Himalayan glaciers melting at ‘exceptional rate’ due to warming: Study
London, Dec 20 (PTI) Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions...
North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as ‘hostile state’ for first...
SEOUL, South Korea, 17 Oct (AP) — North Korea confirmed Thursday that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as “a hostile state” for...
SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station
Cape Canaveral, May 21 (AP) SpaceX's next private flight to the International Space Station awaited takeoff Sunday, weather and rocket permitting.
The passengers include Saudi...
Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
KYIV, Ukraine , Aug 10 (AP) — Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions...
New Zealand PM says no republic plan following queen’s death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand , Sep 12 (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her government will not pursue any moves...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Kuleba resigns as Russian strikes kill 7 people in Lviv
KYIV, Ukraine, 4 Sep (AP) — Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation Wednesday...
China’s Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role
BEIJING , Sep 13 (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is using his first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic to promote...
Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov 20 (AP) — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in...
Developed countries should do a Net-Minus in order to vacate carbon space in 2050...
United Nations, Oct 9 (PTI) India has underlined that the target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 should be based on the principle of...
Lanka IOC suspends fuel distribution for two days over mass protest fears
Colombo, Jul 8 (PTI) Lanka IOC, the subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation in Sri Lanka, on Friday announced that it was suspending fuel distribution...
Massive fire set off by gas explosion in Kenya’s capital injures 270 with toll...
NAIROBI, Kenya, 2 Feb: A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital early...
China calls Xi’s Russia visit one of friendship, peace
BEIJING, 22 Mar: China on Wednesday said President Xi Jinping’s just-concluded visit to Russia was a “journey of friendship, cooperation and peace,” and again...
UK police conclude probe into Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal
LONDON , 20 May (AP) — Britain’s Metropolitan Police says it has concluded its investigation into breaches of COVID-19 regulations at British government offices,...
Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops
KHARKIV, Ukraine , Sep 13 (AP) — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces on Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major...
Fire hits crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 5 Mar: A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands...
Nepal Ex-PM’s Party To Withdraw Support To Government Over President Polls
Kathmandu, 27 Feb: Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML party on Monday decided to withdraw its support to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal...
Forty dead in heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan; 17 killed in bus accident
ISLAMABAD, 16 Jul (AP) — Heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others, Taliban officials said...
Iran’s president appoints new official in powerful security post, replacing longtime incumbent
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president on Monday appointed a new official to take over the post of secretary of the country’s...
Islamic State-allied militants kill 12 people in eastern Congo, official says
KINSHASA, Congo, 12 Aug (AP) — Militants allied with the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed at least 12 people in several...
Slovenia lawmakers convene for a vote on the recognition of a Palestinian state
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, 4 Jun (AP) — Slovenia’s lawmakers on Tuesday convened for a vote on the recognition of a Palestinian state.
The government endorsed a...