Grieving wife of Sri Lankan national lynched in Pakistan pleads for justice
Colombo, Dec 5 (PTI) The grieving wife Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, who was lynched over allegations of blasphemy in Pakistan, has pleaded...
China supported sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear program. It’s also behind their failure
WASHINGTON, 3 Nov (AP) — Chinese middlemen launder the proceeds of North Korean hackers’ cyber heists while Chinese ships deliver sanctioned North Korean goods...
Gunfire, lawlessness and gang-like looters are preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says
LARNACA, 26 Jun: Thousands of tons of food, medicines and other aid piled up on a beach in war-torn Gaza is not reaching those...
Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders
BARCELONA, Spain, 4 Jun (AP) — Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for...
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...
Heavy gunfire rocks Iraq”s Green Zone amid violent protests
Baghdad, Aug 30 (AP) Supporters of a prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades into Iraq's Green Zone as machine gun fire crackled overhead...
Pakistan not setting up new camps for Afghan refugees: Interior Minister
Islamabad, Sep 7 (PTI) Pakistan is not setting up any new camp to accommodate Afghan refugees trying to flee the war-ravaged neighbouring country after...
India, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil
NEW DELHI , Jun 13 (AP) — India and other Asian nations are becoming an increasingly vital source of oil revenues for Moscow despite...
France and U.K. sign agreement to curb Channel crossings
PARIS , Nov 15 (AP) — The U.K. and French interior ministers signed an agreement on Monday that will see more police patrol beaches...
North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017
Seoul, Jan 30 (AP) North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden...
Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance
London, Oct 6 (AP) The global outage that knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours was caused by an error during routine...
Pak-based terror groups LeT, JeM operate with ‘impunity, encouragement’: India at UNSC
United Nations, Aug 19 (PTI) Terror groups like the LeT and JeM continue to operate with both "impunity and encouragement", India told the UN...
Data of more than 40 million exposed in T-Mobile breach
NEW YORK , Aug 18 (AP) — The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40...
Hezbollah member wanted for role in 1985 hijacking dies
Beirut, Oct 9 (AP) Ali Atwa, a senior Hezbollah operative who was on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in one of...
Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to ‘take over’...
LA PAZ, 29 Jun: Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in 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...
Hunt for deep sea minerals draws scrutiny amid green push
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico , Nov 02 (AP) — High demand for metals ranging from copper to cobalt is pushing the mining industry to...
US and South Korea begin military drills aimed at strengthening their defense against North...
SEOUL, South Korea, 19 Aug (AP) — U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off a large-scale exercise Monday aimed at strengthening their combined defense...
China’s drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks
BEIJING (AP) — More than 100,000 people had moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of...
Norway protests target wind farm on land used by herders
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 27 Feb: Dozens of activists, including Greta Thunberg of neighboring Sweden, blocked the entrance to Norway’s energy ministry in Oslo Monday to...