Sultan Mahmood takes oath as president of PoK
Islamabad, Aug 25 (PTI) Veteran politician Sultan Mahmood on Wednesday took oath as the new president of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Mahmood became the 28th president...
Japanese atomic bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy’s G7 visit overshadows nuke disarmament message
Hiroshima, May 21 (AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's last-minute participation on Sunday in the Group of Seven summit has brought intense global attention to...
An earthquake measuring 5.9 hits eastern Turkey, causing panic but no major damage
ANKARA, Turkey, oct 26 (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Wednesday, causing widespread panic, officials said. No serious injury or...
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon staying put despite Israeli warnings to move
GENEVA, Oct 18 (AP) — Forces in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon are maintaining their positions despite warnings from Israeli Defense...
Australia, Japan sign defense pact as China concerns loom
Sydney, Jan 6 (AP) The leaders of Japan and Australia signed a landmark defense agreement Thursday that allows closer cooperation between their militaries and...
N. Korea fires ballistic missiles after US-S. Korea drills
SEOUL, South Korea , Dec 23 (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Friday, its latest weapons...
4 Russian planes sent to Kabul to evacuate 500
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (AP)— The Russian Defense Ministry says four planes sent to evacuate more than 500 people from Afghanistan have taken off from...
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi makes surprise stop in Afghanistan
Kabul, 24 Mar (AP): China's foreign minister made a surprise stop in Kabul on Thursday to meet Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, even as the international...
UK-Singapore joint venture to introduce engineered timber for housing in India
Singapore, Apr 19 (PTI) A UK-Singapore joint venture is set to introduce engineered timber, or Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), for housing projects in India...
Israeli police launch manhunt after 6 prisoners break out
TEL AVIV, Israel , Sep 6 (AP) — Israeli forces on Monday launched a massive manhunt in northern Israel and the occupied West Bank...
Blinken seeks a new extension of the Gaza cease-fire as he heads again to...
BRUSSELS, 29 Nov (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration would like to see a new extension of the...
Gwadar protests: Pak PM promises ‘strong action’ against illegal fishing trawlers
Karachi, Dec 12 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that he will take "strong action" against illegal fishing by trawlers off...
Bangladesh leader: Prolonged Rohingya stay impacts stability
Dhaka, Sep 12 (AP): Bangladesh’s prime minister said Monday that the prolonged stay of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in crowded camps in...
Britain’s foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties...
Taipei, 29 Aug: Britain's top diplomat, James Cleverly, is set to visit China on Wednesday, as the two countries attempt to shore up frayed...
Hasina calls Bangladesh-India ties model for South Asia
Dhaka, Jul 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the ties between India and Bangladesh could be seen as a model...
3 US-based economists receive economics Nobel Prize
Stockholm, Oct 11 (AP) Three US-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for pioneering research on the labour market impacts...
Queen Elizabeth II set to be 1st British monarch to celebrate 70 years of...
London, 5 Feb: Queen Elizabeth II will on Sunday become the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee, marking 70 years of service...
Israeli army: ‘High possibility’ soldier killed reporter
Jerusalem, Sep 5 (AP) The Israeli army said Monday there was a high possibility that a soldier killed a well-known Al Jazeera journalist in...
Bangladesh’s interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 28 Aug (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted a ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami...
Philippine rain, flooding cause at least 25 deaths, damage
MANILA, Philippines, 28 Dec: The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen...