Poor Pakistanis worry IMF bailout measures risk stark future
ISLAMABAD, 17 Feb: Saddique Shah, a 53-year-old construction worker, sat along a sidewalk with his fellow workers on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad,...
Canada Approves Pfizer Covid Vaccine For Children In 5-11 Age Group
Ottawa, Nov 20 (PTI): Canada on Friday became the latest country to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between five and 11-years-old.
"After...
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Northern California
Ferndale, Dec 20 (AP) A strong earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to thousands, and damaging...
India warns lack of serious approach to climate finance will jeopardise net zero pledges...
Glasgow, Nov 8 (PTI) India, speaking on behalf of the BASIC group, on Monday warned that lack of a serious approach to climate finance...
North Korea raises the specter of nuclear strike over US aircraft carrier’s arrival in...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea lashed out Friday at the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in South Korea, calling...
375 dead, 56 missing after typhoon slams Philippines
Manila, Dec 20 (AP) The death toll from the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year climbed to 375, with more than 50...
Ukrainian forces could pull back from embattled eastern city
BAKHMUT, Ukraine , Jun 8 (AP) — Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat Wednesday,...
Blinken sets G-20 meeting with Chinese FM; silent on Russia
WASHINGTON , Jun 5 (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart this week in Indonesia at a...
Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China’s ban due to...
IWAKI, Japan, 3 Nov (AP) — Local fishing communities feared the worst when the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant began discharging treated radioactive wastewater...
IS gunmen kill 11 Iraqi troops in brazen attack on barracks
BAGHDAD, Jan 21 (AP) — Gunmen from the Islamic State extremist group attacked an army barracks in a mountainous area north of Baghdad early...
Taliban violently disperse rare protest, killing 1 person
KABUL, Afghanistan , Aug 18 (AP) — The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person...
UK-bound Ukraine orphans stuck in Poland awaiting paperwork
WARSAW, Poland , Mar 22 (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainian orphans and their carers who are headed to refuge in the UK were stuck...
Greek health care workers protest against mandatory vaccines
ATHENS, Greece, 26 Aug (AP) — Workers at public hospitals in Greece held a five-hour work stoppage Thursday to protest a government decision making...
Five militants from outlawed separatist group killed in Pakistan
Karachi, Aug 10 (PTI) Pakistan's security forces have killed five militants belonging to the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army, who were planning to carry out...
US projects $3.12T budget deficit for this year, down $555B
Washington, Aug 28 (AP) The Biden administration is forecasting that this year's budget deficit will be 555 billion lower than it estimated back in...
Sri Lanka monetary policy reforms led to path for recovery: Central Bank Governor
Colombo, Nov 15 (PTI) Key economic policy adjustments made by Sri Lanka's central bank have averted an economic crash landing in the ongoing economic...
China, US officials to attend Southeast Asia defence meeting in Cambodia
Beijing, Nov 20 (AP): The defense chiefs of rival powers China and the US will both attend next week's expanded meeting of Southeast Asian...
Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the US also...
KYIV, Ukraine, 31 May (AP) — Germany joined the United States on Friday in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with...
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...
1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 1 (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set out from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal...