India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN report
United Nations, Jul 11 (PTI) India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by...
At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
SANTIAGO, 3 Feb: Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and dest-royed...
Taiwan conducts live-fire missile drills as China ramps up military threats
JIUPENG, Taiwan, 20 Aug (AP) — Taiwan’s military launched surface-to-air missiles in live-fire drills conducted Tuesday in response to growing military pressure from China.
The...
Pakistan PM requests China’s support in reviving Karachi Circular Railway
Islamabad, Apr 18 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday requested China to support the planned revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR)...
Tata Steel in advanced talks to secure funds for UK plant: Reports
London, 3 Sep: Tata Steel is in advanced talks with the UK government to agree around GBP 500 million in state-backed funding to secure...
UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi
Dubai, Jan 24 (PTI) The UAE defence forces on Monday intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles that the Houthi terror group fired towards its...
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader...
BEIRUT, 7 Aug (AP) — Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel,...
US Holocaust Museum says China boosting Uyghur repression
Washington, Nov 9 (AP) The US Holocaust Memorial Museum says it has compiled evidence of increasing government repression against Uyghur Muslims in China's western...
New Swedish PM presents 3-party government
STOCKHOLM, 18 Oct: Incoming Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Tuesday vowed to set the country on a new course on immigration, criminal justice...
9 bodies pulled from a flooded road tunnel in South Korea as rains cause...
SEOUL, South Korea, 16 Jul: South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in...
Pak police detains 85 prime suspects after determining their role in Sri Lankan man’s...
Lahore, Dec 29 (PTI) Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday said they have detained 85 main suspects after determining their role in the...
Finland, Sweden brush off Moscow’s warning on joining NATO
Helsinki, Feb 26 (AP) Finland and Sweden have brushed off warnings from neighbouring Russia that their possible joining of NATO would trigger serious military-political...
Danish government wants to spend $20.6 billion on defense over 10 years
COPENHAGEN,Denmark, 30 May: Denmark’s centrist government said Tuesday that it wants to invest some 143 billion kroner ($20.6 billion) in the country’s defense over...
Official says 31 killed in new South Sudan communal violence
Juba (South Sudan), Jan 24 (AP) A local official says at least 31 ethnic Dinka have been killed in clashes with suspected Murle armed...
Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
JERUSALEM, 30 Jul (AP) — Nine Israeli soldiers were due to appear before a military court for an initial hearing Tuesday over what a...
NATO chief urges closer ties with Japan to defend democracy
TOKYO , Jan 01 (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sharply criticized China on Tuesday for “bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan” and stressed...
Sri Lanka’s official reserves to double by year end to above USD 3 billion:...
Colombo, Dec 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka's official foreign reserves, which dropped to USD 1.58 billion in November, will double to remain above USD 3...
Russia to launch new capsule to return space station crew
MOSCOW , 11 Jan (AP) — Russian space corporation Roscosmos said Wednesday that it will launch a new spacecraft to take some of the...
Andrew Tate is charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania, 20 Jun (AP) — Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with rape, human trafficking and...
Kyiv seeks Security Council meet to stop Russian ‘Nuclear blackmail’ in Belarus
KYIV, Ukraine, 26 Mar: Kyiv on Sunday said it was seeking an emergency meeting of the United Nation's Security Council to counter Russia's "nuclear...