoul, Aug 10 (AP) The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ripped South Korea for proceeding with military exercises with the...
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...
Russia claims eastern city of Bakhmut, but Ukrainian military leaders say battle isn’t over
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Although Russia claims it has won control of Ukraine’s eastern city of Bakhmut after a grinding nine-month conflict in which...
Want peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution, says Pakistan PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (AP): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India based on the principles of "equity,...
Germany Sells Shares in Postal Company for $2.3 Billion to Help Finance Railway Improvements
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's state-owned development bank has sold shares in the company that owns the national postal service for about 2.17 billion euros...