More than 70 people are missing after the latest deadly boat accident in Nigeria’s...
ABUJA, Nigeria , 30 Oct (AP) — More than 70 people were missing on Monday after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria, according to...
Private Afghan universities risk closure after ban on women
KABUL, Afghanistan, 29 Dec: A quarter of Afghanistan’s private universities risks closure because of the ban on female students imposed by the Taliban government,...
US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US...
WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the...
International Solar Alliance launches new research journal at COP26
London, Nov 8 (PTI) The India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA), an intergovernmental treaty-based international organisation, on Monday joined hands with research publishing and information...
Japan PM says dialogue with China, South Korea key to stability
Tokyo, Jun 21 (AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that talks with China's leader are key to regional and international peace and...
Record-Breaking US Astronaut, 2 Russian Cosmonauts Return To Earth
Almaty, Mar 30 (AFP): A record-breaking US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts reached Earth Wednesday, with tensions between Moscow and the West soaring over...
Wallets, IDs but no survivors found in China Eastern crash
WUZHOU, China , Mar 22 (AP) — Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined up...
Pak national in US sentenced to 12 years in jail for healthcare fraud, money...
Washington, Feb 19 (PTI) A 33-year-old Pakistani national, who used several fake identities, including Indian names, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail...
South Korea, US troops hold large live-fire drills near border with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea, 25 May (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries conducted large live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on...
China’s Xi promises open markets and billions in new investments for ‘Belt and Road’...
BEIJING, 18 Oct (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping promised foreign companies greater access to China’s huge market and more than $100 billion in...
Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times ‘undesirable’ amid crackdown on criticism
Moscow, Jul 10 (AP) The Russian prosecutor general's office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia's expatriate community, as...
Two women campaign to become France’s 1st female president
PARIS , Sep 12 (AP) — Two French politicians kicked off their presidential campaigns Sunday, seeking to become France’s first female leader in next...
Fire rages through the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, toppling the iconic spire
COPENHAGEN, 16 Apr: A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century...
Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid barrages, troop boost
KYIV, Ukraine , Jun 7 (AP) — Russia claimed Tuesday it has occupied large swaths of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weekslong barrage and...
IMF sets mid-September dates for Sri Lanka bailout review
Colombo, Aug 12 (PTI) The IMF will conduct the first review of the USD 2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state...
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...
Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus
Damascus, Jan 31 (AP) Syrian air defences confronted Israeli missiles targeting an area near the capital, Damascus, downing some of them, Syria's state news...
UN expert: Contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Dec 3 (AP) A UN expert says contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka, with vulnerable groups such as children, women, ethnic...
Russian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv’s...
TALLINN, Estonia, 5 Apr (AP) — Russian authorities on Friday again tried to link the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall to Ukraine,...
Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 31 Oct (AP) — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants and attacked underground compounds on Tuesday with a focus on northern...