China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft
BEIJING , Oct 17 (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last...
Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, raising food security concerns
ABUJA, 31 Aug: Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country’s disaster management agency...
Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid barrages, troop boost
KYIV, Ukraine , Jun 7 (AP) — Russia claimed Tuesday it has occupied large swaths of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weekslong barrage and...
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...
24,000 Evacuated As Water Levels Surge After Floods In Indonesia
Lhok Sukon, Indonesia, Jan 4 (AFP): About 24,000 people have been evacuated and two children killed in floods on Indonesia's Sumatra island, officials said...
Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 100, mayors plead for food
MANILA, Philippines, Dec 19 (AP) — The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said Sunday at least 72 people died in...
Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister
Islamabad, Aug 12 (PTI) Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar from Pakistan's restive Balochistan province was on Saturday appointed the caretaker prime minister to head a...
EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears
BRUSSELS, Jul 26 (AP) — European Union governments agreed Tuesday to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against any further supply cuts...
Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area
BANGKOK, 29 Nov (AP) — Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground...
1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 1 (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set out from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal...
EU nations condemn Hamas for what they describe as use of hospitals, civilians as...
BRUSSELS, 13 Nov (AP) — The 27 European Union nations have jointly condemned Hamas for what they described as the use of hospitals and...
Prime Minister Hasina stresses strengthened cooperation between armies of Bangladesh, India
Dhaka, Jun 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the armies of Bangladesh and India should strengthen their collaboration and suggested international...
Taliban capture Mazar-e-Sharif, 4th largest Afghan city
Kabul, Aug 14 (AP) Mazar-e-Sharif, the fourth-largest city in Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban on Saturday after a multipronged assault launched by insurgents, according...
Pakistan’s new govt passes orders to scrap China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority
Islamabad, Apr 21 (PTI)
Pakistan's new government has initiated a process to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, with the planning minister saying it was...
Sri Lanka to organise donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan:...
Colombo, Jul 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday that Sri Lanka will organise a donor conference of friendly countries like...
NK says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June
SEOUL, South Korea, 30 May: North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space-based reconnaissance as...
Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling return of troops to southern Gaza...
KHAN YOUNIS, 1 Jul: The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops...
Sri Lanka to procure 750 jeeps, 500 buses from India: Government
Colombo, Jan 4 (PTI) Sri Lanka has decided to procure a fleet of 750 jeeps and 500 buses from India under the credit line...
Syrian military: Attack on bus kills 13, most of them troops
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An attack on a civilian bus in northern Syria on Monday killed 13 people, including 11 soldiers, and wounded three...
Hungary agrees not to veto NATO support to Ukraine as long as it’s not...
BRUSSELS, 12 Jun (AP) — Hungary agreed on Wednesday not to veto NATO support for Ukraine but Prime Minister Viktor Orbán insisted that his...