Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks
ISLAMABAD, 11 Jun: The Taliban condemned on Sunday a “baseless and biased” report from the U.N. Security Council highlighting rifts within the group's ranks.
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Nationwide ‘silent strike’ in Myanmar protests military rule
BANGKOK , Dec 11 (AP) — Opponents of military rule in Myanmar on Friday held one of their biggest nationally coordinated protests in months,...
Myanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
BANGKOK, 1 Dec: About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities,...
Chinese and Russian coast guard ships sail through the Bering Sea together, US says
WASHINGTON, 2 Oct (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it spotted two Russian ships and two Chinese vessels passing through the...
Pfizer vaccine highly effective against COVID-19 hospitalisations for six months: Lancet study
Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) Two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are 90 per cent effective against hospitalisation from the disease for all variants,...
Man Kills Son, 4, After Argument With Wife In Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI): A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his four-year-old son by throwing him on a platform at Sanpada railway...
WHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high
Berlin, Dec 29 (AP) The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the...
Pak authorities unearth network of cross-border drug smuggling to India operated by Lahore police...
Lahore, 30 Aug: Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday said it has unearthed a cross-border drug smuggling network to India via drones which is...
Chinese Astronauts Complete Country’s Longest 3-Month Space Mission
Beijing, Sep 16 (AFP): Three Chinese astronauts have completed the country's longest crewed mission and started their journey home on Thursday after 90 days...
Portugal picks new government with $50 bn of EU funds on table
Lisbon, Jan 30 AP: Portuguese voters went to the polls Sunday in an early election that looked set to produce another vulnerable minority government,...
Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades...
Taliban leader decrees Afghan women’s rights must be ‘enforced’
KABUL, Dec 3 (AFP): The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader instructing Afghan ministries "to take serious action"...
Israel: Attack on bus in West Bank wounds 6 troops, civilian
JERUSALEM, 4 Sep: The Israeli military said that Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a bus in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding six...
India to supply fertilisers to Nepal to help farmers boost agricultural productivity
Kathmandu, Feb 28 (PTI) India has signed an MoU with Nepal to supply chemical fertilisers to farmers in the Himalayan nation to overcome the...
Biden praised over law enhancing America’s support for Tibet
MILWAUKEE, 18 Jul: An influential American lawmaker has applauded President Joe Biden for signing into law a bill which enhances US support for Tibet...
Germany to supply around 40 armored carriers to Ukraine
BERLIN, 6 Jan: Germany aims to supply around 40 Marder armored personnel carriers to Ukraine in this year’s first quarter, the government said Friday.
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Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening prosecutions or suspended...
SEOUL, 26 Feb: Junior doctors in South Korea have four days to end their walkouts, the government said Monday, or they could face prosecution...
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...
Looted ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt from US
CAIRO, 2 Jan: An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities...
China backs Taliban’s demand to US to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets
Beijing, Sep 15 (PTI) China on Wednesday supported the Taliban's demand that the US should unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and said that America has no...