Philippines says it won’t back down, but won’t start a war, after clash with...
MANILA, Philippines, 23 Jun: The president of the Philippines said Sunday his country would not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured...
Pak police detains 85 prime suspects after determining their role in Sri Lankan man’s...
Lahore, Dec 29 (PTI) Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday said they have detained 85 main suspects after determining their role in the...
Oil giant Saudi Aramco makes a historic $161B profit in 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 Mar: Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported Sunday earning $161 billion last year, claiming the highest-ever recorded annual profit by...
Germany sticks to 2030 coal exit target amid energy worries
BERLIN, 20 Jun: The German government said Monday that it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by...
US Development Finance Corporation chief to visit India to boost vaccine manufacturing
Washington, Oct 16 (PTI) The head of the US International Development Finance Corporation would be visiting India later this month as part of the...
Sri Lankan court indicts 24 suspects for deadly 2019 Easter attacks: officials
Colombo, Oct 4 (PTI) At least 24 terror suspects, including the mastermind Naufer Moulavi, have been indicted by a Sri Lankan court here in...
China Ukraine envoy urges governments to ‘stop sending weapons to the battlefield,’ negotiate peace
BEIJING, 2 Jun: China’s Ukraine envoy called on other governments Friday to “stop sending weapons to the battlefield” and appealed for peace talks at...
2 police officers among 7 people injured in bomb blast in Pakistan
Karachi, Nov 13 (PTI) A remote-controlled bomb went off in the Pakistani city of Quetta, capital of the province of Balochistan, wounding seven people,...
US reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba
HAVANA, 4 Jan: The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done so since...
Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil
HANOI, Vietnam, 21 Oct (AP) — Vietnam elected Luong Cuong, a military general, as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill...
Earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides in southwest China
Beijing/Chengdu, Sep 6 (PTI) The death toll from a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern China rose to 66 as rescuers searched for victims and...
UK court allows Assange’s extradition to US for spying case
LONDON , Dec (AP) — A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by...
British tech sector “at serious risk” after US bank collapse: UK Minister
London, 12 Mar: Britain's technology and life sciences sectors are at "serious risk" following the closure of the Silicon Valley Bank, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...
2 killed, 7 injured in gas blast in China
Beijing, Oct 24 (PTI): Two people were killed and seven others injured in a gas explosion at a residential building in the Chinese port...
North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017
Seoul, Jan 30 (AP) North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden...
Lankan minister demands apology from Pakistan’s Defence Minister for insensitive remarks on lynching incident
Colombo/Islamabad, Dec 7 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Retd) Sarath Weerasekara on Tuesday demanded an apology from Pakistan's Defence Minister Pervez...
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on senior ISIL-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari
United Nations, Dec 24 (PTI) The UN Security Council has imposed a slew of sanctions on senior Islamic State -- Khorasan (ISIL-K) leader Sanaullah...
Pakistan’s main opposition party demands Imran Khan’s resignation
Islamabad, Dec 20 (PTI) Pakistan's main opposition party has demanded resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan for allegedly defaming the country and its political...
Tunisia’s President Saied is poised to win a second term after cracking down on...
TUNIS, Tunisia, 7 Oct (AP) — Tunisia’s incumbent president said he would wait for official results before declaring victory while acknowledging exit polls showing...
Indian-origin Malaysian man loses appeal against death sentence for drug trafficking in Singapore
Singapore, Apr 26 (PTI) The Singapore Court of Appeal on Tuesday rejected a legal challenge filed by the mother of an Indian-origin Malaysian drug...