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...
South Korea warns it can send arms to Ukraine after reports of North’s troops...
SEOUL, South Korea, 22 Oct (AP) — South Korea warned Tuesday it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly...
2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in...
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 19 May (AP) — Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision on the Danube River...
North Korea restores border guard posts as tensions rise over its satellite launch, Seoul...
SEOUL, 27 Nov: North Korea is restoring front-line guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement, South Korea’s military...
Major Himalayan rivers will see flows reduced as glaciers recede: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, 23 Mar: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra, all hugely important...
Russian strikes force Ukraine to face hours-long power cuts
KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 18 (AP) — Ukraine’s electricity grid operator warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure...
Pakistan inducts China-made multi-role frigate in its navy
Islamabad, Jan 24 (PTI) Pakistan on Monday inducted a China-made multi-role frigate and 10 helicopters provided by Qatar in its navy as part of...
Flash fooding kills dozens in Afghanistan, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD , 21 Aug (AP)-- Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan and neighboring parts of Pakistan left dozens of people dead overnight,...
Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area
BANGKOK, 29 Nov (AP) — Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground...
Swedish security police arrests two suspected of unauthorized possession of secret information
HELSINKI, 17 Oct (AP) — The Swedish security police arrested Tuesday two people suspected of gross unauthorized possession of secret information following an early...
Building collapse in northern Iraqi city kills 3, injures 9
BAGHDAD, 6 Jan: A building under construction collapsed in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, killing three people and injuring nine others, police said Friday.
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China to hold third edition of Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from October...
Beijing, 11 Oct: China will hold the third edition of the Belt and Road Forum here from October 17 to 18 and President Xi...
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 19 Jan: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style...
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...
Canada Approves Pfizer Covid Vaccine For Children In 5-11 Age Group
Ottawa, Nov 20 (PTI): Canada on Friday became the latest country to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between five and 11-years-old.
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Sabres sign coach Don Granato to multiyear extension
BUFFALO, N.Y. , Oct 12 (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres signed coach Don Granato to a multiyear extension on Wednesday, rewarding him for the...
N.Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea as South Korea and US step...
SEOUL, South Korea, 17 Dec: North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea, South Korea said, in a possible display...
Pak business chamber urges government to give permission for vegetables import from India as...
Islamabad, Aug 30 (PTI) A leading Pakistani business chamber on Tuesday urged the government to give permission to resume import of vegetables from India...
24,000 Evacuated As Water Levels Surge After Floods In Indonesia
Lhok Sukon, Indonesia, Jan 4 (AFP): About 24,000 people have been evacuated and two children killed in floods on Indonesia's Sumatra island, officials said...
Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit meant to counterbalance Western clout
KAZAN, Russia, 22 Oct (AP) — China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan...