Military: 4 Pakistani soldiers, 2 militants killed in raids
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec 31 (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided two militant hideouts in a former Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan, triggering shootings that killed...
Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi’s first provincial elections in a decade
BAGHDAD, 16 Dec: Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will...
Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan
WASHINGTON , 20 May (AP) — President Joe Biden departs on a six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aiming to build rapport with...
Train derailment in east Iran kills at least 21, injures 87
TEHRAN, Iran , Jun 8 (AP) — A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and nearly half its cars derailed before...
PM Modi To Present India’s Climate Action Agenda At COP26
Glasgow, Nov 1 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be presenting the formal position on India's climate action agenda and lay out the best...
Iran Allows Fully Vaccinated Tourists After 20 Months Of Closure
Tehran, Oct 25 (AFP): Iran has reopened its doors to tourists vaccinated against Covid-19 after almost 20 months of closure due to the pandemic,...
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...
Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader
Moscow, Jan 23 (AP) Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a British claim that Russia was seeking to replace Ukraine's government with a pro-Moscow...
Ukraine seeks warplanes at NATO talks, allies fret over ammo
BRUSSELS, 14 Feb: Ukraine on Tuesday renewed its appeal to Western countries for fighter jets to help frus-trate Moscow’s invasion, but the United States...
Oil prices surge above USD 100 a barrel as war on Ukraine rages
New York, Mar 1 (AP) Oil prices soared on Tuesday and investors shifted more money into ultra-safe US government bonds as Russia stepped up...
Armenia says 49 soldiers killed in attacks by Azerbaijan
YEREVAN, Armenia , Sep 13 (AP) — Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenia’s territory on Tuesday in a large-scale attack that killed at least 49 Armenian...
Russian oil price cap, EU ban aim to limit Kremlin war chest
FRANKFURT, Germany , 6 Dec (AP) — Oil prices rose Monday as the first strong measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war...
Chinese think tank: Virus curbs must change to help economy
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party’s severe “zero COVID” policy, saying curbs...
South Korea, US troops hold large live-fire drills near border with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea, 25 May (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries conducted large live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on...
North Korean leader’s sister says US hypocritical for criticizing failed satellite launch
SEOUL, South Korea, 1 Jun: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday accused the United States of “gangster-like” hypocrisy...
Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda
TOKYO, 7 Nov: Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the...
Philippines secures supersonic anti-ship missiles from India
MANILA, Philippines, Jan 28 (AFP): The Philippine defense chief signed an 18.9 billion peso ($378 million) deal Friday with India to acquire the military’s...
New Covid vaccine mimics virus shape to provide robust protection: Study
Washington, Aug 13 (PTI) Scientists have developed a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate that mimics the shape of the virus to trigger robust antibody response...
Afghan Taliban deputy calls for reopening schools for girls
Islamabad, 27 Sep: A senior member of the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan on Tuesday called on Afghanistan's new rulers to reopen schools for girls...
Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin
BEIRUT, 8 May: Airstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition war monitor and a...