Save the Children staff confirmed dead in Myanmar massacre
Bangkok, Dec 28 (AP) The humanitarian group Save the Children said Tuesday it has confirmed that two of its staff were among at least...
Saudi Arabia says it”s not responsible for high oil prices
Dubai, Mar 21 (AP) Saudi Arabia said Monday it won't bear any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets after attacks...
Kuwait, among world’s hottest places, lags on climate action
Jahra (Kuwait), Mar 21 (AP) It was so hot in Kuwait last summer that birds dropped dead from the sky.
Sea horses boiled to death...
Pak, China and Afghanistan agree to combat terrorism
Islamabad, 7 May: Pakistan, China and Afghanistan have agreed to combat terrorism and enhance cooperation in different economic fields, the foreign office here said...
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...
Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people. Pilot is lone...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, 25 Jul (AP) — A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot...
West denounces death sentences for 3 who fought for Ukraine
BAKHMUT, Ukraine, Jun 10 (AP) — Ukraine and the West denounced a pro-Moscow court that sentenced two British citizens and a Moroccan to death...
Mexico: Migrants lit mattresses in protest; fire killed 39
MEXICO CITY, 28 Mar: Migrants fearing deporta-tion set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39...
Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan, 11 Sep (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Wednesday on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination...
Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide...
ISLAMABAD, 1 Nov (AP) — Pakistani security forces on Wednesday detained and deported dozens of Afghans who were living in the country illegally, after...
Putin says there will be no peace in Ukraine until his goals, still unchanged,...
MOSCOW, 14 Dec (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there would be no peace in Ukraine until the Kremlin realizes its goals,...
Indian national jailed in Singapore for illegally subletting residential unit to multiple tenants, passing...
Singapore, Sep 29 (PTI) A 23-year-old Indian national has been jailed for 25 days after pleading guilty to two charges under the Official Secrets...
EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement
TEHRAN, Iran, 27 Mar: A leading European Union diplomat held talks in Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement...
EU Commission proposes blocking billions in funds to Hungary
BRUSSELS, Nov 30 (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch recommended Wednesday that billions of euros of EU funds allocated to Hungary remain frozen...
52-yr-old Nepali Sherpa scales Mt Everest for 26th time; breaks own record of most...
Kathmandu, May 8 (PTI) A 52-year-old Nepali Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, bettering his own record for most number of...
India, UK To Launch Solar Green Grids Initiative At COP26 Climate Summit
Glasgow, Oct 31 (AFP): India and the UK are set to enhance their International Solar Alliance (ISA) partnership with the launch of a new...
Iran’s morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 16 Jul: Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality...
Biden sending more troops to Europe amid Ukraine tension
Brussels, Feb 2 (AP) President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany this week and...
The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their...
GENEVA, 10 Jun: The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million as war drives about a quarter of...
Russia says US, NATO expansion ‘main threats’ to national security
Saint Petersburg, 31 Jul (AFP): The United States' quest to dominate the oceans and NATO's expansion are the biggest threats facing Russia, according to...