Pak PM Imran Khan claims terrorists involved in recent attacks in Balochistan had foreign...
Islamabad, Feb 8 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday claimed that terrorists involved in the recent deadly attacks in the troubled southwestern...
Taiwan conducts live-fire missile drills as China ramps up military threats
JIUPENG, Taiwan, 20 Aug (AP) — Taiwan’s military launched surface-to-air missiles in live-fire drills conducted Tuesday in response to growing military pressure from China.
The...
India likely to be severely affected by water scarcity by 2050: UN report
United Nations, 22 Mar: India is expected to be the most severely affected as the global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to...
China’s economy grows by 8.1 per cent in 2021 amidst challenges posed by pandemic
Beijing, Jan 17 (PTI) China's economy grew by 8.1 per cent in 2021 to about USD 18 trillion, stated to be the best by...
Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world’
Wilmington, Dec 19 (AP) The COVID-19 omicron variant is just raging around the world, the White House's top medical adviser said on Sunday, and...
EU to host Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels amid tensions
BELGRADE, Serbia , Aug 17 (AP) — Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo are holding high-level crisis talks on Thursday which the European Union mediators...
Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel
SEOUL, South Korea, 19 Oct (AP) — Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video...
Pentagon report on strengthening US bases in Guam, Aus aims to encircle China: Official
Beijing, Nov 30 (PTI) China on Tuesday took exception to a Pentagon report to enhance US bases in Guam and Australia to meet the...
New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
ORONO, Maine, 14 May (AP) — As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently, its blades spinning with a gentle woosh....
Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times ‘undesirable’ amid crackdown on criticism
Moscow, Jul 10 (AP) The Russian prosecutor general's office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia's expatriate community, as...
ISS may fall on India, China: Russian space agency chief warns on US sanctions...
Moscow, Feb 26 (PTI): Russia's space agency chief has warned the US that the slew of sanctions imposed on Moscow can "destroy our cooperation"...
T20 World Cup: West Indies, Ireland win to open up Group B
HOBART, 19 Oct: Two-time champion West Indies and Ireland rebounded from their opening losses at the Twenty20 World Cup with emphatic victories on Wednesday...
56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque during Friday congregation...
Peshawar, 4 Mar: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation here in northwest Pakistan, killing at...
World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, 18 Oct (AP) — The United Nations’ World Food Program on Wednesday appealed for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of...
China considering USD 2.5 bn in loan, trade credits for Lanka, says Chinese envoy
Colombo, Mar 21 (PTI) China is considering a USD 2.5 billion credit facility to Sri Lanka, Beijing's top diplomat in Colombo said on Monday,...
Pak criticises Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s missile-naming remarks
Islamabad, Dec 13 (PTI) Pakistan on Monday criticised as "unwarranted and provocative" the remarks of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who attacked Islamabad for naming...
Air pollution linked to heart scarring in adults with kidney disease: Study
Washington, Nov 5 (PTI) Air pollution may have detrimental effects on heart in individuals with hypertension and kidney disease, according to a study.
The researchers...
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
Geneva, Sep 8 (AP) The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines to refrain...
Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks
ISLAMABAD, 11 Jun: The Taliban condemned on Sunday a “baseless and biased” report from the U.N. Security Council highlighting rifts within the group's ranks.
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China says gained more ‘strategic autonomy’, emerged as ‘responsible major country’
BEIJING, 29 Dec: China has gained more "strategic autonomy" and emerged as a "responsible major country" with enhanced international influence under the leadership of...