Dubai says planned coal-fired power plant to instead use gas
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , Feb 4 (AP) — A planned $3.4 billion coal-fired power plant in Dubai instead will be converted to use...
UK spy chief says rise of China world’s top security issue
London, Oct 11 (AP) The head of Britain's cyber-intelligence agency on Tuesday accused China of trying to "rewrite the rules of international security, saying...
International travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates: PM Modi
Washington, Sep 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates,...
Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers after recent violence
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish commando battalion requested by NATO has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan...
Pakistan court says military trials can resume for 103 supporters of Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday allowed military courts to resume the trials of more than 100 supporters of former Prime Minister...
North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017
Seoul, Jan 30 (AP) North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden...
Sri Lanka and India to review bilateral projects for timely implementation: Statement
Colombo, Mar 30 (PTI) Sri Lanka and India will review all the existing bilateral economic projects to ensure their timely implementation in a bid...
China’s Ukraine envoy due to start Europe trip
BEIJING, 15 May: A Chinese envoy was preparing Monday to visit Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough...
Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel’s leaders are increasingly...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 19 May: (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with...
Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Beirut, Jul 2 (AP) The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the...
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people
ISLAMABAD, 19 May (AP) — More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north...
Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza after 5...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip, 26 Apr: A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike,...
13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep...
TOKYO, 11 Mar: Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left large parts of...
Kuwait, among world’s hottest places, lags on climate action
Jahra (Kuwait), Mar 21 (AP) It was so hot in Kuwait last summer that birds dropped dead from the sky.
Sea horses boiled to death...
Jaishankar meets counterparts from Bangladesh, South Korea, Czech Republic & EU in Paris
Paris, Feb 22 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met his counterparts from Bangladesh, South Korea, the Czech Republic and the European Union...
UN peacekeeping missions continue to operate in challenging settings involving terrorists: Jaishankar at UNSC
United Nations, Aug 18 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the UN peacekeeping missions continue to operate in a variety...
Thousands of North Koreans march in anti-US rallies as country marks Korean War anniversary
SEOUL, 26 Jun: Tens of thousands of North Koreans marched in anti-U.S. rallies over the weekend, pledging “merciless” revenge against “U.S. imperialists,” as the...
Pakistan says suspects behind killing of Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif arrested
Lahore, Oct 13 (PTI) Most of the suspects behind the killing of a key aide of JeM terror group chief Masood Azhar and his...
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 37
Kabul, Oct 15 (AP) Suicide bombers assaulted a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed with worshippers attending weekly Friday prayers, killing at...
Pakistani security forces kill 6 insurgents in a raid in the southwest
ISLAMABAD, 2 Oct (AP) — Pakistani security forces have killed at least six insurgents in a raid on their hideout in the country’s restive...