China plays down protests against CPEC at Pak’s Gwadar port; says not directed against...
Beijing, Nov 15 (PTI) A wary China on Tuesday sought to downplay reports of mass protests against the CPEC projects at Pakistan's port city...
Serbia displays Chinese missiles amid concerns in Balkans
Belgrade, Apr 30 (AP) Serbia on Saturday publicly displayed a recently delivered Chinese anti-aircraft missile system, raising concerns in the West and among some...
North Korean leader’s sister vows 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite, slams UN meeting
SEOUL, South Korea, 4 Jun (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a...
Climate activists block main road into The Hague
THE HAGUE, 28 Jan: Hundreds of climate activists blocked one of the main roads into The Hague on Saturday, defying attempts to prevent their...
Leader of Belarus says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel...
MOSCOW, 13 Jun: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday that he wouldn’t hesitate to order the use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons that are...
Mass swarm of dead fish in Atlantic prompts European inquiry
PARIS , Feb 5 (AP) — France and the European Union are investigating why a massive swarm of dead fish was released by a...
Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination
La Paz (Bolivia), Oct 27 (AP) Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claimed he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after unidentified men opened...
Indian-led team’s plant-based jet fuel could cut emissions by 68%: Study
Washington, Oct 18 (PTI) Jet fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can replace the petroleum-based aviation fuel to reduce carbon emissions by...
India is strategic partner and very close friend’: Israeli official says ahead of EAM’s...
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (PTI) Ahead of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's important visit to Israel, a top Israeli Foreign Ministry official on Friday said...
Pak ready to hold peaceful, free and transparent polls on Feb 8: Information Minister...
Islamabad, 3 Feb: Pakistan's information minister Murtaza Solangi on Saturday said the caretaker government has made full security arrangements to conduct the general election...
Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes...
Los Angeles, 7 May: (The Conversation) In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age....
Putin grants Russian citizenship to tech whiz Edward Snowden
Moscow, Sep 26 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed...
Flash fooding kills dozens in Afghanistan, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD , 21 Aug (AP)-- Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan and neighboring parts of Pakistan left dozens of people dead overnight,...
Russian border guard helicopter violates Estonia’s airspace
Helsinki, Jun 21 (AP) NATO member Estonia said Tuesday that a Russian border guard helicopter violated the airspace of the Baltic nation over the...
US mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade
WASHINGTON, 23 Feb: The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least three times higher than the...
US ambassador to Japan warns of Chinese economic coercion
TOKYO , Jul 3 (AP) — The United States is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter China’s efforts to use its...
Dozens of migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Yemen, officials say
SANAA, Yemen, 13 Nov (AP) — A migrant boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn...
Nepal starts exporting additional 144 MW electricity to India
Kathmandu, Jun 5 (PTI) Nepal has started exporting an additional 144 MW of electricity generated by its Kaligandaki hydropower plant to India through its...
Billionaire’s looted art still on display at Israel Museum
JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the Israel Museum’s biggest patrons, American billionaire Michael Steinhardt, approached the flagship Israeli art institution in 2007 with an...
World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, 18 Oct (AP) — The United Nations’ World Food Program on Wednesday appealed for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of...