South Korea stages drills simulating downing of North drones
SEOUL, South Korea, 29 Dec: South Korea staged large-scale military drills Thursday to simulate shooting down drones as a step to bolster its readiness...
Ukraine president back in Kyiv, Russia keeps up attacks
KYIV, Ukraine, Dec 23 (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation’s capital Friday following his...
BP earns USD 3 billion at the end of last year but saw its...
London, Feb 6 (AP) Oil and natural gas giant BP beat expectations on Tuesday with earnings of USD 3 billion in the last three...
UN chief asks int’l community to use all tools to counter global terrorist threat...
United Nations, Sep 8 (PTI) UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the international community to use all tools at its disposal to...
Germany struggles to find housing for more than 1M refugees
BERLIN , Oct 11 (AP) — The German government pledged Tuesday to provide more support to cities and towns struggling to house the more...
Legislation in US Senate seeks report on Pak’s role in Taliban offensive, Islamabad says...
Washington/Islamabad, Sep 29 (PTI) A legislation has been introduced in the US Senate seeking a report from the Secretary of State about his assessment...
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...
UN contract worker killed in Israeli strike over southern Lebanon
BEIRUT, 2 Sep (AP) — An Israeli strike Monday in southern Lebanon killed two people in a car, including a contract worker for the...
Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades
KABUL, Afghanistan, 22 Jul (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring...
WHO: Europe is only region with increasing COVID deaths
London, Nov 17 (AP) The World Health Organisation says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose by 5 per cent in the last week, making it...
Census Bureau: World grew by 74 million over past year
Washington, Dec 31 (AP) The world's population is projected to be 7.8 billion people on New Year's Day 2022, according to the U.S. Census...
Landslide hits village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 6 dead and 46...
Manila, Feb 7 (AP) A landslide left at least six villagers dead and 46 others missing, including miners waiting in two buses for a...
India among world’s top 10 for climate tech investment: Report
London, Oct 26 (PTI) India ranks ninth in the list of top 10 countries for climate technology investment over the past five years and...
US, Chinese officials discuss climate, economy, relationship
ZURICH, 18 Jan (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met on Wednesday with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences...
US Navy assault ship takes part in Baltic Sea training
ABOARD USS KEARSARGE, 4 Sep: U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is taking part in international training in the Baltic Sea amid Russia’s...
Ukraine shows unity as West sees no sign of Russian pullback
Kyiv, Feb 16 (AP) Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the West warned that it saw...
Nepal’s Prachanda-led govt faces uncertainty amidst Deuba-Oli talk
Kathmandu, 1 Jul: A high-level meeting between Nepal's two largest parties - Nepali Congress and CPN-UML - has led to fresh speculation that days...
Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq
Ankara, Apr 18 (AP) Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, that has left at...
Ukraine says mining town holding out against Russian assault
KYIV, Ukraine , 11 Jan (AP) — The fate of a devastated salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine hung in the balance Wednesday as Ukraine...
Lebanon, Israel closer to deal in maritime border dispute
BEIRUT , Aug 1 (AP) — Lebanon and Israel are getting closer to reaching a deal in a more than a decade-old maritime border...