Russia launches massive missile barrage across Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine, 29 Dec: Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in...
Indonesia’s Mt. Semeru eruption buries homes, damages bridge
SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia , 6 Dec (AP) — Improved weather conditions Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after...
EU, German leaders pledge reform to cut electricity prices
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch and Germany’s chancellor on Monday pledged a reform of the continent’s electricity market...
Expanding ties with India is priority area for new US House Foreign Relations Committee
Washington, 11 Feb: The newly constituted House Foreign Relations Committee has set its eye on expanding the US-India bilateral relationship, particularly in the defence,...
Sri Lankan police use tear gas on protesters near Parliament
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , May 6 (AP) — Sri Lankan police used tear gas and a water cannon on Friday to disperse student protesters...
Portugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants
LISBON, Portugal, Nov 22 (AP) — Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal, though they said Monday the...
Taliban Tells Driving Teachers To Stop Issuing Licenses To Women: Report
Herat, May 3 (APF): Taliban officials in Afghanistan's most progressive city have told driving instructors to stop issuing licences to women, professionals from the...
‘Challenges’ had overpowered vast opportunities in Sino-India ties, Indian envoy Misri tells Chinese FM
Beijing, Dec 6 (PTI) Outgoing Indian envoy to China Vikram Misri on Monday had a virtual farewell call on Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, 19 Nov: Pakistan security forces killed four militants in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s northwest near the border with...
China backs Russia’s initiative to revive Russia-India-China troika
BEIJING, 17 Jul: China on Thursday expressed its support for Russia's initiative to revive the dormant Russia-India-China (RIC) troika, saying the trilateral cooperation not...
China condemns US law banning imports from Xinjiang
Beijing, Dec 24 (PTI) China on Friday expressed firm opposition to the new US law that restricts imports from its volatile Xinjiang province over...
Blast on bus in Afghan capital kills 1 person, wounds 5
Kabul, Nov 13 (AP) A bomb exploded on a mini-bus Saturday on a busy commercial street in a Kabul neighborhood mainly populated by members...
Russians take Ukraine nuclear plant; no radiation after fire
KYIV, 4 Mar: Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and...
9 missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea
SEOUL, SK, 5 Feb: South Korean coast guard vessels and aircraft on Sunday were searching for nine fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized...
A massive fuel depot explosion rocks Guinea’s capital, causing casualties and damage
CONAKRY, Guinea, 18 Dec (AP) — An explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry left several people dead...
Reports: Iran will allow new UN cameras at nuclear site
Tehran, Dec 15 (AP) Iran will allow the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to reinstall cameras damaged at a site where it has centrifuge parts...
Pipeline operator to stop natural gas flow
Kyiv, May 11 (AP) Ukraine's natural gas pipeline operator said it would stop Russian shipments through its Novopskov hub in a part of eastern...
Palestinians trapped in Gaza find nowhere is safe during Israel’s relentless bombing
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 19 Oct (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded locations across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, including parts of the south that...
Officials: 10 militants, 2 soldiers killed in Pakistan raids
Quetta (Pakistan), Oct 23 (AP) Counterterrorism police killed nine alleged militants in a shootout during a raid in southwest Pakistan early Saturday, they said,...
N. Korea fires ballistic missiles after US-S. Korea drills
SEOUL, South Korea , Dec 23 (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Friday, its latest weapons...