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...

Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear plant wastewater is...

Tokyo, 30 Aug: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent...

Pak Ex-PM Imran Khan charged over land scam, total cases now over 140

Lahore, 11 Jun: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was booked on Sunday in yet another case related to the purchase of over 5,000...

Russia reduces natural gas through European pipeline again

BERLIN , 15 Jun (AP) — Russia’s Gazprom announced a reduction in natural gas flows through a key European pipeline for the second day...

World Bank prez congratulates India on successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign

Washington, Oct 16 (PTI) World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday congratulated India on a successful vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic as he...

Chinese leaders promise more economic support after slowdown

BEIJING , Dec 11 (AP) — Chinese leaders on Friday promised tax cuts and support for entrepreneurs to shore up slumping economic growth after...

India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN report

United Nations, Jul 11 (PTI) India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by...

Poland tells doctors: Ailing women have abortion rights

WARSAW, Poland , Nov 7 (AP) — Poland’s Health Ministry issued instructions Sunday to doctors confirming that it is legal to terminate a pregnancy...

Israel suspends military exports to Colombia over its president’s criticism of Gaza siege

BOGOTA, Colombia, 17 Oct: (AP) — Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia’s president...

UN: shelling knocks out water lines in Ukraine

Geneva, Mar 1 (AP) The UN's refugees chief is warning that many more vulnerable people will begin fleeing their homes in Ukraine if Russia's...

Draft deal at UN climate talks calls for end to coal use

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov 10 (AP) — Governments are considering calling for a global end to coal use, according to a draft released Wednesday of...

World shares jump as Chinese leaders pledge help for economy

Washington, Apr 29 (AP) World stocks advanced Friday after Chinese leaders pledged to do more to support the slowing economy as the country weathers...

7 dead as California mourns 3rd mass killing in 8 days

HALF MOON BAY, Calif., Jan 24 (AP) — A gunman killed seven people at two agricultural businesses in Northern California, plunging the state into...

Iran currency drops to lowest value ever amid US sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran, Jun 12 (AP) — Iran’s currency Sunday dropped to its lowest value ever as talks to revive the country’s tattered nuclear deal...

“Will Play Positive Role” In Helping Bankrupt Sri Lanka, Says China

Beijing, 8 Mar (AFP): China said on Wednesday that it would "play a positive role" in helping bankrupt Sri Lanka get through its debt...

New gas pipeline boosts Europe”s bid to ease Russian supply

Athens, Apr 29 (AP) Mountainous and remote, the Greek-Bulgaria border once formed the southern corner of the Iron Curtain. Today, it's where the European...

Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza

JERUSALEM, 5 Apr (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone...

10 children among 51 killed in twin transport tragedies in Pakistan

Islamabad, 29 Jan: At least 51 people were killed in two separate transport accidents in western Pakistan on Sunday, when a bus plunged off...

Putin: US, NATO have ignored Russia’s top security demands

Moscow, Feb 1 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the US and its allies have ignored Russia's top security demands but added...

Gunmen kill 9 people in Iran near border with Pakistan

Tehran, 27 Jan: Unknown gunmen on Saturday shot to death nine people in the southeastern part of Iran that borders Pakistan, media reports said. A...