Ukraine claims its drones hit a Russian oil facility, sparking a huge blaze
KYIV, Ukraine, 18 Jun: Ukraine claimed responsibility Tuesday for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil facility that started a massive blaze in...
Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s...
KYIV, Ukraine, 29 Oct (AP) — Russian air defense shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight...
Coal mine accident kills 3 in northern China’s Shanxi province, a major coal-producing region
BEIJING, 14 Dec (AP) — An accident in a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province left three people dead, state broadcaster CCTV reported...
Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by...
SABANG, Indonesia, 18 Dec (AP) — More than 200 people protested Monday against the continued arrival of Rohingya refugees by boat on an island...
Israel searches for Palestinian attackers who killed guard
Jerusalem, Apr 30 (AP) The Israeli military on Saturday launched a manhunt in the northern West Bank as it searched for a pair of...
Officials: 10 militants, 2 soldiers killed in Pakistan raids
Quetta (Pakistan), Oct 23 (AP) Counterterrorism police killed nine alleged militants in a shootout during a raid in southwest Pakistan early Saturday, they said,...
Imran Khan’s party demands judicial probe into alleged rigging; No consensus yet on power-sharing...
Islamabad, 18 Feb: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party on Sunday demanded a judicial probe into growing allegations of vote rigging even...
Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
JERUSALEM, 30 Jul (AP) — Nine Israeli soldiers were due to appear before a military court for an initial hearing Tuesday over what a...
Israeli group asks court to punish Netanyahu over legal plan
TEL AVIV, Israel, 26 Mar: An Israeli good governance group on Sunday asked the country’s Supreme Court to punish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for...
COP26 Ministers Say $100 Billion Target Can Be Reached In 2023
London, Oct 25 (AFP): A decade-old target for rich countries to contribute $100 billion a year to help poorer ones fight climate change should...
Chinese commerce minister to hold talks in US amid disputes over tariffs and technology
BEIJING, 25 May (AP) — China’s commerce minister will hold talks with officials in the U.S. this week amid sharpening disputes over tariffs and...
18 gunmen and 10 security force members die in clashes in Iran’s southeast, state...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 4 Apr: Iran’s state media said security forces were able to release hostages taken by gunmen Thursday following clashes in...
60 Indians rescued from scam operations in Cambodia to be repatriated: Indian Embassy
Singapore, Oct 2 (PTI) About 60 Indian nationals rescued from scam operations in Cambodia will be repatriated, the Indian Embassy in Phnom Penh said...
Pakistan government reaches understanding with TTP for temporary truce, says report
Islamabad, Nov 5 (PTI) The Pakistan government, with the help of Afghanistan's acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, has reached a tentative understanding with the...
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...
Syria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice
DAMASCUS, Syria , Aug 17 (AP) — Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after President Joe...
At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
SANTIAGO, 3 Feb: Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and dest-royed...
ISI chief rushes to Kabul as Taliban struggle to form inclusive govt acceptable to...
Islamabad, Sep 4 (PTI) In a surprise move, Pakistan's powerful intelligence chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed on Saturday dashed to Kabul, according to media...
Twitter Suspends 300 Accounts Supporting Son Of Ex Philippines Dictator In Elections
Manila, Jan 23 (AFP): Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, which the social...
6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware, says report
Jerusalem, Nov 8 (AP): Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of...