Over 20 trapped, 39 missing in China building collapse; Prez Xi orders all-out efforts...
Beijing, Apr 30 (PTI) At least 39 people were missing and 23 trapped in a six-storey residential building collapse in China's central Hunan province,...
Amnesty: Creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Oct 5 (AP) — International creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure...
Crowd confronts cleric at Iran tower collapse that killed 32
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , May 30 (AP) — Protesters angry over a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 32 people...
Officials: 10 militants, 2 soldiers killed in Pakistan raids
Quetta (Pakistan), Oct 23 (AP) Counterterrorism police killed nine alleged militants in a shootout during a raid in southwest Pakistan early Saturday, they said,...
Sri Lankan Tamils should field a common presidential candidate, says senior politician
Colombo, Dec 27 (PTI) It is important for the Tamil community in Sri Lanka to field a common candidate in the country's next presidential...
19 women dead as boat carrying wedding party capsizes in river Indus on Punjab-Sindh...
Lahore, Jul 18 (PTI) At least 19 women belonging to a wedding party drowned on Monday after a boat carrying them capsized in the...
Slovakia’s president is ready to swear in a new Cabinet after partner replaces ministry...
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia , 24 Oct (AP) — Slovakia’s president is ready to swear in a new Cabinet led by a former populist prime minister...
Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan’s 14th president; first civilian to secure 2nd term
Islamabad/Lahore, 9 Mar: Asif Ali Zardari was overwhelmingly elected as the 14th President of Pakistan on Saturday, becoming the only civilian president of the...
US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionage
London, Jul 6 (AP) The head of the FBI and the leader of Britain's domestic intelligence agency raised alarms Wednesday about the Chinese government,...
Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption
BANGKOK, 30 Dec: A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption Friday, sentencing her to seven...
British Prime Minister Johnson to face no-confidence vote
LONDON, Jun 6 (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote Monday that could oust him from power, as discontent...
Fire after highway crash in South Korea kills 5, injures 37
SEOUL, South Korea, 29 Dec: A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, causing...
Hopes for historic Pacific visit dashed after Biden cancels trip to Papua New Guinea
WELLINGTON, New Zealand , 17 May (AP) — Papua New Guinea had declared next Monday a public holiday in anticipation of an historic visit...
Protests erupt in Pakistan’s Gwadar amid growing backlash against CPEC
Karachi, Nov 21 (PTI) Massive protests have erupted in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar against unnecessary checkpoints, a severe shortage of water and electricity...
Countries in South Asia should make efforts for peace: China
Beijing, Sep 16 (PTI) China said on Thursday that all countries in South Asia should make efforts to maintain peace, security and stability in...
Sri Lankan Tamil Muslim behind New Zealand shopping mall attack: Police
Colombo, Sep 4 (PTI) Sri Lankan police on Saturday named Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen, a Tamil Muslim resident of Kathankudy town regarded as the...
China urges Japan not to disrupt chip industry after technology curbs take effect
BEIJING, 24 Jul: China’s government appealed to Japan on Monday not to disrupt the semiconductor industry after curbs on exports of Japanese chip-making technology...
19 die, over 20 injured in bus crash in central Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 19 Mar: A speeding bus fell into a roadside ditch in central Bangladesh on Sunday apparently after the driver lost control, leaving...
PM Modi To Present India’s Climate Action Agenda At COP26
Glasgow, Nov 1 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be presenting the formal position on India's climate action agenda and lay out the best...
Thousands break into aid warehouses in Gaza as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 29 Oct (AP) — Thousands of people broke into aid warehouses in Gaza to take flour and basic hygiene products,...