British Sikh MP under fire for deleted tweet on Golden Temple death
London, Dec 20 (PTI) Britain's first Sikh female member of Parliament and member of the shadow cabinet, Preet Kaur Gill, came under fire on...
Indiana tornado kills 1 as severe weather causes damage and power outages across multiple...
SHOALS, 26 Jun: A tornado struck a home, killing one occupant and injuring another as severe weather hit parts of Indiana, Tennessee and other...
UK markets roiled after bank rules out extending help
LONDON , Oct 12 (AP) — Britain’s economy faced new shocks Wednesday after the Bank of England ruled out extending an emergency debt-buying plan...
Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus...
LAHORE, Pakistan, 17 Oct (AP) — Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger...
A teacher is dead and 2 people are wounded after a France stabbing attack...
Arras, Oct 13 (AP) A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by the French security services over suspected radicalisation stabbed a teacher...
Iran’s currency hits new low amid anti-government protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 26 Feb: Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Sunday, plunging to 600,000 to the dollar for the...
Bangladesh requests loan from IMF; economists say “reforms in financial sector” needed
Dhaka, Jul 26 (PTI) Bangladesh has formally requested for a USD 4.5 billion loan from the Washington-based multilateral lender IMF to combat the ongoing...
Shanghai releases thousands of recovered COVID patients, but new cases continue to rise
Beijing, Apr 10 (PTI) Shanghai, which is reeling under a massive outbreak of coronavirus cases, has released over 11,000 recovered COVID-19 patients from hospitals,...
Committed to working quickly on UK-India free trade agreement: Rishi Sunak
London, Nov 18 (PTI): Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the UK government remains committed to working as quickly as possible towards a...
China protests US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics; warns resolute counter measures
Beijing, Dec 7 (PTI) A livid China on Tuesday lodged a stern protest with the US, hours after the White House announced the diplomatic...
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...
South Korea may scrap buffer zone pact after North’s drone incursion
SEOUL, 4 Jan: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 agreement that created maritime buffer zones with the...
US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China...
MANILA, Philippines , 7 Apr (AP) — The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine...
US commerce secretary rejects Chinese appeal to ease export controls
Beijing, 29 Aug: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she rebuffed an appeal Tuesday by Chinese leaders to reduce US export controls on technology...
Climate talks struggle with gap between rich, poor nations
Glasgow, Nov 9 (AP) Large rifts remain as United Nations climate talks tick down to a Friday deadline. A lot of the divide comes...
US to expand its security presence at Kabul airport to 6,000 troops
US, Aug 16 (AFP) The United States has said that it would deploy as many as 6,000 of its troops at the Kabul airport...
China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan
BEIJING , Aug 10 (AP) — China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid...
Tibet issue: Nehru did what he thought was best for India, says Penpa Tsering
WASHINGTON, 29 Apr: Many people believe that India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru made a blunder when he recognised China's sovereignty over Tibet but he...
2 Indians, 1 Pakistani killed in Abu Dhabi tankers fire caused by ‘small flying...
Dubai, Jan 17 (PTI) Two Indians and a Pakistani national were killed and six others injured on Monday after a fire caused by "small...