Lanka lauds India’s ‘continuous support’ to combat COVID; $15 mn offer to enhance religious...
Colombo, Aug 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka's newly-appointed foreign minister G L Peiris on Monday appreciated India's "continuous support" for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes...
Los Angeles, 7 May: (The Conversation) In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age....
Another wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza refugee camp as crossing opens for foreigners...
RAFAH, 1 Nov: Israeli airstrikes hit apartment buildings in a Gaza refugee camp for the second day in a row Wednesday, Palestinian officials said,...
Norway protests target wind farm on land used by herders
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 27 Feb: Dozens of activists, including Greta Thunberg of neighboring Sweden, blocked the entrance to Norway’s energy ministry in Oslo Monday to...
Biden, Xi seek to ‘manage our differences’ in meeting
NUSA DUA, Indonesia , Nov 15 (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks for about three hours Monday in...
Environment Threats “Greatest Challenge To Human Rights Of Our Era”: UN
Geneva, Sep 13 (AFP): The UN rights chief warned Monday that environmental threats from pollution and climate change were sparking and deepening conflicts worldwide,...
UK Unveils $376 Million More In Ukraine Military Aid As Russia Attacks Mariupol Plant
London, 3 May (AFP): Russian forces launched an offensive Tuesday against the Azovstal steel plant, the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the battered...
Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities...
BARCELONA, Spain, 29 Nov (AP) — Tighter water restrictions for drought-stricken northeast Spain went into effect Wednesday, when authorities in Catalonia said that Barcelona...
Turkey makes more arrests in connection with deadly bombing
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police have apprehended more suspects in connection with the bombing of a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul that killed six...
Bodies of man, 3 kids found in Indianapolis pond amid search
INDIANAPOLIS , 13 Jul (AP) — The bodies of a man and three young children were found in an Indianapolis pond along with a...
Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by...
SABANG, Indonesia, 18 Dec (AP) — More than 200 people protested Monday against the continued arrival of Rohingya refugees by boat on an island...
Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa
Des Moines (Iowa), 30 Apr: The competition between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is intensifying as the former president is scheduling a return trip...
Blood Plasma Therapy Doesn’t Help Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
Toronto, Sep 13 (PTI): Convalescent plasma does not reduce the risk of intubation or death in COVID-19 patients, according to a study which found...
New claim on identity of ‘Jack The Ripper’, UK’s most notorious unsolved case
London, 16 Jul: The great-great-granddaughter of a police officer who investigated the "Jack the Ripper" murders in 19th century London believes she has uncovered...
India is a fantastic potential market but taxation higher: IATA chief
Istanbul, Jun 6 (PTI) India is a fantastic potential market for aviation but not a cheap market to operate as taxation is higher in...
Fire at refugee shelter in eastern Germany kills 1, injures 10
BERLIN, 4 Jun (AP) — A fire at a refugee shelter in eastern Germany killed one person and injured 10 others early Sunday, according...
UN says Libya’s rivals fail to reach deal in election talks
CAIRO (AP) — Rival Libyan factions failed to reach an agreement after wrapping up a third round of U.N.-mediated talks in Egypt, the United...
United Nations members reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
Washington, 5 Mar: For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas -...
Taliban bans co-education in Afghanistan’s Herat province: Report
Kabul, Aug 21 (PTI) Days after vowing to respect women's rights in Afghanistan, Taliban officials in the restive Herat province have banned co-education in...
Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For “Blasphemy”: Police
Islamabad, Mar 30 (AFP): A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of...