Axon halts plans for Taser drone as 9 on ethics board resign
WASHINGTON , Jun 6 (AP) — Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said Monday it was halting plans to develop a...
Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Cat 4
HAVANA, 26 Sep (AP) — Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it approached the western tip of Cuba on a track to hit the...
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on senior ISIL-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari
United Nations, Dec 24 (PTI) The UN Security Council has imposed a slew of sanctions on senior Islamic State -- Khorasan (ISIL-K) leader Sanaullah...
Taiwan says China’s coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel, and demands its...
Taipei , Jul 2 (AP) Taiwan said the Chinese coast guard boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat Tuesday before steering it to a port in...
Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, 4 Sep (AP) — At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on...
UK PM Sunak criticised for planning to skip UN climate summit
London, Oct 31 (PTI) Rishi Sunak's decision to skip the upcoming Climate Summit in Egypt and the government preventing King Charles III from attending...
China announces 234 arrests in provincial banking scam
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China on Monday announced the arrests of 234 people involved in a scam to bilk people out of...
Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected poachers over the killing of 26 endangered Javan rhinos
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 12 Jun (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros,...
Indian diaspora hails Sunak’s ‘inspiring’ run, optimistic about UK PM-elect Truss
London, Sep 5 (PTI) Indian diaspora groups in the UK on Monday reacted to the conclusion of Rishi Sunak's "inspiring" bid to be elected...
US approves support deal with Taiwan for Patriot missiles
Washington, Feb 8 (AP) The Biden administration has approved a USD 100 million support contract with Taiwan aimed at boosting the island's missile defense...
More than 100 people missing after boat capsizes in northern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, 2 Oct (AP) — More than 100 people, mostly women and children, were missing after an overloaded boat bringing them back from...
China supported sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear program. It’s also behind their failure
WASHINGTON, 3 Nov (AP) — Chinese middlemen launder the proceeds of North Korean hackers’ cyber heists while Chinese ships deliver sanctioned North Korean goods...
Israeli PM says not opposed to ‘good’ nuclear deal with Iran
Tel Aviv, Dec 28 (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday he is not opposed to a good nuclear deal between Iran and...
PM Oli says rivalry among major powers has gradual impacts on Nepal
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (PTI) Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli Wednesday said that the economic, strategic and diplomatic rivalry among major powers has gradual...
Pakistan’s Punjab province decides to impose ’emergency’ due to rising rape cases
Lahore, 20 Jun: Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province have decided to declare an "emergency" following a spike in cases of sexual abuse against women...
Over 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan UN and doctors group say
Cairo, Oct 27 (AP) Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more...
Rocket fire from Gaza, Lebanon at Israel as Passover begins
JERUSALEM, 6 Apr (AP) — Militants fired rockets from Gaza and Lebanon toward Israel on Thursday, following confrontations between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers...
Norway looks to donate $7.3 billion in aid to Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark , 6 Feb (AP) — Oil-rich Norway is looking to donate 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion) to Kyiv as part of a...
US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches
SEOUL, South Korea , Jun 6 (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a...
Landslide At Construction Site In China Claims 14 Lives
Beijing, Jan 4 (AFP): A landslide at a construction site in southwest China's Guizhou province has killed at least 14 people, state media reported...