Sri Lankan leader appeals for patience amid economic crisis
COLOMBO, 8 Feb: Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday appealed for patience amid the country’s worst economic crisis but promised brighter times ahead.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Imran Khan claims mafia’ Sharif family paid a woman’ to write book to defame...
Islamabad, Apr 30 (PTI) Ousted Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that the Sharif family "paid a woman" a veiled reference to his...
At least 30 premature babies have been evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital and are...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 19 Nov: At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to...
Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister
Islamabad, Aug 12 (PTI) Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar from Pakistan's restive Balochistan province was on Saturday appointed the caretaker prime minister to head a...
France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections
PARIS, 26 Jun: France’s government on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of...
Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter attacks
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 17 Apr (AP): Sri Lankans protesting for days near the president’s office criticized a lack of progress in finding those responsible...
Bangladeshi national jailed in Singapore for financing Syrian militant groups
Singapore, Feb 21 (PTI) A Bangladeshi construction worker in Singapore was on Monday sentenced to two years and eight months in jail for funding...
Biden sees chance of ‘rational’ Republican approach on guns
WASHINGTON, May 30 (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the “Second Amendment was never absolute” and that, after the Texas elementary school...
Rohit, Ashwin help Kohli-led India end on winning note
Dubai, Nov 8 (PTI) Captain-in waiting Rohit Sharma made short work of a modest target with an elegant half-century after spinners reigned supreme as...
US approves support deal with Taiwan for Patriot missiles
Washington, Feb 8 (AP) The Biden administration has approved a USD 100 million support contract with Taiwan aimed at boosting the island's missile defense...
Discontent with Johnson imperils his future, UK virus rules
LONDON , Dec 15 (AP) — Behind a heavy oak door in Parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson implored Conservative lawmakers to back him by...
India can guide the world in dealing with climate change: Environment Minister Yadav
Glasgow, Nov 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed India in a position where it can guide the world in dealing with the...
Israel says regional alliance has thwarted Iranian attacks
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Monday said that Israel is helping build a U.S.-led regional air-defense alliance against Iran, and that the...
Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in earthquake that shook its northwest, killing...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, 5 Nov (AP) — Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal cremated the bodies of some who perished in an earthquake that...
Around 50 million lived in modern slavery’ in 2021; forced marriages up in countries...
United Nations, 13 Sep: Around 50 million people globally were living in "modern slavery" in 2021, according to a report by the UN, which...
Russians take Ukraine nuclear plant; no radiation after fire
KYIV, 4 Mar: Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and...
Thailand oil slick expected to hit coast, national park
BANGKOK, Jan 28 (AP) An oil slick off the coast of Thailand continued to expand Friday and was approaching beaches on the east coast,...
Pak successfully test-fires ‘enhanced range version’ of Babar cruise missile
Islamabad, Dec 21 (PTI) Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired an "enhanced range version" of the indigenously-built surface-to-surface Babur cruise missile that can strike targets...
Sri Lankan Tamil Muslim behind New Zealand shopping mall attack: Police
Colombo, Sep 4 (PTI) Sri Lankan police on Saturday named Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen, a Tamil Muslim resident of Kathankudy town regarded as the...
EU hails high gas storage levels despite Russian cuts
BRUSSELS, 4 Jan: Natural gas storage levels in the European Union stand at nearly 84% and were higher in December than the average amount...