Sri Lankan clergy offers support to priest who questioned role of intel agencies in...
Colombo, Nov 8 (PTI) A group of Catholic priests staged a rare protest in front of the Supreme Court complex here on Monday in...
South Korea may scrap buffer zone pact after North’s drone incursion
SEOUL, 4 Jan: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 agreement that created maritime buffer zones with the...
Wealthy Russians face spending limit on luxury items in UK store: Report
London, May 15 (PTI) In the latest fallout of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, some super-rich Russian shoppers known to enjoy shopping for high-end luxury goods...
Pak authorities unearth network of cross-border drug smuggling to India operated by Lahore police...
Lahore, 30 Aug: Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday said it has unearthed a cross-border drug smuggling network to India via drones which is...
N. Korea fires missile, artillery shells, inflaming tensions
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 14 (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile and hundreds of artillery shells toward the sea Friday and flew...
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 43 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching
Colombo, Dec 19 (PTI) The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 43 Indian fishermen and seized six trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial...
Maldives tourism industry in damage control mode, condemns comments on Modi
MALE, 9 Jan: Facing a backlash following the diplomatic row between India and the Maldives, the island nation's top tourism body has strongly condemned...
First known Covid case was vendor in China’s animal market in Wuhan: study
New York, Nov 20 (PTI): The first confirmed case of symptomatic COVID-19 can be traced to a female seafood vendor at a wholesale food...
China Cases Hit 7-Month High, Worst Outbreak Since Virus Emerged In Wuhan
Beijing, China, Aug 10 (AFP): China's coronavirus cases hit a seven-month high on Tuesday, after a cluster at a test site helped drive up...
Asian Development Banks gets USD 665M for climate projects
Glasgow, Nov 2 (AP) The Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday it has won commitments of USD 665 million to support climate-related projects in...
Cyprus drills hone skills on evacuations from conflict zones
NICOSIA, Cyprus, May 20 (AP) Seven countries including the U.S., France, Italy, Israel and Greece have taken part in an series of drills in...
Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second...
MANILA, Philippines, 10 Dec (AP): The Chinese coast guard assaulted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing damage...
Singapore’s Olam Group appoints Indian-origin business leader Maya Hari as CEO of its climate-tech...
Singapore, Apr 26 (PTI) Singapore's leading food and agri-business Olam Group has appointed Indian-origin global tech leader Maya Hari as the Chief Executive Officer...
Landslide hits village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 6 dead and 46...
Manila, Feb 7 (AP) A landslide left at least six villagers dead and 46 others missing, including miners waiting in two buses for a...
Boy chosen as Panchen Lama by Dalai Lama leading a ‘normal life’ as Chinese...
Beijing, Apr 26 (PTI) China on Tuesday said a Tibetan boy, who disappeared 27 years ago after being incarnated as Panchen Lama by the...
Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 5 Nov (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 40...
UN agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant
Kyiv, Sep 6 (AP) The UN atomic watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone...
Iran sentences 2 women to death for ‘human trafficking’
Dubai, Sep 5 (AP) Iran has sentenced two women to death on charges of human trafficking, the country's official IRNA news agency reported on...
UN human rights body backs measures against Myanmar and investigations in Iran
GENEVA, 4 Apr: The U.N.'s leading human rights body agreed Thursday to measures aimed at putting pressure on Myanmar and Iran, whose governments have...
China says latest round of talks with India on border issue ‘positive and constructive’;...
Beijing, Jan 27 (PTI) China on Thursday described as "positive and constructive" the latest round of military-level talks with India and said Beijing will...