US congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 28 Mar: A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military...
International rights groups back Sri Lankan activist, condemn govt’s ‘harassment’
Colombo, Feb 14 (PTI) Eight international organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have condemned the Sri Lankan government's response to a prominent...
People right in fearing Taliban will erase human rights gains in Afghanistan: Top UN...
United Nations/Geneva, Aug 10 (PTI) As the Taliban continues its offensive in Afghanistan, the United Nation's top official on human rights on Tuesday called...
Developed countries should do a Net-Minus in order to vacate carbon space in 2050...
United Nations, Oct 9 (PTI) India has underlined that the target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 should be based on the principle of...
Tata Open Maharashtra: Rohan Bopanna-Ramkumar Ramanathan pair wins doubles title
Pune, Feb 6 (PTI): India's Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan won their second ATP World Tour title together after pipping the top seeded Australian...
China objects to US-India military drills
BEIJING, 25 Aug: China's defence ministry on Thursday said it is firmly opposed to any third party "meddling" in the border issue and expressed...
Indonesian police suspect Chinese tourist tortured, killed girlfriend before taking own life
DENPASAR, Indonesia, 17 May (AP) — Indonesian police investigating the deaths of a Chinese couple whose bodies were found bloodied and naked at a...
Russia’s Iranian drones complicate Israel’s balancing act
JERUSALEM , Oct 19 (AP) — The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week have complicated Israel’s balancing act between...
Pakistan says suspects behind killing of Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif arrested
Lahore, Oct 13 (PTI) Most of the suspects behind the killing of a key aide of JeM terror group chief Masood Azhar and his...
Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods
SYLHET, Bangladesh , 22 Jul (AP) — Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods...
Man kills 3, self, in dispute among Portuguese pigeon racers
MADRID, 30 Apr: A man fatally shot three people before turning his gun on himself, Portuguese police said Sunday, in what local media described...
“One Person Dying Of Hunger Every Four Seconds”: NGOs Flag Global Crisis
Geneva, Sep 20 (AP): One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned Tuesday, urging decisive international...
Police start clearing German village condemned for coal mine
LUETZERATH, Germany , 11 Jan (AP) — Police in riot gear on Wednesday moved into a condemned village in western Germany, launching an effort...
Singapore’s Indian-origin diplomat Gopinath Pillai’s book documents country’s progress
Singapore, Aug 27 (PTI) Singapore's former Indian-origin diplomat and businessman Gopinath Pillai, who helped strengthen Singapore-India ties, on Saturday came out with a book...
Russia attacks a Ukrainian port before key grain deal talks between Putin and Turkey’s...
KYIV, Ukraine, 3 Sep: Two people were hospitalized following a 3½-hour Russian drone barrage on a port in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Sunday, officials...
Poland asks Berlin to OK Ukraine tanks; Kyiv targets graft
KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 24 (AP) — Poland has officially requested permission from Germany to transfer its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine where they...
At least 30 premature babies have been evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital and are...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 19 Nov: At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to...
UN experts decry possible crimes against humanity in Libya
Geneva, Oct 4 (AP) Investigators commissioned by the United Nations' top human rights body said Monday they turned up evidence of possible war crimes...
Security is stepped up around Christmas celebrations in Germany and Austria over attack concerns
FRANKFURT, Germany, 23 Dec: Sightseeing visits were barred at Germany’s landmark Cologne cathedral and Christmas Eve worshippers faced security checks to get into midnight...
Japan PM sacks 4th minister to patch up scandal-hit Cabinet
TOKYO, 27 Dec: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday dismissed his fourth minister in two months to patch a scandal-tainted Cabinet that has...