US makes corporate transparency commitment with 20 nations
WASHINGTON, 28 Mar: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen affirmed America’s commitment to enhancing corporate transparency along with more than 20 other countries at the Summit...
Afghan victims saddened US drone strike to go unpunished
Kabul, Dec 14 (AP) The Afghan survivors of an errant US drone strike in August that killed 10 members of their family, including seven...
Grieving wife of Sri Lankan national lynched in Pakistan pleads for justice
Colombo, Dec 5 (PTI) The grieving wife Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, who was lynched over allegations of blasphemy in Pakistan, has pleaded...
China condemns suicide attack on its nationals in Gwadar, asks Pakistan to take effective...
Islamabad, Aug 21 (PTI) China on Saturday asked Pakistan to take "practical and effective" measures and overhaul the security mechanism to forestall attacks on...
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...
Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
BEIJING, 22 Dec: American electric automaker Tesla’s plans to produce energy-storage batteries in China moved forward on Friday with a signing ceremony for the...
Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program
TEHRAN, Iran, 25 May (AP) — Iran unveiled on Thursday what it called the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider...
Israeli airstrike hits UN school in Gaza and kills at least 14 people, hospital...
Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Sep 11 (AP) An Israeli airstrike killed at least 14 people, including two children, when it hit a UN school...
US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China...
MANILA, Philippines , 7 Apr (AP) — The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine...
Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa proposes to curb presidential powers amid anti-govt protests
Colombo, Apr 19 (PTI) Sri Lanka's embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday proposed to restore the 19th amendment to the Constitution to curb...
Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam’s storm toll rises to 155 dead
HANOI, Vietnam, 11 Sep (AP) — A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing...
Netanyahu urges military chief to contain reservist protest
TEL AVIV, Israel, 19 Mar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the military’s chief of staff on Sunday to contain a wave of protest...
India-made drug shown to treat heart damage caused by Covid protein : Study
Washington, Nov 8 (PTI) A drug developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) may reverse the heart damage caused by a protein...
A Baltic Sea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is shut down over a...
HELSINKI, 8 Oct (AP) — Finland and Estonia said Sunday that the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic...
Russia sentences popular cookbook author over Ukraine posts
MOSCOW , 6 Feb (AP) — A Moscow court on Monday sentenced a popular cookbook author and blogger to nine years in prison after...
Pakistan releases dossier on Kashmir
Islamabad, Sep 12 (PTI) Pakistan on Sunday unveiled a dossier, claiming that it contained details of the alleged human rights violations committed by the...
US, China agree to discuss export controls as commerce secretary visits to warm up...
Beijing, 28 Aug: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she and her Chinese counterpart agreed Monday to exchange information on US export controls that frustrate...
Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mount
KYIV, Ukraine , Oct 5 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws formally absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, even as its...
US renews warning it’s obligated to defend the Philippines after its new clash with...
MANILA, Philippines, 18 Jun: The United States renewed a warning Tuesday that it’s obligated to defend its close treaty ally a day after Filipino...
28 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan via Kartarpur Corridor on 1st day of...
Lahore, Nov 17 (PTI) The first batch of 28 Indian Sikhs, including women, arrived at the revered Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on Wednesday...