Oil-rich Norway goes to polls with climate on the agenda
STAVANGER, Norway , Sep 12 (AP) — North Sea oil and gas has helped make Norway one of the wealthiest countries in the world....
Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference
Montreal, Dec 19 (AP) Negotiators reached a historic deal at a UN biodiversity conference early on Monday that would represent the most significant effort...
India ranks 2nd for global investment in digital shopping companies
London, 9 Mar: India is the second-largest global venture capital investment hub for digital shopping companies, growing by a whopping 175 per cent from...
Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world’
Wilmington, Dec 19 (AP) The COVID-19 omicron variant is just raging around the world, the White House's top medical adviser said on Sunday, and...
Fear grips Afghans in Karachi as Pak government announces evicting illegal immigrants
Karachi, 7 Oct (AP): Thou-sands of Afghan refugees and illegal immigrants living here in Pakistan's biggest city are spending their days and nights in...
IMF bailout conditions “Beyond Imagination”, will have to agree: Pak PM
Peshawar, 3 Feb: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday that the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are "beyond...
Heavy gunfire reported at Faso military base
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Jan 23 (AP) — Heavy gunfire rang out at a military base in Burkina Faso’s capital early Sunday, prompting fears that...
Facing Beijing’s threats, Taiwan president says peace ‘only option’ to resolve political differences
TAIPEI, 10 Oct: Peace between Taiwan and China is the “only option,” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday, while strongly asserting the self-governing island’s...
US retaliates for fatal drone attack; strikes at Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria
Washington, 3 Feb: The United States has retaliated against the killing of its soldiers in Jordan by striking on a dozens of sites in...
Pak, Russia defence officials discuss ways to enhance military ties
Islamabad, Sep 29 (PTI) Senior defence officials of Pakistan and Russia on Wednesday discussed ways to expand bilateral military cooperation, including holding joint exercises...
19 Killed, 20 injured after fog causes road accident in China
Beijing, 8 Jan: Nineteen people died and 20 were injured Sunday in a road traffic accident in eastern China's Jiangxi province, state media reported.
The...
Developed nations must enact laws for zero-emission goal by 2030: India
Washington, Oct 15 (PTI) Developed countries must take measures and legislate for net-zero emissions by the current decade itself, India demanded on Friday.
India made...
Russian President Putin won’t attend BRICS summit next month: South African President Ramaphosa
Johannesburg, Jul 19 (PTI) Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the BRICS summit here next month, sending his Foreign Minister instead, South African President Cyril...
China launches six satellites with its new solid propellant rocket
Beijing, Jul 27 (PTI) : China on Wednesday successfully launched six new satellites into space with its new solid-propellant rocket, which made its debut...
Ready to join probe by Indian agencies on allegations of links with ISI: Pak...
Lahore, Oct 26 (PTI) Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam said on Tuesday that she is ready to join any investigation by Indian agencies for her...
Indian-origin USAF doctor among 10 chosen by NASA for as astronauts future missions
Houston, Dec 7 (PTI) Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine...
India lose to Chinese Taipei 1-4 in Sudirman Cup opener
Suzhou, 14 May: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's gallant fight ended in agony as India made a dismal start to their Sudirman Cup campaign,...
Russian opposition figure detained after returning to Moscow
MOSCOW , Jul 25 (AP) — The Russian authorities on Monday briefly detained a liberal politician who recently returned to Moscow from abroad, the...
Russian bombers fly over Belarus amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW , Feb 5 (AP) — Russia on Saturday sent a pair of long-range nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over its ally Belarus amid spiraling...
UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children
Kabul, Jan 18 (AP) The United Nations on Tuesday raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26,...