Blinken warns now may be the last chance to get a cease-fire in the...
TEL AVIV, Israel, 19 Aug (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the time is now to conclude a Gaza cease-fire...
Taliban will not allow any country, including Pakistan, to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs:...
Islamabad, Sep 6 (PTI) The Taliban on Monday asserted that it will not allow any country, including Pakistan, to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs...
Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge
New York, Jul 2 (AP) The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have shortened his state...
Truck crashes fleeing Greek police: migrant killed, 17 hurt
THESSALONIKI, Greece, 12 Jun (AP) A pickup truck trying to evade pursuing police in northeastern Greece slammed into a fence, killing one migrant and...
4th crew member rescued after ship sinks south of Hong Kong
HONG KONG , Jul 04 (AP) — A fourth crew member has been rescued Monday after a storm sunk an engineering vessel two days...
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...
UN human rights body calls for halt to weapons shipments to Israel as concerns...
GENEVA, 5 Apr (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel in a...
At least 30 civilians reported killed in Mali truck attack
Bamako, Dec 4 (AP) Gunmen attacked a truck carrying civilians in central Mali, killing at least 31 people, a local official said Saturday.
The mayor...
Florida gunman killed 4, including mom still holding baby
Fort Lauderdale (US), Sep 6 (AP) man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was...
Taliban leader claims women provided with comfortable, prosperous life
ISLAMABAD, 25 Jun: The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the...
Sri Lanka Cancels School Exams Over Paper Shortage
Colombo, 20 Mar (AFP): Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short...
Palestinian officials say 51 killed in Israeli operation on southern Gaza
Deir Al-Balah, Oct 2 (AP) Israel launched ground operations and carried out airstrikes in a hard-hit city in southern Gaza overnight, killing at least...
US Defence Secretary Austin says Washington won’t stand for ‘coercion and bullying’ from...
SINGAPORE, 3 Jun: American Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any "coercion and bullying" of its allies...
UN seeks extension of key Ukraine-Russia wartime grain deal
GENEVA, 13 Mar: Senior U.N. officials hosted Russ-ian envoys in Geneva on Monday in a bid to extend an export agreement amid Moscow’s invasion...
India’s imports of Russian oil fall to seven-month low in August as monsoon rain...
New Delhi, 3 Sep: India’s import of cheap Russian oil plunged to lowest in seven months in August as monsoon rains dampened demand, industry...
Nepal Power Exchange signs trading agreement with India’s Manikaran Power
Kathmandu, Jan 10 (PTI) Nepal Power Exchange Ltd on Monday signed a trading agreement with India's Manikaran Power Ltd under which it will sell...
N. Korea denies US claims it sent artillery shells to Russia
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov 8 (AP) -- North Korea has denied American claims that it's shipping artillery shells and ammunition to Russia for use...
Danish government wants to spend $20.6 billion on defense over 10 years
COPENHAGEN,Denmark, 30 May: Denmark’s centrist government said Tuesday that it wants to invest some 143 billion kroner ($20.6 billion) in the country’s defense over...
Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner...
BRUSSELS, 14 Dec (AP) — A top European Union official has endorsed an agreement that would see Albania host thousands of migrants picked up...
Rocket engine explodes during test launch from new spaceport in Scotland
LONDON, 20 Aug (AP) — A rocket engine exploded during a test launch at a new spaceport in the Shetland Islands off northern Scotland,...