Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago
MALE, 3 Oct: The president-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military personnel stationed in the...
Russian officer: Missile to carry several hypersonic weapons
MOSCOW, 24 Apr (AP) — A new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of carrying several hypersonic weapons, a senior Russian military officer said...
Tanzania says 5 dead in gun battle near French Embassy
DODOMA, Tanzania , Aug 25 (AP) — Tanzania’s president on Wednesday said five people are dead, including three police officers, after a gun battle...
Pak court acquits media tycoon in land-related graft case; declares ex-PM Sharif ‘proclaimed offender’
Lahore, Jan 31 (PTI) A Pakistani court on Monday acquitted media tycoon Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman in a 34-year-old case related to a land he allegedly...
Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups
BERLIN , Nov 02 (AP) — The German government said Wednesday that it plans to make plastic manufacturers contribute to the cost of cleaning...
Death toll in a Taiwanese golf ball factory fire rises to 10. Four of...
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 24 Sep: Search teams found the bodies of the last three missing people on Sunday at the site of a golf ball...
India Global Forum, UAE edition, begins in Dubai
Dubai, Dec 13 (PTI) The two-day India Global Forum (IGF), UAE edition, kicked off here on Monday, as a bevy of top policymakers and...
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...
3 hostages mistakenly killed by troops had been holding a white flag, Israeli military...
JERUSALEM, 16 Dec: Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip had been waving a white flag and...
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 21 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching
Colombo, Feb 1 (PTI) The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 21 Indians along with two fishing trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial...
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people
ISLAMABAD, 19 May (AP) — More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north...
North Korea fires cruise missiles as allies stage drills
SEOUL, 22 Mar: North Korea launched cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, three days after the North carried out...
Joe Biden Hits Campaign Trail Ahead Of California’s Recall Election
Washington, Sep 13 (AFP): US President Joe Biden kicked off a visit to western states Monday to hammer home his case on climate change...
Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv’s cross-border incursion
KYIV, Ukraine, 12 Aug: The Russian army is intensifying its attacks in eastern Ukraine, military authorities said Tuesday, even as the Kremlin’s forces try...
Japan protests China’s detention of citizen, maritime action
TOKYO, 2 Apr: Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi protested in a meeting Sunday with his Chinese counterpart the detention of a Japanese national in...
Bomb blast damages commercial area near Greece’s largest port but causes no injuries
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A powerful bomb explosion damaged a commercial apartment block housing stores and businesses early Wednesday near the port of Piraeus,...
Philippines won’t invoke mutual defense treaty with US after Chinese confrontation at disputed shoal
MANILA, Philippines, 21 Jun: The Philippines said Friday it has no plan to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United States after the...
3 Indian-origin men arrested, charged with human trafficking in Canada
Toronto, Aug 26 (PTI) Three Indian-origin men in Canada have been arrested and charged with human trafficking in connection with a case involving a...
“One Person Dying Of Hunger Every Four Seconds”: NGOs Flag Global Crisis
Geneva, Sep 20 (AP): One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned Tuesday, urging decisive international...
Germany hosts the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for peace talks
BERLIN, 28 Feb: Germany sought to move forward talks on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday, welcoming the two countries’ foreign...