Coal mine accident kills 3 in northern China’s Shanxi province, a major coal-producing region
BEIJING, 14 Dec (AP) — An accident in a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province left three people dead, state broadcaster CCTV reported...
Save the Children staff confirmed dead in Myanmar massacre
Bangkok, Dec 28 (AP) The humanitarian group Save the Children said Tuesday it has confirmed that two of its staff were among at least...
India at UN says world needs to hold terror masterminds accountable
United Nations, Feb 15 (PTI) The world needs to hold masterminds of terrorist plots accountable for their deeds and "call their bluff" and it...
Sri Lankan police use tear gas on protesters near Parliament
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , May 6 (AP) — Sri Lankan police used tear gas and a water cannon on Friday to disperse student protesters...
Bulgarian opposition calls for no-confidence vote
SOFIA, Bulgaria , 15 Jun (AP) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s centrist coalition government will face a vote of no-confidence brought by the...
China’s population grows by less than half-a-million in 2021; birth rate falls for 5th...
Beijing, Jan 17 (PTI) China's population grew by less than half a million-last year to 1.41 billion as the birth rates fell for the...
Egypt, EU hold an investment conference to help Cairo battle inflation and foreign currency...
CAIRO, 29 Jun: Egypt and the European Union on Saturday opened a two-day investment conference to advance the implementation of their strategic partnership agreement...
Nepal government bans TikTok
Kathmandu, 13 Nov (PTI): The Nepal government on November 13 decided to ban the Chinese-owned social network platform TikTok, citing its negative effects on...
Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan
BEIJING, 11 Jun: Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations...
Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 14 people as the war...
KYIV, Ukraine, 17 Apr: Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor...
Nepalese grapple with loss after floods kill over 200 people
KATHMANDU, Nepal, 2 Oct (AP) — Bishworaj Khadka, a cook in Lalitpur, could hear the Nakhu River becoming louder and louder as he sat...
The US and China air global differences as Blinken, Chinese FM meet for sixth...
Vientiane, 27 Jul: The United States and China on Saturday renewed their mutual grievances as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart...
Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are using bare hands to recover dead...
ISLAMABAD , 8 Oct (AP) — Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one...
Inflation skyrockets in Sri Lanka; food prices at record high
Colombo, Jan 22 (PTI) Sri Lanka's benchmark inflation rate, measured by the National Consumer Price Index, accelerated to 14 per cent in December 2021,...
Sri Lankan Tamils should field a common presidential candidate, says senior politician
Colombo, Dec 27 (PTI) It is important for the Tamil community in Sri Lanka to field a common candidate in the country's next presidential...
Pak police arrest 15 people for harassing, molesting YouTuber girl
Lahore, Aug 19 (PTI) Police in Pakistan on Thursday arrested 15 people allegedly involved in the sexual assault of a YouTuber girl on Independence...
Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Beirut, Jul 2 (AP) The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the...
China urges Japan not to disrupt chip industry after technology curbs take effect
BEIJING, 24 Jul: China’s government appealed to Japan on Monday not to disrupt the semiconductor industry after curbs on exports of Japanese chip-making technology...
China welcomes Modi’s planned visit
BEIJING, 8 Aug: China on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visit to the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to...
China announces 234 arrests in provincial banking scam
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China on Monday announced the arrests of 234 people involved in a scam to bilk people out of...