Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to return hostages 9 months into ongoing...
TEL AVIV, Israel, 8 Jul: Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on...
Jaishankar flags ‘sharpening of tensions’ on territorial issues across Asia amidst China’s rise
Abu Dhabi, Dec 5 (PTI) The consequences of China's rise and its growing capabilities are "particularly profound", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said...
Taliban arrest 4 Islamic State militants north of Kabul
Kabul, Oct 6 (AP) The Taliban arrested four members of the rival militant Islamic State group north of the Afghan capital, their spokesman said...
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...
China poses an ‘existential’ threat: US lawmakers
WASHINGTON, 1 Mar: Top American lawmakers have described China as an "existential" threat to the US during a first hearing on China by the...
At least 37 dead after stampede at military stadium in Republic of Congo during...
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, 21 Nov (AP) — A stampede at a military stadium has left at least 37 people dead in Republic of...
Facing Beijing’s threats, Taiwan president says peace ‘only option’ to resolve political differences
TAIPEI, 10 Oct: Peace between Taiwan and China is the “only option,” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday, while strongly asserting the self-governing island’s...
China promotes coal in setback for efforts to cut emissions
BEIJING, 24 Apr (AP) — China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy, prompting warnings Beijing...
Nepal’s Prachanda-led govt faces uncertainty amidst Deuba-Oli talk
Kathmandu, 1 Jul: A high-level meeting between Nepal's two largest parties - Nepali Congress and CPN-UML - has led to fresh speculation that days...
3 killed, 60 injured as quake hits China’s Sichuan; emergency response launched
Beijing, Sep 16 (PTI) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted China's southwestern Sichuan province early on Thursday morning, killing at least three persons and injuring 60...
Belongings of missing men found tied underwater in Amazon
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil , Jun 13 (AP) — Brazil’s search for an Indigenous expert and a journalist who disappeared in a restive area...
Clean up your mess, youth tell climate talks inside and out
Glasgow, Nov 5 (AP) The generation of young people who will inherit a warmer future is telling the generation that caused carbon pollution to...
Russia: 2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 26 (AP) — Twin suicide bombings struck Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have...
Yemen loses internet connection after Saudi-led airstrikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan 22 (AP) — Yemen lost its connection to the internet nationwide early Friday after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted the contested...
3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
JERUSALEM, 3 Jun: A gunbattle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers and the Egyptian officer...
40-member group of mostly Indians wins 10-million dirham lottery in the UAE
Dubai, Oct 4 (PTI) A 40-member group, including 38 Indians working at a Qatar-based hypermarket chain, have won 10 million dirhams (USD 2.72 million)...
Pak police arrest 15 people for harassing, molesting YouTuber girl
Lahore, Aug 19 (PTI) Police in Pakistan on Thursday arrested 15 people allegedly involved in the sexual assault of a YouTuber girl on Independence...
Pak YouTuber gets one year jail term for justifying lynching of Sri Lankan citizen
Lahore, Jan 22 (PTI) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to one year of imprisonment and imposed a fine for justifying...
Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk
KYIV, Ukraine, 13 Oct (AP) — Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of...
Russia reduces natural gas through European pipeline again
BERLIN , 15 Jun (AP) — Russia’s Gazprom announced a reduction in natural gas flows through a key European pipeline for the second day...