UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%
LONDON , 22 Jul (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate hit a new 40-year high of 9.1% in the 12 months to May, figures showed...
Pakistan’s Punjab province shuts schools for 2 days to contain protests over alleged on-campus...
LAHORE, Pakistan, 18 (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province shut all schools and universities for two days on Friday in an attempt...
Suicide bombing at Shiite mosque during Friday prayers kills 7 worshippers in Afghanistan’s north
Kabul, Oct 13 (AP) A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers attending Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing at...
China, Pak discuss steps to strengthen security for Chinese citizens in Pakistan, speed up...
Beijing/Islamabad, May 16 (PTI) Enhanced security for Chinese nationals working in Pakistan and fast-tracking of the USD 60 billion CPEC projects figured high in...
Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, 19 Nov: Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South...
Israeli PM says not opposed to ‘good’ nuclear deal with Iran
Tel Aviv, Dec 28 (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday he is not opposed to a good nuclear deal between Iran and...
SAARC foreign ministers meeting scheduled to be held on UNGA sidelines cancelled: Sources
New York, Sep 21 (PTI) The meeting of the foreign ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which was scheduled to...
UK-bound Ukraine orphans stuck in Poland awaiting paperwork
WARSAW, Poland , Mar 22 (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainian orphans and their carers who are headed to refuge in the UK were stuck...
Kashmiri Pandit community in US condemns targeted killings of civilians in Valley
Washington, Oct 24 (PTI) The Kashmiri Pandit community here has strongly condemned the recent targeted killings of civilians in the Valley by the militants...
Ukrainian forces strike 2 key bridges in Russia’s Kursk area in a possible sign...
Kyiv, Aug 18 (AP) Ukraine has destroyed a key bridge in Russia's Kursk region and struck a second one nearby, disrupting supply lines as...
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say
CAIRO, 23 Jun: More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at...
Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm gets 6-month stay of bankruptcy
BERLIN, 28 Dec: A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline,...
US stresses allied cooperation in face of N. Korea threats
SEOUL, South Korea , Jun 8 (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan...
US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
NEW YORK , Aug 18 (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid...
US condemns online harassment of journalist who questioned Modi on minorities’ rights
WASHINGTON, 27 Jun: The White House has condemned as "totally unacceptable" the harassment of a US journalist on social media for asking Prime Minister...
China says it patrolled the South China Sea in an apparent response to US...
BEIJING, 7 Apr (AP) — China’s military said Sunday that it had conducted air and sea patrols and that all activities that “disrupt the...
COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins
WASHINGTON , 1 Mar (AP) — COVID-19′s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus...
Flash floods in Bosnia prompt evacuations, power outages
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nov 5 (AFP) Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in Bosnia, prompting evacuations, causing power outages in the capital and submerging roads...
India-Russia relations reflect geopolitical realities, strategic convergence and mutual benefit: Jaishankar
Moscow, Dec 27 (PTI) India-Russia relations reflect geopolitical realities, strategic convergence and mutual benefit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Wednesday as he held...
As economy collapses, some young Lebanese turn to militancy
WADI NAHLEH, Lebanon , Feb 4 (AP) — Two weeks before he was supposed to get married, Bakr Seif told his mother he was...