UN: At least 64 civilians killed in Ukraine
Geneva, Feb 27 (AP) The United Nations said it has confirmed at least 240 civilian casualties, including at least 64 people killed, in the...
Nuclear agency warns of renewed shelling at Ukrainian plant
KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 20 (AP) — Powerful explosions shook Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region that is the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Sunday morning,...
T-Mobile settles to pay $350M to customers in data breach
NEW YORK , Jul 24 (AP)-- T- Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to customers affected by a class action lawsuit filed after...
Pakistan military: Soldier killed in shootout with militants
ISLAMABAD, 12 Jun (AP) A Pakistani soldier was killed during an exchange of fire with militants in the tribal district of North Waziristan near...
Attackers wound 5 Pakistani policemen guarding polio workers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 5 Jan: Attackers armed with guns and hand grenades ambushed a police van assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, wounding...
At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s...
PADANG, 11 Mar: Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra...
Asian development Bank approves loans worth USD 1.543 billion to Pakistan
Islamabad, Dec 22 (PTI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed six financing loans to cash-strapped Pakistan worth USD 1.543 billion, to help...
African leaders arrive in Russia for summit with Putin, as Kremlin seeks allies...
ST. PETERSBURG, 26 Jul: Some African leaders arrived in Russia on Wednesday for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more...
Nepal cuts fuel allowance of government agencies by 20%
Kathmandu, Apr 18 (PTI) The Nepal government has cut fuel allowance of its ministries and state-owned enterprises by 20 per cent, as the country...
Autopsies show Covid virus lingers in brain for months: Study
Washington, 3 Jan: The SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads throughout the body, including the brain, and lingers for almost eight months, shows an analysis of tissue...
Indian national arrested on drug trafficking charges in Nepal
Kathmandu, Jul 19 (PTI) An Indian national and a Nepali citizen have been arrested in Southern Nepal for trying to smuggle 70 kilograms of hashish...
Report: Climate change fueling conflict in Lake Chad Basin
MOMBASA, Kenya, 19 Jan: Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling conflict and migration in the...
North Korea’s Kim hails Russia ties as Putin reportedly plans a visit
SEOUL, South Korea, 12 Jun (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with Russia on Wednesday, as reports...
US projects $3.12T budget deficit for this year, down $555B
Washington, Aug 28 (AP) The Biden administration is forecasting that this year's budget deficit will be 555 billion lower than it estimated back in...
Damning report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response
UVALDE, Texas , Jul 18 (AP) — A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a...
Sharif’s party releases manifesto with focus on revival of Pakistan’s economy message of peace...
Lahore, 27 Jan: Focus on bringing Pakistan's economy back on track, the message of peace to India, a vow to combat climate change, and...
Germany’s Scholz sees no imminent nuclear deal with Iran
BERLIN, Sep 12 (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he doesn’t expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future...
Trump sues ex-British spy over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’
LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump told a London judge Monday that the ex-president plans to prove that a discredited report by...
Finland, Sweden brush off Moscow’s warning on joining NATO
Helsinki, Feb 26 (AP) Finland and Sweden have brushed off warnings from neighbouring Russia that their possible joining of NATO would trigger serious military-political...
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...