Settlement with Volkswagen on emissions nets Illinois $3.6M
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. , Dec 12 (AP) — Illinois officials have agreed to a $3.6 million settlement in a lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America...
PM Modi, Chinese President Xi shake hands at side event at G20 Summit
Bali, Nov 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands Tuesday at a side event at the G20 Summit...
Most land mine use by US military banned, except for Korea
Washington, Jun 21 (AP) President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday that it would restrict the use of anti-personnel land mines by the US military,...
2 Pak Army pilots die as helicopter crashes in Pakistan occupied-Kashmir
Islamabad, Dec 6 (PTI) Two Pakistani Army aviation pilots were killed when their military helicopter crashed in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir, close to the Siachen...
Greek PM seeks forgiveness from victims’ families after train collision kills 57
Athens, 5 Feb: The Greek prime minister on Sunday asked for forgiveness from the families of the 57 dead in the nation's worst rail...
‘Challenges’ had overpowered vast opportunities in Sino-India ties, Indian envoy Misri tells Chinese FM
Beijing, Dec 6 (PTI) Outgoing Indian envoy to China Vikram Misri on Monday had a virtual farewell call on Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires
ISLAMABAD, 23 Jan: Much of Pakistan was left without power for several hours on Monday morning as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired....
Germany Earmarks 30 Billion Euros To Rebuild After Floods
Berlin, Germany, Aug 10 (AFP): Germany will earmark up to 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to rebuild after last month's deadly floods that washed...
‘Complete evil’: Texas gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school legally bought two AR-style rifles just...
Removed Tamil diaspora groups, individuals from ban list as they no longer fund terror...
Colombo, Aug 16 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said that its recent decision to lift the ban on six Tamil diaspora groups...
Sri Lanka’s Parliament sessions curbed as fuel crisis bites
Colombo, Jun 21 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Parliament sessions will be restricted to two days this week instead of four days amid the current fuel...
UK weather turmoil spurs calls to adapt to climate change
LONDON , Jul 20 (AFP) Britain’s record-breaking heatwave has spurred calls for the government to speed up efforts to adapt to a changing climate,...
Very Important To Engage With Taliban, Says UN Chief
Geneva, Sep 13 (AFP): UN chief Antonio Guterres called Monday for international engagement with the Taliban to avert an economic collapse in Afghanistan, insisting...
6 stabbed in Paris train station, attacker shot by police
PARIS , 11 Jan (AP) — An attacker wounded six people in an unprovoked blade attack in Paris’ busy Gare du Nord train station...
Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official Ahmed Naser al-Raisi as president
Istanbul, Nov 25 (AP): Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law...
UN says over 100 ex-Afghan and international forces killed
United Nations, Jan 31 (AP) The United Nations has received credible allegations that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security...
Doctors stay in Ukraine’s war-hit towns: ‘People need us’
ZOLOCHIV, Ukraine, Aug 19 (AP) — Dr. Ilona Butova almost looks out of place in her neatly pressed lavender scrubs as she walks through...
US officials heading to Solomons over China pact worries
WELLINGTON, New Zealand , 19 Apr (AP): — The U.S. is sending two top officials to the Solomon Islands following a visit last week...
Lithuania cuts off Russian gas imports, urges EU to do same
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Apr 3 (AP): Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely of gas imports from Russia, apparently becoming the first of the...
Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600
ABUJA, Nigeria , Oct 17 (AP) — The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race...