China to build space centre, more satellites for Pakistan
Beijing, Jan 28 (PTI) China on Friday announced plans to boost space cooperation with Pakistan, including the development of a space centre and launching...
Pakistan Cabinet endorses first-ever National Security Policy: Moeed Yusuf
Islamabad, Dec 28 (PTI) Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed the country's first-ever National Security Policy that emphasised that economic progress should be at the...
Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan Finance Minister; discusses economic situation, India’s support
Colombo, Mar 28 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and discussed with him the island...
Modi, Sunak agree to work towards ambitious’ FTA during talks in Japan
London, May 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Sunday reviewed the progress of the ongoing free trade...
Twitter Suspends 300 Accounts Supporting Son Of Ex Philippines Dictator In Elections
Manila, Jan 23 (AFP): Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, which the social...
Israel bombs Gaza region where civilians were told to seek refuge, as mediators try...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 17 Oct (AP) — Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of...
‘Serial’ host: Evidence that freed Syed was long available
BALTIMORE , Sep 20 (AP) — The creator of a true-crime podcast that helped free a Maryland man imprisoned for two decades in a...
India, Austria support any collective effort to facilitate ‘peaceful resolution’ to Ukraine conflict
Vienna, Jul 10 (PTI) India and Austria on Wednesday supported any collective effort to facilitate a "peaceful resolution" consistent with international law and the...
UN chief hopes for peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan
United Nations, Jan 22 (PTI) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he hopes the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan can be...
Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia’s Jakarta
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 29 Nov (AP) — Against the backdrop of smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, the sky above Edy Suryana’s village stays...
Pentagon: US kills IS group leader in Syria in drone strike
Washington, Jul 12 (AP) The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria in a drone...
UN health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality
Geneva, Sep 22 (AP) The harmful health effects of air pollution kick in at lower levels than previously thought, the World Health Organization said...
Xi, Putin meet in Uzbekistan as Ukraine war dominates
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan , Sep 15(AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met for talks on boosting ties between their countries Thursday,...
Suspected Islamic extremists kill 69 people in western Niger
NIAMEY, Niger, Nov 5 (AFP) Suspected Islamic extremists ambushed a self-defense brigade in western Niger, killing 69 people in the latest attack in the...
Oil prices surge above USD 100 a barrel as war on Ukraine rages
New York, Mar 1 (AP) Oil prices soared on Tuesday and investors shifted more money into ultra-safe US government bonds as Russia stepped up...
Free Trade Agreement with India by year-end says Sri Lankan foreign minister
Colombo, Feb 6 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it has plans to establish a free trade agreement with India by the end of...
Israel battles Hamas militants as country’s death toll from mass incursion reaches 600
TEL AVIV, Israel, 8 Oct (AP) — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes...
High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government...
LONDON, 24 Sep: The British government confirmed Sunday it may scrap a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi convicted in further blow to democracy
Bangkok, Dec 6 (AP) Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de facto coup this year, was...
Russian firefighting plane crashes in Turkey; 8 killed
Istanbul, Aug 14 (AP) A firefighting plane from Russia crashed Saturday in a mountainous area in southern Turkey, killing the eight crew members and...