Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty on terror charges
BEERSHEBA, Israel , 15 Jun (AP) — An Israeli court on Wednesday found a Gaza aid worker guilty of several terrorism charges in a...
Japan’s Cabinet approves a record $56 billion military budget to speed up strike capability
TOKYO, 22 Dec: Japan’s defense spending will increase more than 16% next year under a record military budget approved Friday that is intended to...
A Russian missile strikes the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in...
KYIV, Ukraine, 28 Aug (AP) — A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local authorities said, just as...
Bangladesh court denies opposition leader’s bail request ahead of a national election
DHAKA,Bangladesh, 18 Dec (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday denied a bail request from a top opposition leader who was jailed,...
Elon Musk voted out as Twitter boss in poll he launched
New York, Dec 19 (PTI) Twitter users voted on Monday for Elon Musk to quit as head of the social media giant in a...
Pak would not join any camp in global politics, says PM Khan amid mounting...
Islamabad, Feb 13 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that his country would not join any camp in global politics as...
Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives’...
LONDON, 17 Oct (AP) — Greta Thunberg was detained by British police on Tuesday alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London...
Hezbollah fires rockets at north Israel after an airstrike kills 5 of the group’s...
BEIRUT, 23 Nov (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group fired more than 50 rockets at military posts in northern Israel on Thursday, a day...
Bus crashes into students and parents in eastern China, killing 11 and injuring 13,...
BEIJING, 3 Sep (AP) — A bus crashed into a group of students and their parents at a school in eastern China early Tuesday,...
South Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway
SEOUL, South Korea, 3 Jan: South Korea confirmed Tuesday that Seoul and Washington are discussing its involvement in U.S. nuclear weapons management in the...
India and Nepal’s ever-strengthening friendship will benefit entire humanity in emerging global situation: PM...
Lumbini, May 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India and Nepal's ever-strengthening friendship and their closeness will benefit the entire...
“Will show no mercy”: Iran’s Raisi vows action against “Hostile” protests
Tehran, 27 Dec: President Ebrahim Raisi said Tuesday Iran would show "no mercy" towards "hostile" opponents of the Islamic republic, gripped by more than...
83% surge in Covid cases in Africa, WHO regional director remains ‘cautiously optimistic’
Johannesburg, Dec 14 (PTI) Despite a 83 per cent surge in COVID-19 cases in Africa in the last one week, a top official of...
People jump into the sea to escape raging ferry fire in Gulf of Thailand....
BANGKOK, 4 Apr: Panicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand early Thursday, and all...
China Hits Back At US Over Demands For Closure Of Tesla Showroom In Xinjiang
Beijing, Jan 6 (AFP): China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Thursday after US politicians and rights groups criticised carmaker Tesla for opening a dealership...
Palestinian kills 1, injures 4 before police shoot him dead
Jerusalem, Nov 21 (AP) A Palestinian assailant killed one Israeli and injured four others before being fatally shot by Israeli police near the entrance...
Shanghai releases thousands of recovered COVID patients, but new cases continue to rise
Beijing, Apr 10 (PTI) Shanghai, which is reeling under a massive outbreak of coronavirus cases, has released over 11,000 recovered COVID-19 patients from hospitals,...
Indian economist Jayati Ghosh named by UN to high-level advisory board on multilateralism
United Nations, Mar 21 (PTI) Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh has been appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to a new high-level advisory...
Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan, 11 Sep (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Wednesday on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination...
South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province hit by floods, 20 dead
JOHANNESBURG , Apr 12 (AP) — Prolonged rains and flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province have claimed the lives of at least 20 people,...