US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China
WASHINGTON, 7 Oct: The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S....
US Def Sec Austin thanks India for its cooperation on Afghan evacuation
Washington, Sep 21 (PTI) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh has thanked India for its...
19 die, over 20 injured in bus crash in central Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 19 Mar: A speeding bus fell into a roadside ditch in central Bangladesh on Sunday apparently after the driver lost control, leaving...
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to take CPEC forward with new vigour: PML-N leader
Islamabad, 18 Apr (PTI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) forward with new vigour, vitality and in...
World shares jump as Chinese leaders pledge help for economy
Washington, Apr 29 (AP) World stocks advanced Friday after Chinese leaders pledged to do more to support the slowing economy as the country weathers...
Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
KYIV, Ukraine, May 23 (AP) — A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian was sentenced Monday to life in...
N. Korea threatens unprecedented response to South-US drill
SEOUL, South Korea, 17 Feb: North Korea threatened Friday to take “unprecedently” strong action against its rivals, soon after South Korea announced a series...
At least 13 are dead after a boat with dozens of migrants rips apart...
PARIS, 3 Sep (AP) — The mayor of a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation says 13 migrants are dead after...
Imran Khan’s assassination bid: Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province finally register FIR
Islamabad/Lahore, Nov 8 (PTI) Punjab police on Tuesday registered an FIR over the failed assassination bid on Imran Khan and named the detained attacker...
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals...
Washington, Feb 6 (AP) A federal appeals panel ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn...
Heavy gunfire rocks Iraq”s Green Zone amid violent protests
Baghdad, Aug 30 (AP) Supporters of a prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades into Iraq's Green Zone as machine gun fire crackled overhead...
UK backs India, Germany, Japan, Brazil as permanent members of UNSC
United Nations, Nov 18 (PTI): The UK has voiced support for India, Germany, Japan and Brazil to sit as permanent members in an expanded...
Japan’s Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII...
TOKYO, 27 Jul: The UNESCO World Heritage committee on Saturday decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after...
Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain
MADRID,21 May (AP) — Animal rights activists gathered Sunday in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of an octopus farm in Spain, saying...
“One Person Dying Of Hunger Every Four Seconds”: NGOs Flag Global Crisis
Geneva, Sep 20 (AP): One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned Tuesday, urging decisive international...
New Indian Ocean fishing rules in big win for coastal states
MOMBASA, Kenya , 6 Feb (AP) — Indian Ocean states agreed Monday to temporarily halt the use of industrial fishing gear that is drastically...
New Zealand declares emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle eases
WELLINGTON, 14 Feb: The New Zealand government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country’s north in what officials...
Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. , 1 Mar (AP) — Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan...
More than half a million people left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine...
MOSCOW, 27 Nov: More than half a million people were left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after a storm in the Black...
Indonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scams
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 4 Sep (AP) — A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal online gaming...