3 Killed, 23 Injured As Suicide Bomber Targets Police Truck In Pakistan

Quetta, Nov 30 (AFP): Three people were killed and 23 injured Wednesday when a suicide bomber targeted a police truck in western Pakistan, an...

Suu Kyi’s party faces dissolution in military-ruled Myanmar

BANGKOK, 28 Mar: The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to face automatic dissolution by the military-appointed...

WHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last week

London, Oct 20 (AP) The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only...

China’s global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa

LUSAKA, Zambia, 31 Mar: When Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Zambia on Friday for the final stop of her weeklong trip across Africa,...

Pak PM holds talks with IMF chief to break deadlock over next aid tranche

Islamabad, 6 Jan: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made a telephonic call to International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva to break the deadlock over...

North Korea threatens strong military step against Japan

Seoul, Dec 20 (AP) North Korea threatened Tuesday to take a "resolute and decisive military step" against Japan while it slammed Tokyo's adoption of...

Oil giant Saudi Aramco offers a second stock tranche worth billions of dollars

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 31 May (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it will sell a second sliver of stock in its state oil...

UN Chief Slams Oil Firms For “Big Lie” On Global Warming

Davos, Jan 18 (AFP: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused oil firms on Wednesday of peddling a "big lie" about their role in global warming...

White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world

WASHINGTON, 2 Jun: The White House is ready to have talks with Russia without preconditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even as...

Nepal Ex-PM’s Party To Withdraw Support To Government Over President Polls

Kathmandu, 27 Feb: Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML party on Monday decided to withdraw its support to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal...

2 Russians rescued, 1 missing after a mass of ice hits a climbing team...

ISLAMABAD, 19 Aug (AP) — A Pakistani army helicopter rescued two Russians while one is missing after their team was hit by a pile...

Pakistan, UN jointly appeal for USD 160 million to deal with catastrophic floods

Islamabad, Aug 30 (PTI) Grappling with unprecedented floods, the cash-strapped Pakistan government on Tuesday teamed up with the United Nations to issue a flash...

‘Minor incursion’ by Russia could complicate West’s response

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (AP) — Short of an all-out invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin could take less dramatic action in Ukraine that would vastly...

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...

Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups

BERLIN , Nov 02 (AP) — The German government said Wednesday that it plans to make plastic manufacturers contribute to the cost of cleaning...

G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war’s impact

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing nations failed to find common ground Friday over...

An Australian computer scientist who claimed to invent bitcoin referred to prosecutors for perjury

LONDON, 16 jul (AP) — An Australian computer scientist found to have falsely claimed to be the mysterious creator of the bitcoin cryptocurrency will...

“Will Play Positive Role” In Helping Bankrupt Sri Lanka, Says China

Beijing, 8 Mar (AFP): China said on Wednesday that it would "play a positive role" in helping bankrupt Sri Lanka get through its debt...

Portugal picks new government with $50 bn of EU funds on table

Lisbon, Jan 30 AP: Portuguese voters went to the polls Sunday in an early election that looked set to produce another vulnerable minority government,...

Palestinians: Israeli troops shot, killed man in West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank , Aug 19 (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Friday Israeli forces shot and killed a man during an arrest...