Officials seek cause of Taiwan building fire that killed 46
Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Oct 15 (AP) Officials in Taiwan were pursuing leads Friday into the cause of a fire in a run-down mixed commercial and...
Russia’s war heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze
Istanbul, Apr 25 (AP) For months, Istanbul restaurant Tarihi Balikca tried to absorb the surging cost of the sunflower oil its cooks use to...
Pentagon report on strengthening US bases in Guam, Aus aims to encircle China: Official
Beijing, Nov 30 (PTI) China on Tuesday took exception to a Pentagon report to enhance US bases in Guam and Australia to meet the...
US sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of coup anniversary
WASHINGTON , Jan 01 (AP) — The U.S. said Tuesday it was imposing sanctions on a group of people and organizations connected to Myanmar’s...
Sabres sign coach Don Granato to multiyear extension
BUFFALO, N.Y. , Oct 12 (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres signed coach Don Granato to a multiyear extension on Wednesday, rewarding him for the...
Russia denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine
Moscow, Jan 17 (AP) Russia's top diplomat on Monday angrily rejected the US allegations that it was preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine as...
Albanese arrives at White House to start day of meetings and celebrations of alliance...
WASHINGTON, 25 Oct: President Joe Biden pressed forward with this week’s state visit from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, carving out time to nurture...
US, Chinese officials discuss climate, economy, relationship
ZURICH, 18 Jan (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met on Wednesday with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences...
150 Million Euro Fine On Google, 60 On Facebook In France Over ‘Cookies’
Paris, Jan 6 (AFP): French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines over their use of "cookies",...
New 3D Printed Vaccine Patch More Effective Than Traditional Jabs: US Study
Boston, Sep 27 (PTI): Scientists have developed a three-dimensional (3D) printed vaccine patch that is not just less painful and less invasive than a...
Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European partners before...
BERLIN, 18 Oct (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country...
Iran currency drops to lowest value ever amid US sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran, Jun 12 (AP) — Iran’s currency Sunday dropped to its lowest value ever as talks to revive the country’s tattered nuclear deal...
COP26 Ministers Say $100 Billion Target Can Be Reached In 2023
London, Oct 25 (AFP): A decade-old target for rich countries to contribute $100 billion a year to help poorer ones fight climate change should...
China’s Mars rover soldiers on after completing programme
Beijing, Aug 21 (AP) China's Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial programme to explore the red planet and search for...
Death toll rises to 50 in Bangladesh boat capsize
Dhaka, Sep 26 (PTI) With the recovery of 25 more bodies on Monday from a capsized boat carrying Hindu devotees to a centuries-old temple...
Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi...
Baghdad, 22 Jul: Hund-reds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq's government,...
Sri Lanka’s official reserves to double by year end to above USD 3 billion:...
Colombo, Dec 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka's official foreign reserves, which dropped to USD 1.58 billion in November, will double to remain above USD 3...
China to donate 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa
BEIJING , Nov 30 (AP) — China has pledged to donate 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to Africa as the world grapples...
Israel: Attack on bus in West Bank wounds 6 troops, civilian
JERUSALEM, 4 Sep: The Israeli military said that Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a bus in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding six...
Jaishankar meets top Tamil leaders in Sri Lanka; discusses their quest for equality, justice,...
Colombo, Mar 28 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Sri Lanka's top Tamil leaders and discussed realisation of the aspirations of...