India seek eighth SAFF C’ships title and first trophy under Stimac in final against...
Male, Oct 15 (PTI) Having endured a topsy-turvy beginning to their campaign before a fine turnaround, seven-time champions India will start title favourites when...
Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts
ATHENS, 29 Aug: A massive wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters...
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe calls for deepening ties with India
Colombo, Aug 18 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration with Japan to India,...
Fire races through clothing market in B’desh capital
DHAKA, 4 Apr: Firefighters were working to get under control a massive fire that burned through a popular clothing market and spread to other...
G7 countries to provide USD 19.8 billion in aid to Ukraine
Koenigswinter, May 20 (AP) The Group of Seven leading economies agreed Friday to provide USD 19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to ensure...
South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea, 18 Oct (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia’s war against...
US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms
WASHINGTON , Jun 7 (AP) — A looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm...
Ukraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east
KYIV, Ukraine, May 14 (AP) — Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said...
Sri Lanka resolved most of its problems with support from India: Rajapakshe
Nagpur, 25 Jun: Sri Lankan minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has praised the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping his country during...
U.S. approves F-16 sale to Turkiye, F-35 to Greece after Turkiye ratifies Sweden’s entry...
Washington, 27 Jan: The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye following the Turkish government's ratification this week of...
Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria
NURDAGI, 7 Feb: Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing...
Three children among 6 killed in suicide blast in Pakistan’s North Waziristan
Peshawar, May 15 (PTI) Three children and as many soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed in a suicide blast on Sunday in Pakistan's...
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signs a free trade pact with Thailand
COLOMBO, 3 Feb: Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signed a trade pact with Thailand on Saturday in a bid to boost trade and investment as the...
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies
ISLAMABAD, 5 Feb: Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war...
Afghanistan, Myanmar will not address UN General Assembly
United Nations, Sep 27 (PTI) Afghanistan and Myanmar will not address the UN General Assembly's high-level General Debate on Monday as both the countries...
China backs Taliban’s demand to US to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets
Beijing, Sep 15 (PTI) China on Wednesday supported the Taliban's demand that the US should unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and said that America has no...
83% surge in Covid cases in Africa, WHO regional director remains ‘cautiously optimistic’
Johannesburg, Dec 14 (PTI) Despite a 83 per cent surge in COVID-19 cases in Africa in the last one week, a top official of...
Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure medical marijuana for sick kids
SAO PAULO, 27 Aug (AP) — The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother’s eyes attentively followed his...
Ecuador: Indigenous leader is arrested over violent protests
QUITO, Ecuador , Jun 14 (AP) — Authorities in Ecuador arrested the leader of a national Indigenous group on Tuesday, alleging that he was...
Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over...
TEHRAN, 14 Sep: Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the...