General strike in Israel over hostages found dead in Gaza reflects political divisions
TEL AVIV, Israel, 2 Sep (AP) — A rare call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held...
Twitter shareholders to meet amid Elon Musk’s takeover drama
New York, May 25 (AP) Twitter's regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday won't include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk's 44 billion bid for...
Lynching case: Pak authorities conduct forensic tests of over 50 main suspects
Lahore, Dec 15 (PTI) Authorities have conducted the forensic tests of over 50 main suspects allegedly involved in the lynching of a Sri Lankan...
Ukraine: 3 more tortured bodies seen in Bucha
Kyiv, Apr 30 (AP) Another mass grave has been found in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, the scene of alleged mass executions of civilians...
NATO deepens ties with Ukraine but doesn’t set clear path for membership
VILNIUS, 12 Jul: NATO leaders gathered Wednes-day to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after commi-tting to provide the country...
EU cuts forecast for economic growth as war’s fallout widens
BRUSSELS, 16 May (AP) — The European Union has slashed its forecasts for economic growth in the 27-nation bloc amid the prospect of a...
UN food agency: Hunger spreading in Afghanistan
Rome, Aug 20 (AP) The UN food agency says it has been able to negotiate access with the Taliban to distribute aid in one...
Police: Ecuadorian prison clash leaves at least 52 dead
Quito, Nov 13 (AP) Clashes inside Ecuador's largest prison early Saturday left at least 52 inmates dead in the latest violence to hit the...
Parishioners subdue gunman in fatal California church attack
LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. , 16 May (AP) — A man opened fire during a lunch reception at a Southern California church, killing one person...
About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in...
BANGKOK, 20 Apr: About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town...
Thai police seek negligence charges for a school bus fire that killed 23
BANGKOK, 2 Oct (AP) — Thai police on Wednesday said they were investigating whether the school bus fire that killed 23 young students and...
Red Cross registers Mariupol POWs as hundreds more surrender
KYIV, Ukraine, 20 May (AP) — Hundreds more fighters have emerged from the Mariupol stronghold where they made their last stand and surrendered, Russia...
India-Japan partnership good for Indo-Pacific region and global order: Jaishankar
Tokyo, Sep 9 (PTI) A stronger India-Japan partnership is good for each other as well as for the Indo-Pacific region and the global order,...
Sweden’s parliament elects conservative prime minister
STOCKHOLM , Oct 17 (AP) — Sweden’s parliament on Monday elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a center-right...
UK air traffic control outage to cause chaos for days, minister dismisses cybersecurity...
London, 29 Aug: The UK government on Tuesday said that though the air traffic control "technical issue" that led to the severe disruption of...
Heating up: World leaders take centre stage at climate talks
Glasgow, Nov 1 (AP) It's time for more than 130 world leaders to feel the heat.
They will traipse to the podium Monday and Tuesday...
Mongolia ignores an international warrant for Putin’s arrest, giving him a red-carpet welcome
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, 3 Sep (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia on Tuesday, as the country ignored calls to...
Explosion in north Afghanistan kills at least 10, injures 40
Kabul, Apr 21 (AP) A powerful explosion in a Shiite Muslim mosque in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 10 worshippers and injured...
Asian development Bank approves loans worth USD 1.543 billion to Pakistan
Islamabad, Dec 22 (PTI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed six financing loans to cash-strapped Pakistan worth USD 1.543 billion, to help...
China deploys aircraft carrier off Philippine coast amid tensions over South China Sea
Beijing, 1 Jul: China has deployed its second aircraft carrier 'Shandong' which was spotted patrolling waters off the Philippine coast as Manila stepped up...