At least 41 die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 Jun (AP) — A fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, killing at...
Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan’s 14th president; first civilian to secure 2nd term
Islamabad/Lahore, 9 Mar: Asif Ali Zardari was overwhelmingly elected as the 14th President of Pakistan on Saturday, becoming the only civilian president of the...
Kashmiri Pandit community in US condemns targeted killings of civilians in Valley
Washington, Oct 24 (PTI) The Kashmiri Pandit community here has strongly condemned the recent targeted killings of civilians in the Valley by the militants...
Maya village’s water, future threatened by Mexican train
VIDA Y ESPERANZA, Mexico , Aug 22 (AP) — Mexico’s ambitious Maya Train project is supposed to bring development to the Yucatan Peninsula, but...
Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist...
LONDON, 30 Jul (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a terrorist group, days after...
India opens an investigation after US says it disrupted a plot to kill a...
NEW DELHI, 29 Nov (AP) — India has set up a high-level inquiry after U.S. authorities raised concerns with New Delhi that its government...
Shift in war’s front seen as ships cleared to leave Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine , Aug 7 (AP) — Four more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to...
2 teenage boys from Kerala die in drowning incident in UK
London, Aug 30 (PTI) Two 16-year-old UK-based Indian boys who had gone to a lake in Northern Ireland for a swim have died in...
Biden, Lula focus on democracy, climate during visit
WASHINGTON, 11 Feb: President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met at the White House on Friday and reflected on...
UK: Monkeypox cases rise to 1,735 with most cases in London
London, Jul 12 (AP) British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are...
India begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows
SRINAGAR, India, 2 Feb: For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China. Now, as its...
13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep...
TOKYO, 11 Mar: Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left large parts of...
Nepal’s ruling alliance members likely to back US-grant pact in Parliament
Kathmandu, Feb 27 (PTI) Nepal's ruling alliance is likely to back the USD 500 US-grant Millennium Corporation Challenge (MCC) programme during a discussion on...
High winds drive major wildfire in Spain; 35 aircraft sent
MADRID , Aug 19 (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control in Spain’s eastern province of Valencia has become one of the country’s...
Allies, innovation key to US competition with China: Defence Secretary
Washington, Dec 5 (AP) The Pentagon intends to work better with private industry to develop high-tech systems and to strengthen relations with allies in...
EAM Jaishankar calls on Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Brasilia, Aug 24 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and conveyed warm greetings of Prime Minister...
Strong quake kills 5, injures dozens in northern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, Jul 27 (AP) — A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least...
Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s south, as deaths from flash floods and downpours jump to...
ISLAMABAD, 19 Aug (AP) — Flash floods triggered by the latest spell of monsoon rains flooded streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key...
Myanmar fighter jet crashes into lake, killing pilot
Bangkok, Feb 16 (AP) A Myanmar fighter jet on Wednesday crashed into a lake in the country's northwest, state-run media reported, blaming the incident...
Beijing criticizes new US sanctions on companies over pilot training, weapons development
TAIPEI, 13 Jun: China on Tuesday criticized new sanctions imposed by the United States on companies believed to be involved in training Chinese military...