China supported sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear program. It’s also behind their failure
WASHINGTON, 3 Nov (AP) — Chinese middlemen launder the proceeds of North Korean hackers’ cyber heists while Chinese ships deliver sanctioned North Korean goods...
4 killed, 14 injured as 6.1-magnitude earthquake causes extensive damage to China’s Sichuan province
Beijing/Chengdu, Jun 1 (PTI) At least four people were killed and 14 others injured when a powerful earthquake of 6.1-magnitude on Wednesday struck Ya'an...
Teenagers from Islamic State families undergo rehabilitation in Syria, but future still uncertain
QAMISHLI, Syria, 30 May: For at least four years, thousands of children have been growing up in a camp in northeast Syria housing families...
Hundreds of Afghans denied humanitarian entry into US
Boston, Dec 30 (AP) Haseena Niazi had pinned her hopes of getting her fiance out of Afghanistan on a rarely used immigration provision.
The 24-year-old...
India estimated to have suffered average annual loss of USD 87 billion from extreme...
United Nations, Oct 27 (PTI) India is estimated to have suffered an average annual loss of about 87 billion dollars from extreme weather events...
Jaishankar & Chinese counterpart Wang meet briefly at security conference in Germany
Beijing/Munich, 18 Feb: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi have met briefly in Germany on the sidelines of the...
Germany hosts the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for peace talks
BERLIN, 28 Feb: Germany sought to move forward talks on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday, welcoming the two countries’ foreign...
New wave of Ethiopian detentions of Tigrayans includes kids
NAIROBI, Kenya , Aug 18 (AP) — Small children are among those held amid a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans suspected of...
Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss
TAIPEI, Taiwan , 26 Nov (AP) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses...
Nepali Congress & CPN-UML strike deal to oust PM ‘Prachanda’; to form new alliance
Kathmandu, Jul 2 (PTI) In a dramatic development, politically fragile Nepal's two largest parties have inked a midnight power-sharing deal to form a new...
Sri Lanka’s political chaos persists as crisis talks go on
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , 11 Jul (AP) — A weekend of political chaos in Sri Lanka stretched into Monday, with opposition leaders yet to...
North Korea fires ballistic missile in resumption of testing
Seoul, Feb 27 (AP) North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, in a resumption of weapons tests...
Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference
Montreal, Dec 19 (AP) Negotiators reached a historic deal at a UN biodiversity conference early on Monday that would represent the most significant effort...
2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in Pacific Ocean; 1 dead, 7 missing
Tokyo, 21 Apr (AP): Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training...
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...
Political foes revel in Boris Johnson’s woes in Parliament
LONDON , Jun 8 (AP) — A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Wednesday that he is getting on with his job, as...
EU to hit Russia with new sanctions if Ukraine attacked
BRUSSELS , Dec 15 (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive warned Russia on Wednesday that the bloc has a battery of...
“Aim to strengthen military cooperation”: Putin tells “Dear Friend” Xi Jinping
Moscow, 30 Dec: Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping today he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the...
Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
Islamabad, Oct 9 (AP) The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the US to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising...
Traffic accident in southern Afghanistan leaves 21 dead and 38 injured
ISLAMABAD, 17 Mar: A traffic accident in southern Afghanistan left at least 21 people dead and 38 others injured, according to a provincial traffic...