India provides Sri Lanka USD 55 mn credit line for fertiliser imports
Colombo, Jun 10 (PTI) India has provided a USD 55 million Line of Credit to crisis-hit Sri Lanka for the import of fertiliser, in...
Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan Finance Minister; discusses economic situation, India’s support
Colombo, Mar 28 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and discussed with him the island...
Climate confab heads into final week, warming goal uncertain
SHARM EL-SHEIKH , Nov 15 (AP) — Global climate talks in Egypt headed into their second half on Monday with plenty of uncertainty left...
Biden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties as Africa...
WASHINGTON, 1 Dec: President Joe Biden hosted Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço in the Oval Office on Thursday as he sought to reaffirm...
Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza after 5...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip, 26 Apr: A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike,...
Global aviation industry to lose $201 bln between 2020-22 on pandemic turbulence; to turn...
Boston (US), Oct 5 (PTI) The global aviation industry will incur a whopping loss of USD 201 billion between 2020 and 2022 on strong...
Taliban is enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, says UN report
ISLAMABAD, 22 Jan (AP) — The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or don’t have...
Senegal cuts internet access as lawmakers debate a bill to possibly extend the president’s...
DAKAR, 5 Feb: Senegal’s government on Monday restricted access to the mobile internet as opposition leaders and supporters launched protests against President Macky Sall’s...
Protesters enter Iraqi parliament, chant curses against Iran
BAGHDAD , Jul 27 (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad’s parliament Wednesday, chanting curses against Iran, in a protest against the selection...
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...
Haitian ex-President Martelly hit with U.S. sanctions, accused of facilitating drug trade
WASHINGTON, 20 Aug (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on the former president of Haiti, Michel Joseph Martelly, Tuesday following accusations that he abused...
US inflation slows from a 40-year peak but remains high
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (AP) — Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though overall price...
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...
Qatar becomes a key intermediary in Israel-Hamas war as fate of hostages hangs in...
JERUSALEM , 24 Oct (AP) — The gas-rich nation of Qatar has become a key intermediary over the fate of some 200 hostages held...
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating preemptive attacks on South...
SEOUL, South Korea, 31 May (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills involving the firing of nuclear-capable multiple rocket launchers to...
Islamic world unites to aid desperately poor Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (AP) — The economic collapse of Afghanistan, already teetering dangerously on the edge, would have a “horrendous” impact on the region...
Israel high court suspends Palestinians” evictions for now
Tel Aviv, Mar 1 (AP) Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem...
Nepal suspends Central Bank Governor amid forex woes
Kathmandu, Apr 10 (PTI) In a rare move, the Nepal government has suspended the country's Central Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari over disagreements with...
52-yr-old Nepali Sherpa scales Mt Everest for 26th time; breaks own record of most...
Kathmandu, May 8 (PTI) A 52-year-old Nepali Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, bettering his own record for most number of...
Philippines, South Korea deepen security cooperation, elevating ties to a strategic partnership
MANILA, Philippines, 7 Oct (AP) — South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, elevated their ties to a strategic...