North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths
Seoul, May 15 (AP) North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers as it mobilises more...
WHO: COVID deaths down by 15%, cases fall nearly everywhere
Geneva, Aug 24 (AP) The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%,...
Indian frontline worker in UAE beats death; makes miraculous recovery from COVID-19
Dubai, Jan 27 (PTI) A 38-year-old Indian frontline warrior in the UAE was on Thursday discharged from hospital after he made a miraculous recovery...
Boris Johnson’s allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say
LONDON, 29 Jun: A committee of British lawmakers on Thursday slammed allies of Boris Johnson in Parliament for trying to interfere with their investigation...
NATO-calibre weapons being transferred to ISIL-K by Taliban, Al-Qaeda-affiliated groups like TTP: UN report
United Nations, Aug 12 (PTI) NATO-calibre weapons were being transferred to ISIL-K by groups affiliated with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, such as Tehrik-e Taliban...
Germany notifies the EU of border controls at the Polish, Czech and Swiss frontiers
BERLIN (AP) — Germany notified Monday the European Union’s executive branch of temporary border controls at its frontiers with Poland, the Czech Republic and...
New quake hits Turkey, toppling more buildings: 1 killed
ANKARA, Turkey, 27 Feb: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday — three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region —...
India estimated to have suffered average annual loss of USD 87 billion from extreme...
United Nations, Oct 27 (PTI) India is estimated to have suffered an average annual loss of about 87 billion dollars from extreme weather events...
Suspected Islamic extremists kill 69 people in western Niger
NIAMEY, Niger, Nov 5 (AFP) Suspected Islamic extremists ambushed a self-defense brigade in western Niger, killing 69 people in the latest attack in the...
Europe braces for further strife as Ukraine crisis escalates
Kyiv, Feb 23 (AP) Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region...
Iran says has enriched over 210 kilograms of uranium to 20%
Tehran, Nov 5 (AP) Iran's atomic agency said Friday that its stockpile of 20 per cent enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms (463...
British Sikh MP under fire for deleted tweet on Golden Temple death
London, Dec 20 (PTI) Britain's first Sikh female member of Parliament and member of the shadow cabinet, Preet Kaur Gill, came under fire on...
Far out: NASA space telescope’s 1st cosmic view goes deep
Washington, Jul 12 (AP) NASA on Tuesday unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and...
US boosts alliance with the Philippines with $500 million funding and pact amid concern...
MANILA, Philippines, 30 Jul (AP) — Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to boost the Philippines’...
Sri Lanka in crisis: President flees and ire turns to PM
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 13 Jul (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president fled the country without stepping down Wednesday, plunging a country already reeling from economic...
COVID-19 poses higher risk of rare brain conditions than vaccines: Oxford led study
London, Oct 26 (PTI) COVID-19 is more likely to cause very rare neurological conditions than vaccination with the AstraZeneca or Pfizer preventives, according to...
Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more...
KAMPALA, Uganda, 12 Aug (AP) — The death toll from a mountain of rubbish that collapsed in the Ugandan capital rose to 24 on...
Hindu temple’s statues destroyed in Pakistan’s Karachi
Karachi, Dec 21 (PTI) The statues of deities at a Hindu temple in this Pakistani city have been destroyed, the police said on Tuesday,...
Philippines protests Chinese air force jets’ firing of flares in the path of patrol...
MANILA, Philippines, 13 Aug: The Philippine government said Tuesday it has filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and...
China lodges protest with India over Gen. Rawat’s reported remarks
Beijing, Nov 25 (PTI) China has protested to India over Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat's reported remarks about Beijing constituting the biggest...