Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes
CAIRO, 8 MAy: Clashes that erupted last month between armed fighters in a city in Sudan’s restive Darfur region killed at least 100 people,...
10 terrorists arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province
Lahore, Jan 3 (PTI) Ten terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda and Islamic State, have been arrested from various parts of...
Norway looks to donate $7.3 billion in aid to Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark , 6 Feb (AP) — Oil-rich Norway is looking to donate 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion) to Kyiv as part of a...
TTP demands political office in third country, Pakistan govt says not acceptable’
Islamabad, Nov 21 (PTI) The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has asked the Pakistan government to allow it to open a political office in a...
Taliban suspend Afghan consular services in Vienna and London for lack of transparency, coordination
ISLAMABAD, 8 Oct (AP) — The Taliban are suspending consular services at two Afghan embassies, London and Vienna, over their lack of transparency and...
Train derailment in east Iran kills at least 21, injures 87
TEHRAN, Iran , Jun 8 (AP) — A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and nearly half its cars derailed before...
Boris Johnson hit with dramatic defection, rebel plot over partygate scandal
London, Jan 19 (PTI) Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced dramatic developments on Wednesday over the so-called partygate scandal that has threatened his...
Putin orders partial military call-up, sparking protests
KYIV, Ukraine , Sep 21 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday, taking a risky and deeply unpopular...
New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
ORONO, Maine, 14 May (AP) — As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently, its blades spinning with a gentle woosh....
Omicron sub-variant spreads more than original strain: Study
London, Feb 1 (PTI) A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original version, according to a...
Dozens of migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Yemen, officials say
SANAA, Yemen, 13 Nov (AP) — A migrant boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn...
5 days in, survivors still found in quake-hit Turkey, Syria
Antakya, 11 Feb: Rescue teams in Turkey on Satur-day pulled to safety a family of five who survived inside their collapsed home for five...
Sri Lankan court indicts 24 suspects for deadly 2019 Easter attacks: officials
Colombo, Oct 4 (PTI) At least 24 terror suspects, including the mastermind Naufer Moulavi, have been indicted by a Sri Lankan court here in...
India, China ‘effectively managed, controlled’ eastern Ladakh frictions: Chinese FM Wang Yi
Beijing, Dec 20 (PTI) China and India "effectively managed and controlled" border frictions in eastern Ladakh, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in his...
UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%
LONDON , 22 Jul (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate hit a new 40-year high of 9.1% in the 12 months to May, figures showed...
EU legislature backs a major plan to better protect nature and meet climate goals
STRASBOURG, 27 Feb: The European Union’s legislature on Tuesday approved a watered-down plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation...
Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
ISLAMABAD, 15 Oct (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks...
Biden sees chance of ‘rational’ Republican approach on guns
WASHINGTON, May 30 (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the “Second Amendment was never absolute” and that, after the Texas elementary school...
Crowd in Egypt attacks a railway guard after 2 children are run over
CAIRO, 21 Oct (AP) — Angry residents attacked a railway guard and his post in a town outside Cairo on Monday after a train...
Xi says China will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia
BEIJING, Nov 22 (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its...