Iran leader: Those who poisoned schoolgirls deserve death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 6 Mar: Iran’s supreme leader said Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools are proven to...
UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data
London, Oct 20 (AP) Britain's competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ( 69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the UK investigation...
Bitcoin tops $66,000, hits high on mainstreaming excitement
New York, Oct 20 (AP) Bitcoin jumped to a record Wednesday, topping 66,000 for the first time, as it rides a wave of excitement...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy heads to Argentina in bid to win support from developing nations
KYIV, Ukraine, 10 Dec (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in on Sunday of Argentina’s new president,...
EU nations seek joint approach to contain energy prices
BRUSSELS, Sep 9 (AP) -- The European Union on Friday intensified its mission to shield the population from dramatically increasing energy prices that threaten...
Protesters in Pakistan denounce Israel’s siege of Gaza; express solidarity with Palestinians
Islamabad, Oct 13 (PTI) Hundreds of people across Pakistan staged demonstrations after Friday prayers in support of the Palestinians and to denounce the siege...
Israel revokes Palestinian FM’s travel permit over UN move
JERUSALEM, 8 Jan: Israel on Sunday revoked the Palestinian foreign minister’s travel permit, part of a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians that...
UK’s Indian-origin anti-terror police chief to seek explanation for missed promotion
London, May 30 (PTI) Scotland Yard's Indian-origin Head of Counter-Terrorism Policing, Neil Basu, said he is disappointed with the way the process for a...
UAE leader pardons 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 3 Sep (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid...
New Zealand ski areas lacking snow face possible bankruptcy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand , Oct 11 (AP) — Two of New Zealand’s largest ski areas on Tuesday were placed into a type of bankruptcy...
Flag of Sweden is raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its place as the 32nd...
BRUSSELS, 11 Mar: Sweden’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member of the...
Two more COVID-19 deaths reported in Beijing as millions hit by new Omicron variants...
Beijing, Dec 19 (PTI) Beijing, gripped by the fastest spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Monday as the...
Don’t go to Kashmir, 10 km of India-Pak border, says new US travel advisory
Washington, Mar 30 (PTI): The United States in a new travel advisory on Tuesday urged its citizens to exercise "increased caution" while travelling to...
Report: Climate change fueling conflict in Lake Chad Basin
MOMBASA, Kenya, 19 Jan: Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling conflict and migration in the...
At Least 2 Dead In Blasts In Afghanistan’s Jalalabad: Taliban
Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sep 18 (AFP): At least two people were killed and up to 20 more wounded in three explosions in the eastern Afghan...
Death toll from western China earthquake rises to 93 Beijing
China, Sep 12 (AP): The death toll from a major earthquake in western China rose to 93 as the search for survivors continued, authorities...
UK signs ‘improved’ grant funding deal with Tata Steel for greener steelmaking
London, Sep 11 (PTI) The UK government on Wednesday announced that it had signed off on an “improved” grant funding agreement with Tata Steel,...
Pakistan finds itself mired in latest economic crisis: PM Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad, Aug 16 (PTI) Pakistan was once widely thought to become the next Asian tiger , but has found itself mired in financial crisis,...
Elon Musk launches Starlink satellite internet service in Indonesia, world’s largest archipelago
DENPASAR, Indonesia, 19 May (AP) — Elon Musk traveled to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in...
Nepal Foreign Secretary Lamsal to attend BIMSTEC foreign ministers retreat in India
Kathmandu, Jul 10 (PTI) Nepal Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal will attend the BIMSTEC foreign ministers’ retreat to be hosted by India, during which discussions...