WEF meeting begins amid concerns over conflicts, climate change
DAVOS, 16 Jan: The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting began here on Monday evening with an opening concert dedicated to the Sahara desert...
Pakistan, UN jointly appeal for USD 160 million to deal with catastrophic floods
Islamabad, Aug 30 (PTI) Pakistan and the United Nations on Tuesday jointly issued a flash appeal for USD 160 million to help the country...
Maldivian govt distances itself from ‘derogatory remarks’ against Modi
MALE, 7 Jan: The Maldivian government on Sunday distanced itself from a minister's "derogatory remarks" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, and...
Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive
Rafah (Gaza Strip), Dec 27 (AP) Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against...
China lashes out at US, British intelligence services
Beijing, Jul 7 (AP) The United States is "the biggest threat to world peace, stability and development," China said on Thursday, continuing its sharp...
Pakistan orders malls to close early amid economic crisis
ISLAMABAD, 4 Jan: Authorities on Wednesday ordered shopping malls and markets to close by 8.30pm as part of a new energy conservation plan aimed...
India ready to produce over 5 billion Covid vaccine doses by 2022 end: PM...
Rome, Oct 30 (PTI) India is ready to produce over 5 billion Covid vaccine doses by the end of next year to help the...
NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia’s war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity
BRUSSELS, 4 Apr: NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay...
Crisis-Stricken Sri Lanka Bans Import Of 300 Consumer Goods Items
Colombo, Aug 24 (PTI): The cash-strapped Sri Lankan government has slapped a ban on the import of 300 consumer items like chocolates, perfumes and...
European charity seeks safe port for 460 rescued migrants
MILAN, Aug 31 (AP) — The SOS Mediterranee charity is urgently seeking a port to safely unload 460 people rescued from the sea in...
Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home
ISLAMABAD, 19 Oct (AP) — A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...
Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off...
BEIJING, 4 Jun (AP) — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far...
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...
Biden says 14.5M get health care under Obama law, with help
Washington, Jan 27 (AP) President Joe Biden said Thursday that 14.5 million Americans got private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health...
Putin wants ‘unfriendly countries’ to pay rubles for gas
MOSCOW, Mar 23 (AP) — President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia will demand that “unfriendly″ countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only...
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM, 6 Oct: French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in literature for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she...
Dubai’s DEWA utility goes public after raising $6B in IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , Apr 12 (AP) — Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority, known as DEWA, began trading for the first time on...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers would resign if Shehbaz contests PM’s election: Chaudhry
Islamabad, Apr 10 (PTI) Ousted premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announced on Sunday that its lawmakers would resign on Monday if Opposition candidate Shehbaz...
4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students’ education
TORONTO, 28 Mar: Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario said Thursday they launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and...
Record number of migrant boats crossed Channel in 2021
LONDON , Jan 4 (AP) — At least 28,300 people packed into small boats crossed the Channel from France to England’s south coast in...