UN: Number of people fleeing Ukraine hits 4.5 million
Geneva, Apr 10 (AP) The UN refugee agency says the number of people who have left Ukraine since the beginning of the war has...
Ukrainians welcome in Hungary but Afghan student was not
BELGRADE, Serbia, 27 Mar:- When Russia launched its war, Hungary opened its borders for the tens of thousands of refugees escaping Ukraine. Other refugees...
Reconstruction of India-funded 50,000 quake-damaged houses completed in Nepal: Indian Embassy
Kathmandu, Nov 15 (PTI) India on Monday announced that it has successfully completed the reconstruction of 50,000 houses damaged by the deadly 2015 earthquake...
China launches cargo spacecraft to carry supplies to its space station
Beijing, Sep 20 (PTI) China successfully launched an unmanned cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3 on Monday to deliver supplies for its under-construction space station Tiangong, which...
Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks
ISLAMABAD, 11 Jun: The Taliban condemned on Sunday a “baseless and biased” report from the U.N. Security Council highlighting rifts within the group's ranks.
The...
Taliban violently disperse rare protest, killing 1 person
KABUL, Afghanistan , Aug 18 (AP) — The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person...
Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist...
LONDON, 30 Jul (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a terrorist group, days after...
WHO pushes two Ebola treatments that dramatically reduce death rates
GENEVA, Aug 19 (AP): The World Health Organization said Friday that two existing treatments dramatically reduced deaths from Ebola and should be given to...
It’s time to hail India-UAE friendship: PM Modi at Indian diaspora event
Abu Dhabi, Feb 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the Indian community here that India is proud of them and it...
India, China should commit to mutual understanding: FM Yi
BEIJING, 27 Jan: India and China should meet each other halfway and commit themselves to mutual understanding rather than mutual suspicion, Chinese Foreign Minister...
China to donate 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa
BEIJING , Nov 30 (AP) — China has pledged to donate 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to Africa as the world grapples...
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...
Man kills 3, self, in dispute among Portuguese pigeon racers
MADRID, 30 Apr: A man fatally shot three people before turning his gun on himself, Portuguese police said Sunday, in what local media described...
UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant
Kyiv, Feb 6 (AP) Security at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the...
Chief: Officer hit woman at abortion rally, should be fired
PROVIDENCE, R.I. , Jun 29 (AP) — The chief of police in Rhode Island’s capital has recommended that a city officer charged with assaulting...
Climate grant illustrates growth in philanthropy-funded news
New York, Feb 15 (AP) The Associated Press said Tuesday that it is assigning more than two dozen journalists across the world to cover...
EU chief calls for stricter ethics rules amid scandal
BRUSSELS , 12 Dec (AP)— The European Union’s top official said Monday that the allegations of corruption targeting a vice-president of the European Parliament...
WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere
GENEVA, Aug 31 (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in...
Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups
BERLIN , Nov 02 (AP) — The German government said Wednesday that it plans to make plastic manufacturers contribute to the cost of cleaning...
China’s population grows by less than half-a-million in 2021; birth rate falls for 5th...
Beijing, Jan 17 (PTI) China's population grew by less than half a million-last year to 1.41 billion as the birth rates fell for the...