Death toll from western China earthquake rises to 93 Beijing
China, Sep 12 (AP): The death toll from a major earthquake in western China rose to 93 as the search for survivors continued, authorities...
The German chancellor presses China on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
BEIJING, 196 Apr: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday to pressure Russia to end its “insane campaign”...
5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital
KATHMANDU, Nepal, 7 Aug (AP) — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest...
Julian Assange on his way to freedom
BANGKOK, 25 Jun: A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed in Thailand capital Bangkok on Tuesday, as he is on...
Powerful quake of 6.8-magnitude kills 21 people in China
Beijing, Sep 5 (PTI) At least 21 people were killed in China on Monday when a powerful earthquake of 6.8-magnitude jolted Luding County in...
North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 6th launch in 2022
Seoul, Jan 27 (AP) North Korea on Thursday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of weapons launches this...
UK’s Indian-origin anti-terror police chief to seek explanation for missed promotion
London, May 30 (PTI) Scotland Yard's Indian-origin Head of Counter-Terrorism Policing, Neil Basu, said he is disappointed with the way the process for a...
Russia’s foreign minister will visit North Korea amid claims of weapons supplied to Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, the Foreign Ministry said Monday, days after the United States claimed Pyongyang...
Poland’s Tusk visits Brussels, seeking initiative in repairing ties with EU and unlocking funds
BRUSSELS, 25 Oct: Donald Tusk, the opposition candidate who may become Poland’s next prime minister, sought to repair Warsaw’s ties with the European Union...
53 dead in China building collapse, search for trapped ends
Beijing, May 6 (AP) A building collapse one week ago in central China killed 53 people, state media reported Friday as the search of...
UK to relocate 5,000 Afghans under new bespoke’ scheme
London, Aug 18 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday laid out the country's plans for the resettlement of Afghan refugees, primarily women...
Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mount
KYIV, Ukraine , Oct 5 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws formally absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, even as its...
Beijing clamps new curbs amid rise in COVID-19 cases in China, puts Zero case...
Beijing, Nov 1 (PTI) The Chinese capital Beijing further tightened measures on Monday to contain the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, asking residents who...
North Korea says leader Kim supervised tests of cruise missiles designed to be...
SEOUL, 29 Jan: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of new cruise missiles designed to be launched from submarines and also reviewed...
Change of govt in Islamabad may provide window for India, Pak leaders to reset...
Islamabad/Lahore, Apr 10 (PTI) The change of government in Pakistan after the exit of hawkish Imran Khan and his likely replacement by hard-core realist...
China considering ‘coordinated’ arrangement for return of foreign students, but non-committal on timeline for...
Beijing, Feb 8 (PTI) China said on Tuesday that it was considering a "coordinated" arrangement for the return of foreign students, but remained non-committal...
Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin
BEIRUT, 8 May: Airstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition war monitor and a...
NATO chief sees no need to change nuclear alert level
Lask air base (Poland), Mar 1 (AP) NATO's chief said Tuesday that, despite Russia's threats about nuclear weapons, the alliance sees no need to...
Xinjiang loosens some restrictions after lockdown protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan , 26 Nov (AP) — Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region opened up some neighborhoods in the capital of Urumqi on Saturday...
Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister
Islamabad, Aug 12 (PTI) Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar from Pakistan's restive Balochistan province was on Saturday appointed the caretaker prime minister to head a...