US, S Korean leaders meet in face of N Korea nuclear threat
SEOUL, South Korea , 21 May (AP) — When the U.S. and South Korean leaders meet Saturday, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program,...
Bangladesh Parliament rejects proposal by lawmaker for ban on marriages among working people
Dhaka, Sep 4 (PTI) Bangladesh Parliament on Saturday declined to consider a weird proposal by an independent lawmaker who suggested a ban on marriages...
Australia joins G7-backed ‘climate club’ and promises to drive down greenhouse gas emissions
BERLIN, 10 Juil: Australia is joining the “climate club” backed by the Group of Seven major economies to take more ambitious action in tackling...
Pak army chief inaugurates state-of-the-art Centre of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management
Islamabad, Sep 22 (PTI) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Centre of Integrated Air Defence Battle Management called...
US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience
Washington, Jul 8 (AP) America's employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that...
NATO ministers meet in Prague as allies ease restrictions on Ukraine’s use of their...
PRAGUE, 31 May (AP) — NATO foreign ministers were meeting in the Czech capital Friday to prepare for this summer’s leaders’ summit as the...
Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge
New York, Jul 2 (AP) The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have shortened his state...
Several killed in flash floods in southern Iran
Tehran, 23 Jul: Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least 17 people and left six others missing following heavy rainfall in the largely...
North Korea test-fires salvo of short-range missiles
SEOUL, South Korea , 5 Jun (AP) — North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on...
Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus
Damascus, Jan 31 (AP) Syrian air defences confronted Israeli missiles targeting an area near the capital, Damascus, downing some of them, Syria's state news...
Climate change to impact mountains, human activity on a global scale: Study
Johannesburg, Nov 8 (PTI) Climate change will negatively impact mountain landscapes and human activity globally by increasing the risk of hazards such as avalanches,...
Brazil high court orders pro-Bolsonaro roadblocks cleared
RIO DE JANEIRO , Nov 01 (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the federal highway police to immediately clear hundreds of roads...
North Korea Fired 2 Ballistic Missiles Into East Sea, Says South Korea
Seoul, South Korea, Dec 23 (AFP): North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Friday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a recent flurry of...
Maritime security pacts with India no threat to Lanka’s national security, says defence ministry
Colombo, Mar 30 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government has asserted that the recently signed maritime security pacts with India will "neither result in hindrance...
Indonesian Cargo Plane Crashes Into Mountain, Three Missing
Jakarta, Sep 15 (PTI): A small cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed into a mountain in Indonesia's jungle-clad Papua region on...
Palestinian kills 3 Israelis, wounds 3 in West Bank stabbing
JERUSALEM (AP) — A knife-wielding Palestinian killed two Israelis in a stabbing Tuesday at a settlement in the occupied West Bank, then stole a...
Monoclonal antibody treatment combo cuts hospitalisation among high-risk Covid patients: Study
Washington, Aug 31 (PTI) A combination of two monoclonal antibody treatments keeps high-risk COVID-19 patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to...
3 US-based economists receive economics Nobel Prize
Stockholm, Oct 11 (AP) Three US-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for pioneering research on the labour market impacts...
Indian Army chief Gen. Pande calls on Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba
Kathmandu, Sep 6 (PTI) Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande on Tuesday called on Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on the third day...
Historic biodiversity agreement reached at UN conference
Montreal, Dec 19 (AP) Negotiators reached a historic deal at a UN biodiversity conference early on Monday that would represent the most significant effort...