Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17
KABUL, Afghanstan, 19 Apr (AP): Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people, including students, and injured 17 Tuesday in a mostly Shiite...
Rise in Horn of Africa migration a worry, says UN official
NAIROBI, 15 Feb: The numbers of women and children migrating from the Horn of Africa to Gulf countries through Yemen has significantly increased and...
Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high, report says
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 5 May (AP) — Energy security concerns — worsened by the war in Ukraine — and policy support from rich countries are...
Iran’s top diplomat seeks to deescalate tensions on visit to Pakistan after tit-for-tat airstrikes
ISLAMABAD, 29 Jan: Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan on Monday for talks on deescalating tensions after deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier...
North Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim calls for war readiness
SEOUL, South Korea, 2 Feb: North Korea on Friday extended a provocative series of weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as...
Officials seek cause of Taiwan building fire that killed 46
Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Oct 15 (AP) Officials in Taiwan were pursuing leads Friday into the cause of a fire in a run-down mixed commercial and...
Ukrainians grapple with power outages as winter approaches
KYIV, Ukraine , Nov 01 (AP) — The decorative candles Yaroslav Vedmid bought more than a year ago were never meant to be lit,...
India, China ‘effectively managed, controlled’ eastern Ladakh frictions: Chinese FM Wang Yi
Beijing, Dec 20 (PTI) China and India "effectively managed and controlled" border frictions in eastern Ladakh, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in his...
Register details with Indian mission, HCI tells Indian nationals living in Sri Lanka
Colombo, May 19 (PTI) The High Commission of India in Sri Lanka on Thursday asked Indian nationals living in the crisis-hit island nation to...
Clean up your mess, youth tell climate talks inside and out
Glasgow, Nov 5 (AP) The generation of young people who will inherit a warmer future is telling the generation that caused carbon pollution to...
United Nations members reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
Washington, 5 Mar: For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas -...
Albanese arrives at White House to start day of meetings and celebrations of alliance...
WASHINGTON, 25 Oct: President Joe Biden pressed forward with this week’s state visit from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, carving out time to nurture...
Taliban bans co-education in Afghanistan’s Herat province: Report
Kabul, Aug 21 (PTI) Days after vowing to respect women's rights in Afghanistan, Taliban officials in the restive Herat province have banned co-education in...
Eruption of Eurasia’s tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsula
MOSCOW, 1 Nov: Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia’s tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia’s sparsely...
Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on...
Kyiv, 14 Oct: Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day...
China, US hold first military-level talks under Biden’s presidency, discuss Afghan crisis
Beijing, Aug 28 (PTI) China and the US have held their first round of high-level military talks after President Joe Biden came to power...
Sudan official: Death toll from seasonal flooding at 100
CAIRO, Aug 31 (AP) — Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Sudan killed at least 100 people since the start...
China threatens ‘strong measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
BEIJING , Jul 19 (AP) — China will take “resolute and strong measures” should the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi...
People jump into the sea to escape raging ferry fire in Gulf of Thailand....
BANGKOK, 4 Apr: Panicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand early Thursday, and all...
US intends to have frank conversations with China on trade ties, says USTR
Washington, Oct 4 (PTI) The US intends to have frank conversations with China on its trade ties, including discussion over Beijing's performance under the...