Polish and Lithuanian leaders oversee military drills along their shared border
DIRMISKES, Lithuania, 26 Apr: Polish President Andrzej Duda said Friday that “a potential aggressor must see our readiness” as he and his Lithuanian counterpart...
Car bomb in Yemen targets officials, kills four others
Sanaa (Yemen), Oct 10 (AP) Four people were killed Sunday in Yemen's port city of Aden by a car bomb that targeted two senior...
Greece’s left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new...
ATHENS, Greece, 23 Nov (AP) — Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, suffered a damaging setback Thursday when nine lawmakers quit the party in...
Sri Lanka cabinet initiates process to divest loss-making SriLankan Airlines
Colombo, Nov 1 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government has formally decided to initiate the process of divesting the ownership of the loss-making national carrier,...
Russia Carries Out Fresh Missile Strikes On Ukraine, 7 Killed: Report
Kyiv, Oct 12 (AFP): Russian strikes on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded another eight at a market in the east Ukraine city of...
Sri Lanka’s Parliament condemns lynching of Lankan national in Pak; PM Rajapaksa seeks justice
Colombo, Dec 4 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Parliament and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday condemned the brutal lynching of a Sri Lankan national in...
30 international peacekeepers injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo, 30 May: The NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, KFOR, on Tuesday raised the number of its troops injured in fierce clashes with...
A Russian drone and artillery attack kills 6 in Ukraine and knocks out power...
KYIV, Ukraine, 27 Dec (AP) — Russia fired almost 50 Shahed drones at targets in Ukraine and shelled a train station where more than...
Russia says strike on Ukrainian port hit military targets
KYIV, Ukraine , Jul 24 (AP) Russian defense ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa — less than...
Waves of suicide drones strike Ukraine’s capital, 4 killed
KYIV, Ukraine, Oct 17 (AP) — Waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine’s capital Monday, setting buildings ablaze and tearing a hole in one...
UK court allows Assange’s extradition to US for spying case
LONDON , Dec (AP) — A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by...
UNSC calls for establishment of new, united, inclusive and representative govt in Afghanistan
United Nations, Aug 16 (PTI) The UN Security Council on Monday called for the establishment through inclusive negotiations of a new, united, inclusive and...
Malaysia halves prison term for ex-Prime Minister who oversaw multibillion-dollar 1MDB thefts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 2 Feb: Malaysia’s Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply...
Plasma therapy ‘futile’ as treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients: Study
Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) Convalescent plasma therapy is "futile" as a treatment for most critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to a study published on...
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...
Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq
Ankara, Apr 18 (AP) Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, that has left at...
Malta premier claims election win for latest Labour triumph
VALLETTA, Malta, 27 Mar: Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday claimed victory in his nation’s parliamentary election hours ahead of official results.
If the...
Before a crowd of 1 million, Pope urges Congolese to forgive
Kinshasa, 1 Feb: Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before...
Police shoot dead suspected extremist accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans on a...
BRUSSELS, 17 Oct (AP) — Police on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Tunisian extremist accused of gunning down two Swedish soccer fans in a...
Former Slovak president convicted of tax fraud, receives a fine and suspended sentence
BRATISLAVA, 11 Oct: A court in Slovakia found Wednesday former President Andrej Kiska guilty of tax fraud and gave him a two-year suspended sentence.
The...