Bangladeshi court sentences ex-army major, 5 other Islamist militants to death for killing gay...
Dhaka, Aug 31 (PTI) A Bangladeshi anti-terrorism tribunal on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist militants, including a fugitive ex-army major, to death in the brutal...
UN peacekeeping missions continue to operate in challenging settings involving terrorists: Jaishankar at UNSC
United Nations, Aug 18 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the UN peacekeeping missions continue to operate in a variety...
Nuclear plant in Ukraine is shelled; Rising dangers feared
KYIV, Ukraine , 8 Aug (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Monday that each side is shelling Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in...
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...
A roadside bomb hits a bus in northern Pakistan and kills 3 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 2 Sep (AP) — A roadside bomb struck a bus in northern Pakistan on Monday, killing three people including two security officials,...
Two doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against Omicron: Oxford study
London, Dec 14 (PTI) Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines generate lower levels of antibodies against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according...
Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a...
KINSHASA, Congo, 3 Sep (AP) — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others...
3 Palestinian militants killed in Israeli West Bank raid; US slams latest settlement expansion
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Three Palestinian militants were killed in an Israeli army raid in a West Bank refugee camp early Monday, Palestinian...
Afghan police: Rocket hits near Kabul airport, kills child
Kabul, Aug 29 (AP) A rocket struck a neighbourhood just northwest of Kabul's international airport Sunday as the U.S. evacuation there winds down following...
Police ticketing, warning truckers to leave Canada’s capital
Ottawa (Canada), Feb 16 (AP) Canadian police Wednesday began warning truckers who have been protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions and clogging the streets of...
Blast at busy restaurant kills 15, wounds 20 in Somali city
Mogadishu, Feb 19 (AP) Police say at least 15 people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a crowded restaurant...
Nobel Peace Prize winners call for journalist protections
COPENHAGEN, Denmark , Dec 11 (AP) — The two journalists who shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize received their awards Friday during a pomp-filled...
Amnesty: Creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Oct 5 (AP) — International creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure...
Russia blocks media outlets, others hacked over Ukraine war
Moscow, Feb 28 (AP) Websites of several Russian media outlets were hacked on Monday, with a message condemning Moscow's invasion of Ukraine appearing on...
Syria’s Assad allows exiled uncle to return to avoid prison
Beirut, Oct 9 (AP) President Bashar Assad allowed his exiled uncle back into Syria to avoid serving a four-year prison term in France, where...
Australia: Truck driver charged after 7 children seriously injured in collision with school bus
CANBERRA, Australia, 17 May (AP) — A truck driver was charged Wednesday after seven children were hospitalized with serious injuries when he rear-ended a...
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...
Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide...
ISLAMABAD, 1 Nov: Pakistani security forces on Wednesday rounded up, detained and deported dozens of Afghans who were living in the country illegally, after...
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching
Colombo, Feb 13 (PTI) The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country's...
No additional budget to settle dues of Chinese power plants: Pak to IMF
Islamabad, 17 Mar: Pakistan has assured the IMF that it does not plan to allocate an additional budget to settle the USD 1.8 billion...