5 arrested in B’desh for their involvement in attack on Hindu temple, homes
Dhaka, Jul 18 (PTI) Five persons have been arrested for their involvement in last week's attack on the houses and temple of the Hindu...
Indian diaspora hails Sunak’s ‘inspiring’ run, optimistic about UK PM-elect Truss
London, Sep 5 (PTI) Indian diaspora groups in the UK on Monday reacted to the conclusion of Rishi Sunak's "inspiring" bid to be elected...
Special envoys of China, Russia and Pak hold talks with top Taliban officials, Karzai...
Beijing, Sep 22 (PTI) Special envoys of China, Russia and Pakistan have met the top officials of the Taliban's interim government as well as...
Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine
TALLINN, Estonia , Oct 11 (AP) — Moscow’s barrage of missile strikes on cities all across Ukraine has elicited celebratory comments from Russian officials...
Britain’s foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties...
Taipei, 29 Aug: Britain's top diplomat, James Cleverly, is set to visit China on Wednesday, as the two countries attempt to shore up frayed...
UK to respond ‘robustly’ against attack on Indian high commission: Foreign secy
LONDON, 23 Mar: The UK will review the security at the Indian high commission here following "unacceptable" acts of violence by pro-Khalistan protesters, Foreign...
South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province hit by floods, 20 dead
JOHANNESBURG , Apr 12 (AP) — Prolonged rains and flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province have claimed the lives of at least 20 people,...
Rally in Belgrade demands end to alarming air pollution
BELGRADE, Serbia , Nov 28 (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Belgrade on Sunday to demand an end to Serbia’s alarming levels of...
Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1 amid chaotic evacuations
Kabul, Aug 23 (AP) A firefight just outside Kabul's international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest...
Russia’s war heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze
Istanbul, Apr 25 (AP) For months, Istanbul restaurant Tarihi Balikca tried to absorb the surging cost of the sunflower oil its cooks use to...
US military leaders favoured keeping troops in Afghanistan
Washington, Sep 28 (AP) In their first congressional testimony on the tumultuous final months of America's longest war, top US military officers on Tuesday...
Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 23 Feb: Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the...
Turkey says it’s ready to open consulate in city that Azerbaijan took from...
ANKARA, 13 Jun: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country is ready to open a consulate in Shusha, a city that Azerbaijan...
11 killed as roof collapses at middle school gym in China’s far northeast,...
BEIJING, 24 Jul: Eleven people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle school gymnasium in China’s far northeast, authorities said Monday.
The incident...
N.Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea as South Korea and US step...
SEOUL, South Korea, 17 Dec: North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea, South Korea said, in a possible display...
Imran Khan vows to establish exemplary rule of law in Pak
Islamabad, Oct 19 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday pledged to establish an exemplary rule of law in the country where even...
Taliban agree to new polio vaccination across Afghanistan
Istanbul, Oct 19 (AP) UN agencies are gearing up to vaccinate all of Afghanistan's children under 5 against polio for the first time since...
Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner...
BRUSSELS, 14 Dec (AP) — A top European Union official has endorsed an agreement that would see Albania host thousands of migrants picked up...
Russia: 2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 26 (AP) — Twin suicide bombings struck Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have...
Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria; 2 killed
QAMISHLI, Syria, 7 Aug (AP) — Fighters backed by Iran and the Syrian government have attacked areas controlled by U.S.-backed fighters in eastern Syria,...