India-UK FTA talks progress encouraging, says British industry expert
London, 19 Feb: At the conclusion of the seventh round of India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and ahead of the eighth round scheduled...
Chinese prez calls for elevating Chinese armed forces to world-class standards
BEIJING, 9 Mar: Amid escalating tensions with the US, China's President Xi Jinping has called for more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class...
Pakistan not setting up new camps for Afghan refugees: Interior Minister
Islamabad, Sep 7 (PTI) Pakistan is not setting up any new camp to accommodate Afghan refugees trying to flee the war-ravaged neighbouring country after...
New Covid vaccine mimics virus shape to provide robust protection: Study
Washington, Aug 13 (PTI) Scientists have developed a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate that mimics the shape of the virus to trigger robust antibody response...
Paraguay’s president-elect recommits to ties as Taiwan’s last ally in South America
TAIPEI, 12 Jul: Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, committed to mainta-ining diplomatic ties with Taiwan on Wednesday, going against a trend of Taipei’s diplomatic allies...
Pakistan condemns sentencing of Yasin Malik by Indian court in terror funding case
Islamabad, May 25 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik by an Indian court in a terror funding...
Heavy fighting in Gaza’s second-largest city leaves hundreds of patients stranded in main hospital
RAFAH, 24 Jan: Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants on Wednesday near the main hospital in Gaza’s second-largest city where medics said hundreds of patients...
Pakistani officials: Swelling lake could cause more flooding
ISLAMABAD, 4 Sep: More flooding is expected in southern Pakistan, where Lake Manchar swelled from unprecedented monsoon rains that began in mid-June, officials warned...
First batch of Pak students lands in China amidst silence over Indians’ return
Beijing, Jun 21 (PTI) The first batch of Pakistani students, stuck back home for about two years due to China's strict visa restrictions aimed...
Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act...
PHNOM PENH, 26 feb: The long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party has won an expected landslide victory in the election for the country’s Senate, the National...
NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland
BRUSSELS, Jun 5 (AP) — The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership...
Indonesian Cargo Plane Crashes Into Mountain, Three Missing
Jakarta, Sep 15 (PTI): A small cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed into a mountain in Indonesia's jungle-clad Papua region on...
Iran’s top diplomat seeks to deescalate tensions on visit to Pakistan after tit-for-tat airstrikes
ISLAMABAD, 29 Jan: Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan on Monday for talks on deescalating tensions after deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier...
Death toll in southern Pakistan sewer gas blast jumps to 17
KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec 19 (AP) — The death toll from a sewer gas blast in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi jumped to 17 as...
India lose to Chinese Taipei 1-4 in Sudirman Cup opener
Suzhou, 14 May: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's gallant fight ended in agony as India made a dismal start to their Sudirman Cup campaign,...
China accuses US of politicising COVID-19 origins research
Beijing, Aug 25 , Aug 25 (AP) China went on the offensive Wednesday ahead of the release of a US intelligence report on the...
Nepal Government Issues Nipah Alert After Outbreak Detected In Kerala
Kathmandu, Sep 13 (PTI): Nepal government today sounded an alert against the possible spread of Nipah virus, found in neighbouring India.
Early this month, a...
Israeli strikes in Syria’s Homs province wound 5 soldiers
BEIRUT, 2 Apr: Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria’s Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported.
In Iran, state media...
Officials: Grounded ship refloated in Egypt’s Suez Canal
CAIRO , 9 Jan (AP) — A cargo ship carrying corn that went aground early on Monday in the Suez Canal was refloated and...
Dozens of dangerous rail crossings will be eliminated with $570 million in grants
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With the rail industry relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs, the Biden administration is handing out $570...