Poland’s Tusk visits Brussels, seeking initiative in repairing ties with EU and unlocking funds
BRUSSELS, 25 Oct: Donald Tusk, the opposition candidate who may become Poland’s next prime minister, sought to repair Warsaw’s ties with the European Union...
Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 11 Feb: The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer...
WHO chief thanks PM Modi for collaboration in building global traditional health centre
Bali, Nov 15 (PTI) WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for collaborating with the world health body on...
Death toll in a Taiwanese golf ball factory fire rises to 10. Four of...
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 24 Sep: Search teams found the bodies of the last three missing people on Sunday at the site of a golf ball...
‘At least 500 children killed by war’, says Ukrainian president Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine, 4 Jun (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia's war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least...
Pakistan’s Imran Khan dials down campaign of defiance, allows police search of home for...
LAHORE, Pakistan,19 May: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan dialed down his campaign of defiance on Friday, saying he would allow a police search...
South Africa’s Durban area hit by heavy floods, 45 dead
JOHANNESBURG , Apr 12 (AP) — Prolonged rains and flooding in the Durban area of South Africa have claimed the lives of at least...
Risk of hospitalisations higher with Delta variant: UK study
London, Aug 28 (PTI) Those infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the UK have been found to be twice as likely to...
19 people die in rain-related incidents in Pakistan
Karachi, Jul 26 (PTI) Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed nearly 20 people in Pakistan, including at least a dozen in the...
Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times ‘undesirable’ amid crackdown on criticism
Moscow, Jul 10 (AP) The Russian prosecutor general's office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia's expatriate community, as...
Taliban is enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, says UN report
ISLAMABAD, 22 Jan (AP) — The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or don’t have...
China’s Xi expresses support for Iran amid Western pressure
BEIJING, 14 Feb: Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressed support for Iran during a visit by its president on Tuesday as Tehran tries to expand...
As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships...
Gimhae Air Base, 29 Jun: The United States wrapped up its first multidomain exercise with Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea...
Suspected jihadi bomb hits convoy in Burkina Faso; 35 dead
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Sep 6 (AP) A suspected jihadi roadside bomb has hit a convoy in northern Burkina Faso, killing at least 35 people...
Over 100 world leaders to attend UN gathering in person
United Nations, Sep 14 (AP) More than 100 heads of state and government are planning to attend the UN General Assembly's annual gathering of...
2 Pak Army pilots die as helicopter crashes in Pakistan occupied-Kashmir
Islamabad, Dec 6 (PTI) Two Pakistani Army aviation pilots were killed when their military helicopter crashed in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir, close to the Siachen...
Czech Cyber Watchdog Calls TikTok A “Security Threat”
Prague, 8 Mar (AFP): The Czech cyber watchdog issued a warning about using TikTok on Wednesday, joining other Western authorities in deeming the Chinese-owned...
3 US-based economists receive economics Nobel Prize
Stockholm, Oct 11 (AP) Three US-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for pioneering research on the labour market impacts...
Fiona wallops Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico still stunned
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico , Sep 20 (AP) — Hurricane Fiona blasted the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm...
Hong Kong is testing out its own ChatGPT-style tool as OpenAI planned extra steps...
HONG KONG, 16 Jul (AP) — Hong Kong’s government is testing the city’s own ChatGPT -style tool for its employees, with plans to eventually...