Indus Water Treaty: Officials from India, Pakistan hold talks
Islamabad, May 31 (PTI) Officials from India and Pakistan have discussed a wide range of water-related issues during a meeting as part of the...
German rescue boat with 800 migrants aboard heads to Sicily
ROME , Nov 7 (AP)— A German humanitarian ship with more than 800 rescued migrants aboard was sailing to Sicily on Sunday after being...
Oil giant Saudi Aramco offers a second stock tranche worth billions of dollars
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 31 May (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it will sell a second sliver of stock in its state oil...
Bangladesh leader: Prolonged Rohingya stay impacts stability
Dhaka, Sep 12 (AP): Bangladesh’s prime minister said Monday that the prolonged stay of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in crowded camps in...
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...
Ukraine shows unity as West sees no sign of Russian pullback
Kyiv, Feb 16 (AP) Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the West warned that it saw...
Drug shortages persist in Russia after start of Ukraine war
Moscow, Apr 3 (AP) First came the warnings, in messages among friends and families and on social media, to stock up on vital drugs...
Ukraine, Russia trade more blame on threats to nuclear plant
Kyiv, Aug 27 (AP) Fears about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persisted Saturday as both sides traded...
Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN court
The Hague, Feb 21 (AP) Lawyers for Myanmar's military rulers on Monday sought to have a case at the United Nations' top court that...
Japan’s army says helicopter carrying 10 crashed into ocean
Tokyo, Apr 6 (AP) A missing Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern...
Israel high court suspends Palestinians” evictions for now
Tel Aviv, Mar 1 (AP) Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem...
India votes in favour of UNSC resolution to renew mandate of Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive...
United Nations, Dec 31 (PTI) India, which will chair the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in 2022, voted in favour of a resolution...
Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus
Damascus, Jan 31 (AP) Syrian air defences confronted Israeli missiles targeting an area near the capital, Damascus, downing some of them, Syria's state news...
Poland’s conservative ruling party leader Kaczynski joins the government as deputy premier
WARSAW, 21 Jun: Poland’s powerful conserva-tive ruling party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, rejoined the government on Wednes-day as the only deputy prime minister in the...
S Africa relaxes COVID-19 isolation rules, restarts schools with no social distancing
Johannesburg, Feb 1 (PTI) The South African government has relaxed isolation rules for asymptomatic COVID-19 positive people and removed the one-meter social distancing requirements...
Israeli airstrike kills 2nd top Islamic Jihad commander
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, Aug 7 (AP) — Israel said Sunday that it killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee...
Record-Breaking US Astronaut, 2 Russian Cosmonauts Return To Earth
Almaty, Mar 30 (AFP): A record-breaking US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts reached Earth Wednesday, with tensions between Moscow and the West soaring over...
Pakistani forces clash with militants and kill 6 fighters during a raid in the...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 15 Oct (AP) — Pakistan security forces killed six militants and wounded eight others in a shootout during an overnight raid in...
PM Oli says rivalry among major powers has gradual impacts on Nepal
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (PTI) Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli Wednesday said that the economic, strategic and diplomatic rivalry among major powers has gradual...
18 dead in overloaded truck crash in Indonesia’s West Papua
Jakarta, Apr 13 (AP) An overloaded truck carrying 29 people hit a hillside and overturned near an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's West Papua...