Death toll in southern Pakistan sewer gas blast jumps to 17
KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec 19 (AP) — The death toll from a sewer gas blast in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi jumped to 17 as...
Blinken sets G-20 meeting with Chinese FM; silent on Russia
WASHINGTON , Jun 5 (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart this week in Indonesia at a...
Germany’s support for Ukraine is to be ‘massively expanded’ next year
BERLIN, 13 Nov (AP) — Germany’s aid for Ukraine will be “massively expanded” next year, the foreign minister said Monday as Kyiv heads into...
Israel says female soldier captured in Hamas’ assault has been released during Gaza ground...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 30 Oct (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, advancing on two sides of the...
COVID cases on rise in 110 countries, driven by 2 Omicron sub-variants: WHO
United Nations/Geneva, Jun 29 (PTI) The COVID-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over, head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday,...
Senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence
BANGKOK, 7 Oct (AP) — Zaw Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, died Monday...
Rocket fire from Gaza, Lebanon at Israel as Passover begins
JERUSALEM, 6 Apr (AP) — Militants fired rockets from Gaza and Lebanon toward Israel on Thursday, following confrontations between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers...
3 Chinese nationals among 4 killed in blast inside premises of University of Karachi
Karachi, Apr 26 (PTI) A burqa-clad woman suicide bomber struck a van inside the premises of the University of Karachi in Pakistan's financial capital,...
48 arrested in Europe over encrypted app used in drug trade
BERLIN , 6 Feb (AP) — European investigators have shut down an encrypted communication service that was used as a secure channel for organized...
UK police conclude probe into Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal
LONDON , 20 May (AP) — Britain’s Metropolitan Police says it has concluded its investigation into breaches of COVID-19 regulations at British government offices,...
House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns
WASHINGTON , Aug 1 (AP) — The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its...
CIA Chief Meets Russian Security Council Chief In Moscow
Moscow, Nov 2 (AFP): US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns met the head of Russia's powerful Security Council for talks in Moscow on...
Sri Lanka cabinet initiates process to divest loss-making SriLankan Airlines
Colombo, Nov 1 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government has formally decided to initiate the process of divesting the ownership of the loss-making national carrier,...
South African Customs Union emerges as key trade partner for India: Report
Johannesburg, Nov 8 (PTI) A Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and the South African Customs Union countries will enhance future partnerships as the...
Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food...
Car blast kills daughter of Russian known as ‘Putin’s brain’
MOSCOW, 21 Aug (AP) — The daughter of an influential Russian political theorist who is often referred to as “Putin’s brain” was killed in...
Crowd in Egypt attacks a railway guard after 2 children are run over
CAIRO, 21 Oct (AP) — Angry residents attacked a railway guard and his post in a town outside Cairo on Monday after a train...
US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China
WASHINGTON, 7 Oct: The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S....
UN chief express sadness over horrific killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
United Nations, Jul 8 (PTI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed sadness over the horrific killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
China’s population grows by less than half-a-million in 2021; birth rate falls for 5th...
Beijing, Jan 17 (PTI) China's population grew by less than half a million-last year to 1.41 billion as the birth rates fell for the...