Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi’s first provincial elections in a decade
BAGHDAD, 16 Dec: Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will...
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...
China, Pak discuss steps to strengthen security for Chinese citizens in Pakistan, speed up...
Beijing/Islamabad, May 16 (PTI) Enhanced security for Chinese nationals working in Pakistan and fast-tracking of the USD 60 billion CPEC projects figured high in...
India, Nepal hold talks under Oversight Mechanism’, review bilateral economic and developmental projects
Kathmandu, Aug 16 (PTI) India and Nepal on Monday held talks here under their "Oversight Mechanism'' and comprehensively reviewed all bilateral economic and developmental...
NATO chief tells Turkey’s Erdogan that ‘the time has come’ to let Sweden join...
DUBAI, 1 Dec: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has told Turkey’s president that “the time has come” to let Sweden become a member...
US, allies to cut off selected Russian banks from SWIFT messaging system to tighten...
Washington/Moscow, Feb 27 (PTI) Seeking to cripple Russia's economy for invading Ukraine, the US and its key allies have decided to expel selected Russian...
Palestinian suspect killed by Israeli fire in West Bank
JERUSALEM, 10 Mar: A Palestinian man who entered a settlement in the occupied West Bank armed with knives and explosive devices was shot and...
Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty on terror charges
BEERSHEBA, Israel , 15 Jun (AP) — An Israeli court on Wednesday found a Gaza aid worker guilty of several terrorism charges in a...
Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high, report says
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 5 May (AP) — Energy security concerns — worsened by the war in Ukraine — and policy support from rich countries are...
Putin wants ‘unfriendly countries’ to pay rubles for gas
MOSCOW, Mar 23 (AP) — President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia will demand that “unfriendly″ countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only...
Pakistan interior minister Sheikh Rashid warns Opposition against disrupting OIC conference
Islamabad, 20 Mar (PTI): Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Sunday assured that the two-day OIC Foreign Ministers’ conference would go ahead as per...
Nigeria’s government and union workers launch a new nationwide strike over decades-high inflation
ABUJA, 27 Feb: Nigeria’s government and union workers began a new nationwide strike Tuesday that threatened to shut down key services while people are...
16 Killed After Plane Crashes In Russia: Ministry
Moscow, Oct 10 (AFP): Sixteen people were killed after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said.
The L-410...
Cambodia hosts meeting on humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), May 6 (AP) Officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met Friday in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, in a new...
Omicron variant identified in 89 countries; has doubling time between 1.5-3 days in high...
Geneva, Dec 18 (PTI) The Omicron variant has now been identified in 89 countries and is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant in...
Turkey says Quran burning in Sweden raises questions about its reliability as a...
ANKARA, 4 Jul: Turkey’s foreign minister said Tues-day that Swedish autho-rities’ failure to prevent Quran-burning protests in the country is raising security concerns and...
US makes corporate transparency commitment with 20 nations
WASHINGTON, 28 Mar: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen affirmed America’s commitment to enhancing corporate transparency along with more than 20 other countries at the Summit...
India, UK to launch solar Green Grids Initiative at COP26
Glasgow, Oct 31 (PTI) India and the UK are set to enhance their International Solar Alliance (ISA) partnership with the launch of a new...
Sri Lanka to organise donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan:...
Colombo, Jul 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday that Sri Lanka will organise a donor conference of friendly countries like...
Nearly 14,000 people arrested in police crackdown on drug-related activities in Sri Lanka
Colombo, 23 Dec: Nearly 14,000 people have been arrested in a week-long crackdown on drug-related activities in Sri Lanka, police said on Sunday.
According to...