Senegalese leaders propose June elections after court rejects president’s 10 month delay
DAKAR, 28 Feb: A group of Senegalese civic and religious leaders proposed holding elections in early June, the first new date offered since the...
Former cheerleading coach charged with child molestation
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. , 22 Jul (AP) — A former coach at a competitive cheerleading organization has been charged with sexually assaulting a student...
China’s new-generation rocket launches 22 satellites into space
Beijing, Feb 27 (PTI) China's new Long March-8 rocket placed 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft...
40 people dead after fire breaks out aboard packed ferry in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 24 (PTI) A crowded three-storey ferry carrying around 800 passengers caught fire on the Sugandha River in southern Bangladesh early Friday, killing...
Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement...
TOKYO, 29 Jun: Japan and South Korea agreed Thursday to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis, in the latest sign of...
Polish PM claims Russia hacked, tweaked, leaked govt emails
WARSAW, Poland , Jul 7 (AP) — Poland’s prime minister on Wednesday accused Russian agencies of hacking into government systems and manipulating and leaking...
The US and China air global differences as Blinken, Chinese FM meet for sixth...
Vientiane, 27 Jul: The United States and China on Saturday renewed their mutual grievances as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart...
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...
Iraqi airstrikes kill 9 suspected IS militants, including 4 Lebanese
Baghdad, Jan 30 (AP): Airstrikes north of Baghdad in retaliation for an attack by the Islamic State group on an Iraqi army barracks earlier...
EU regulator authorises Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for kids 5-11
The Hague, Nov 25 (AP) The European Union's drug regulator on Thursday authorised Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use on children from 5 to 11...
China lodges protest with India over Gen. Rawat’s reported remarks
Beijing, Nov 25 (PTI) China has protested to India over Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat's reported remarks about Beijing constituting the biggest...
Biden tells US to have confidence in banks after 2 collapse
NEW YORK, 13 Mar: President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans the nation’s financial systems were safe, seeking to project calm following the swift...
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 29 killed
Port-Au-Prince, Aug 14 (AP) At least 29 people were killed when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry...
Russia reduces natural gas through European pipeline again
BERLIN , 15 Jun (AP) — Russia’s Gazprom announced a reduction in natural gas flows through a key European pipeline for the second day...
UN atomic watchdog: Iran further raising nuclear stockpile
Vienna, Nov 17 (AP) The United Nations' atomic watchdog says it believes Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach...
Pak high-level security meet endorses Biden’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Islamabad, Aug 16 (PTI) Pakistan's high-level security huddle chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday endorsed US President Joe Biden's decision to pull...
Turkey launches airstrikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombing
Istanbul, Nov 20 (AP): Turkey launched airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Sunday, targeting Kurdish groups...
China accuses Canada of protectionism over 100% tariffs on electric vehicles
BEIJING, 27 Aug (AP) — China on Tuesday accused Canada of protectionism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government imposed a 100% tariff on imports...
Pakistani ex-PM Khan sets out economic rescue plan at rally
LAHORE, Pakistan, 26 Mar: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan led a rally in the eastern city of Lahore in the early hours of...
China announces 234 arrests in provincial banking scam
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China on Monday announced the arrests of 234 people involved in a scam to bilk people out of...