Environment Threats “Greatest Challenge To Human Rights Of Our Era”: UN
Geneva, Sep 13 (AFP): The UN rights chief warned Monday that environmental threats from pollution and climate change were sparking and deepening conflicts worldwide,...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi pleads not guilty as graft trial continues
Bangkok, Feb 28 (AP) Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleaded not guilty on Monday to a corruption charge that alleged she had...
North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
SEOUL, 20 Apr: North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area...
Yemen rebels allow UN flights temporarily into Sanaa airport
Cairo, Dec 28 (AP) The Iran-backed rebels in Yemen said Tuesday they are temporarily allowing UN humanitarian flights to land at the airport in...
UK took action too late against COVID-19 during first wave of pandemic, top medical...
LONDON, 21 Nov (AP): — Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in...
Israel captures Palestinians who killed 3 in stabbing attack
TEL AVIV, Israel , May 8 (AP) — Israeli police said Sunday forces captured two Palestinians who killed three people in a stabbing attack...
Lightning kills 14 in Pakistan
Peshawar, Sep 12 (PTI) At least 14 people, including women and children, were killed as lightning struck three homes in a remote village of...
France, Germany join forces against migration from Tunisia in wake of latest Mediterranean tragedy
TUNIS, Tunisia, 18 Jun: Ministers from Germany and France tasked with regulating migration are joining forces to try to curb deaths on dangerous routes...
Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner...
BRUSSELS, 14 Dec (AP) — A top European Union official has endorsed an agreement that would see Albania host thousands of migrants picked up...
2 cargo ships have collided off the coast of Germany. At least 1 sailor...
BERLIN, 24 Oct (AP) — Two cargo ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Germany on Tuesday and one of them...
Recognition of Taliban in Afghanistan has to be ‘collective effort’ by countries in region:...
Islamabad, Feb 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said his government will not recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan unilaterally and become...
British Man Arrested In Germany For ‘Spying For Russia’
Berlin, Germany, Aug 11 (AFP): A British man suspected of spying for Russia in exchange for cash has been arrested in Germany, federal prosecutors...
Suspect in deadly Canada stabbings has long criminal record
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, Saskatchewan (AP) — As a Canadian Indigenous community comes to grips with a deadly stabbing rampage by two of its...
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...
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say
CAIRO, 23 Jun: More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at...
Discontent with Johnson imperils his future, UK virus rules
LONDON , Dec 15 (AP) — Behind a heavy oak door in Parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson implored Conservative lawmakers to back him by...
India delivers 40,000 metric tonnes of fuel to Sri Lanka to help ease energy...
Colombo, Feb 15 (PTI) India on Tuesday delivered 40,000 metric tonnes of fuel to Sri Lanka to help ease the energy crisis faced by...
3 killed, 60 injured as quake hits China’s Sichuan; emergency response launched
Beijing, Sep 16 (PTI) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted China's southwestern Sichuan province early on Thursday morning, killing at least three persons and injuring 60...
Iran’s parliament sacks minister over alleged mismanagement
TEHRAN, Iran, 30 Apr: Iran’s parliament voted Sunday to fire the country’s industries minister over alleged mismanagement amid widespread dissatisfaction with the government.
Parliament Speaker...
US expects to continue ‘healthy military-to-military relationship’ with Pak, says Pentagon
Islamabad/Washington, Apr 13 (PTI) The US has a "healthy military-to-military relationship" with Pakistani armed forces and it expects to continue the ties, Pentagon has...