China’s economic growth edges up despite virus outbreaks
Beijing, Apr 18 (AP) China's economic growth edged up to a still-weak 4.8 per cent over a year earlier in the first three months...
Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 31 May (AP) — Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others,...
Ukraine seeks warplanes at NATO talks, allies fret over ammo
BRUSSELS, 14 Feb: Ukraine on Tuesday renewed its appeal to Western countries for fighter jets to help frus-trate Moscow’s invasion, but the United States...
Lawmakers say UK’s planned law to deport Channel migrants breaches rights obligations
LONDON, 11 Jun: A committee of British lawmakers said Sunday that the U.K. will break its international human rights commitments if it goes through...
Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain’s Canary...
BARCELONA, Spain, 6 Nov (AP) — Spain’s Canary Islands have set a new record for the number of irregular arrivals to the archipelago, with...
Russia sends more energy to Asia as Europe cuts back
Berlin, Sep 6 (AP) Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the...
India, China ties showing positive trend: Chinese FM
BEIJING, 19 Aug 19: India-China relations are showing a positive trend towards returning to cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said, stressing that...
Rights group: Taliban kill, abduct dozens of ex-officers
KABUL , Nov 30 (AP) — Taliban fighters have summarily killed or forcibly “disappeared” more than 100 former police and intelligence officers since taking...
Afghan ministry says helicopter crash kills 2 crewmembers during patrol in country’s north
ISLAMABAD,21 May (AP) — An Afghan military helicopter crashed in the country’s north Sunday after hitting a power line base, killing at least two...
UN food agency: Hunger spreading in Afghanistan
Rome, Aug 20 (AP) The UN food agency says it has been able to negotiate access with the Taliban to distribute aid in one...
Italy’s deadly floods just latest example of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather extremes
ROME,19 May: The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast are another drenching dose of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather...
Israeli PM to make case to Biden against Iran nuclear pact
Washington, Aug 26 (AP) President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are set to hold their first face-to-face meeting Thursday, and Israel's...
5 arrested in B’desh for their involvement in attack on Hindu temple, homes
Dhaka, Jul 18 (PTI) Five persons have been arrested for their involvement in last week's attack on the houses and temple of the Hindu...
G7 countries to provide USD 19.8 billion in aid to Ukraine
Koenigswinter, May 20 (AP) The Group of Seven leading economies agreed Friday to provide USD 19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to ensure...
Pak blames India for hampering SAARC process
Islamabad, Jan 7 (PTI) Pakistan on Friday blamed India for obstructing the SAARC process and alleged that New Delhi's myopic attitude was rendering a...
Japan To Assist Bill Gates’ Next-Generation Nuclear Power Project
Tokyo, Jan 27 (AFP): Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US...
5 killed in fresh clashes between radical Islamist party supporters and police in Pak
Lahore, Oct 27 (PTI) At least five persons, including a policeman, were killed on Wednesday in fresh clashes between supporters of a radical Islamist...
Landslide in China buries 47 people in freezing temperatures and snow; two survivors are...
BEIJING, 22 Jan: A landslide buried 47 people in a remote village in mountainous southwestern China on Monday, state media said. Hours later, two...
Uganda blocks operations of UN rights office in the country
KAMPALA, 8 Feb: Ugandan authorities say they will not renew the mandate of the United Nations human rights office in the East African country,...
44 policemen killed in violence in Bangladesh: Police Headquarters
Dhaka, Aug 18 (PTI) At least 44 policemen were killed in the violence that hit Bangladesh during the massive quota reform protests that led...