China builds 1.20 lakh kms of road network in Tibet
BEIJING, 17 Mar: The total length of roads operational in Tibet exceeded 120,000 kms last year as China ramped up its infrastructure projects in...
Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus
Damascus, Jan 31 (AP) Syrian air defences confronted Israeli missiles targeting an area near the capital, Damascus, downing some of them, Syria's state news...
Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads
BEIJING, 5 Jan: Patients, mostly older people, laid on stretchers in hallways or took oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as a COVID-19 outbreak stretched...
Pelosi meets Singapore leaders at start of Asia tour
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Aug 1 (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with officials in Singapore on Monday at the start...
UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan, 10 Dec (AP): The Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan, the U.N. mission in the country said Sunday...
Japan, South Korea protest China visa stoppage in COVID spat
TOKYO , 11 Jan (AP) Japan and South Korea defended their public health restrictions on travelers from China on Wednesday, a day after China...
Opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka protest state of emergency
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Apr 3 (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka on Sunday marched in the capital, Colombo, protesting against the president’s...
US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China
WASHINGTON, 7 Oct: The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S....
New Delhi Hall at SCO Secretariat in Beijing depicts ‘mini India’: EAM Jaishankar
Beijing, Jun 27 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday inaugurated an exquisitely designed 'New Delhi Hall' at the SCO Secretariat here, which...
Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; 43 dead, 80 survivors
ROME, 26 Feb: At least 43 migrants perished when their overcrowded wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs just off southern Italy at dawn Sunday,...
Hitler’s watch sells at Maryland auction for $1.1 million
CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. , Aug 7 (AP) — A Maryland auction house has sold a wristwatch that once belonged to Adolf Hitler for $1.1...
Qatar Energy to cut emissions as methane movement grows
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , Jun 27 (AP) — The state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy said Monday it is joining a new...
US pledges $1 billion more rockets, other arms for Ukraine
Washington, Aug 8 (AP) The Biden administration announced another 1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine on Monday, pledging what will be the...
Fire kills 41 inmates, 80 hurt at crowded Indonesian prison
Jakarta, Sep 8 (AP) A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia's capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates, two of...
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...
Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan’s 14th president; first civilian to secure 2nd term
Islamabad/Lahore, 9 Mar: Asif Ali Zardari was overwhelmingly elected as the 14th President of Pakistan on Saturday, becoming the only civilian president of the...
Sri Lankan court frees 12 Indian fishermen
Colombo, Jan 6 (PTI) A Sri Lankan court has released 12 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial...
Pak police arrest 15 people for harassing, molesting YouTuber girl
Lahore, Aug 19 (PTI) Police in Pakistan on Thursday arrested 15 people allegedly involved in the sexual assault of a YouTuber girl on Independence...
Canada’s Largest Manhunt Extended For Suspect In Stabbing Spree That Killed 10
Saskatchewan, Sep 6 (AFP): Canada's largest manhunt extended into its third day on Tuesday with hundreds of officers searching for the lone surviving suspect...
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine protection wanes after three months: Lancet study
London, Dec 21 (PTI) The protection offered by the Oxford-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses of the preventive,...