South Korean lawmakers impeach minister over crowd crush
SEOUL, 8 Feb: South Korea’s opposition-contro-lled parliament on Wednes-day voted to impeach the country’s interior and safety minister, Lee Sang-min, holding him responsi-ble for...
Taliban allow high school graduation exams for Afghan girls
Islamabad, 6 Dec: Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation exams this week, an official and documents from the Taliban...
Philippine police chief offers to quit over drug-linked cops
MANILA, Philippines, 5 Jan: The Philippine national police chief said Thursday he has tendered his resignation to encourage nearly a thousand other ranking police...
Kashmiri Pandit community in US condemns targeted killings of civilians in Valley
Washington, Oct 24 (PTI) The Kashmiri Pandit community here has strongly condemned the recent targeted killings of civilians in the Valley by the militants...
UK PM Sunak Defends New Controversial Crackdown On Illegal Migration
London, 8 Mar (PTI): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday defended his new "Stop the Boats" crackdown on migrants making unsafe journeys across...
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...
China’s Xi Jinping Calls For US Cooperation Ahead Of Joe Biden Talks
Washington, Nov 10, (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping called for cooperation with the United States ahead of long-awaited talks with Joe Biden that comes...
Spirit of human fraternity enjoins us to combat hate against all religions: India
United Nations, 5 Feb: India has urged the international community to jointly combat violence against all religions, including Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism, as it...
Dubai’s DEWA utility goes public after raising $6B in IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , Apr 12 (AP) — Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority, known as DEWA, began trading for the first time on...
Philippines says China ship used laser against coast guard
MANILA, 13 Feb: The Philippines on Monday accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser...
Iran’s president begins a rare visit to Africa to ‘promote economic diplomacy’
NAIROBI, 12 Jul: Iran’s president has begun a rare visit to Africa as his country, which is under heavy U.S. economic sanctions, seeks to...
Israel will let Egypt deliver some badly needed aid to Gaza, as it reels...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 18 Oct (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to...
Russia says it will take nothing less but NATO expansion ban
MOSCOW , Jan 19 (AP) — Russia maintained a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine, with a top diplomat...
Dutch rights groups go back to court seeking to limit export of fighter jet...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 28 Jun (AP) — Human rights groups returned to a Dutch court Friday seeking stricter enforcement of a court order to...
Armenian president approves parliament’s decision to join the International Criminal Court
YEREVAN, 14 Oct: Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan approved the parliament’s decision to join the International Criminal Court in a move that has further strained...
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...
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...
Death toll rises to 50 in Bangladesh boat capsize
Dhaka, Sep 26 (PTI) With the recovery of 25 more bodies on Monday from a capsized boat carrying Hindu devotees to a centuries-old temple...
Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid...
Washington, Jul 2 (AP) Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for...
US Defence Secretary Austin says Washington won’t stand for ‘coercion and bullying’ from...
SINGAPORE, 3 Jun: American Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any "coercion and bullying" of its allies...