China locks down 65 million, discourages holiday travel
Beijing, Sep 5 (AP) China has locked down 65 million of its citizens under tough COVID-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming...
Boris Johnson hit with dramatic defection, rebel plot over partygate scandal
London, Jan 19 (PTI) Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced dramatic developments on Wednesday over the so-called partygate scandal that has threatened his...
Biden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal, warns over inflation
TOKYO , May 23 (AP) — President Joe Biden launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations Monday aimed at strengthening their economies...
G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war’s impact
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing nations failed to find common ground Friday over...
Turkey’s president expresses willingness to restore diplomatic ties with Syria
ANKARA, Turkey, 28 Jun (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that there is no obstacle preventing Turkey and Syria from restoring...
More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas
MOSCOW, 16 Apr: Nearly 14,500 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan after water levels spiked in a local river, local...
WHO chief advises reducing sex partners to avoid monkeypox
GENEVA , Jul 27 (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider...
Blast on bus in Afghan capital kills 1 person, wounds 5
Kabul, Nov 13 (AP) A bomb exploded on a mini-bus Saturday on a busy commercial street in a Kabul neighborhood mainly populated by members...
IMF chief pleased Sri Lanka reached staff-level deal for USD 2.9 billion
Colombo, 4 Sep: The IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday said she is pleased the Washington-based lender and the Sri Lankan government have reached...
Bangladeshi court sentences ex-army major, 5 other Islamist militants to death for killing gay...
Dhaka, Aug 31 (PTI) A Bangladeshi anti-terrorism tribunal on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist militants, including a fugitive ex-army major, to death in the brutal...
Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission calls for repeal of anti-terror law
Colombo, Feb 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission has called for the repeal of a controversial anti-terror law that gives police sweeping powers...
Military: 4 Pakistani soldiers, 2 militants killed in raids
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec 31 (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided two militant hideouts in a former Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan, triggering shootings that killed...
India is a fantastic potential market but taxation higher: IATA chief
Istanbul, Jun 6 (PTI) India is a fantastic potential market for aviation but not a cheap market to operate as taxation is higher in...
UK “Ready” To Launch Strikes Against ISIS-K In Afghanistan: Official
London, Aug 31 (PTI): The UK has said that it is "ready" to launch strikes at the ISIS-K terror network in Afghanistan after the...
Africans see inequity in monkeypox response elsewhere
OSUN, Nigeria, May 01 (AP) — As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox...
Nawaz Sharif’s chances of becoming Pak PM brightens after PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto withdraws...
Islamabad, Feb 13 (PTI) In a major boost to former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif's bid to secure a record fourth term, Pakistan Peoples...
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...
Free Trade Agreement with India by year-end says Sri Lankan foreign minister
Colombo, Feb 6 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it has plans to establish a free trade agreement with India by the end of...
Seychelles coast guard rescues 6 Sri Lankan fishermen from boat hijacked by Somali pirates
COLOMBO, 29 Jan: The Seychelles coast guard on Monday rescued six Sri Lankan fishermen whose vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates two days earlier,...
China Hits Back At US Over Demands For Closure Of Tesla Showroom In Xinjiang
Beijing, Jan 6 (AFP): China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Thursday after US politicians and rights groups criticised carmaker Tesla for opening a dealership...