Law will decide if Khaleda Zia can go abroad for medical treatment: Bangladesh PM...
Dhaka, Nov 17 (PTI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday described jailed ex-premier Khaleda Zia's application to travel abroad for medical treatment as...
19 Killed, 20 injured after fog causes road accident in China
Beijing, 8 Jan: Nineteen people died and 20 were injured Sunday in a road traffic accident in eastern China's Jiangxi province, state media reported.
The...
China launches its first USD 6 billion cross-border BRI train with Laos
Beijing/Vientiane, Dec 3 (PTI) China on Friday launched the first USD 6 billion cross-border train of its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from...
Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation
KHERSON, Ukraine, 6 Dec (AP) — Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, health staff at a children’s hospital in the south started secretly...
Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 17 May (AP) — A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what’s...
As Taiwan prepares for anti-invasion exercises, China sends dozens of warplanes toward the island
Taipei, 22 Jul: China sent dozens of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan, the island's Defence Ministry said Saturday, marking a forceful...
Bangladesh police detain key opposition figure, a day after clashes left one dead and...
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 29 Oct (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh detained a key opposition figure of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party which called for a nationwide...
Japan welcomes new US Indo-Pacific economic initiative
Tokyo, May 20 (AP) Japan welcomes a new US economic initiative for the Indo-Pacific that President Joe Biden is expected to roll out during...
British Man Arrested In Germany For ‘Spying For Russia’
Berlin, Germany, Aug 11 (AFP): A British man suspected of spying for Russia in exchange for cash has been arrested in Germany, federal prosecutors...
Turkey’s president expresses willingness to restore diplomatic ties with Syria
ANKARA, Turkey, 28 Jun (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that there is no obstacle preventing Turkey and Syria from restoring...
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing
Taipei, 2 Aug: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking...
India, China discuss return of stranded students
BEIJING, 23 Jun: India and China have discussed the return of thousands of Indian students stranded at home for two years due to Beijing's...
Study warns China of ‘colossal outbreak’ of COVID-19 if it opens up like US,...
Beijing, Nov 28 (PTI) China is expected to continue its much-criticised Zero COVID policy, shutting the country to most of the world as a...
Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conference
United Nations, Aug 27 (AP) Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the...
Very Important To Engage With Taliban, Says UN Chief
Geneva, Sep 13 (AFP): UN chief Antonio Guterres called Monday for international engagement with the Taliban to avert an economic collapse in Afghanistan, insisting...
Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission calls for repeal of anti-terror law
Colombo, Feb 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission has called for the repeal of a controversial anti-terror law that gives police sweeping powers...
Under India’s Presidency, UNSC adopts strong resolution on Afghanistan, China, Russia abstain
United Nations, Aug 31 (PTI) The UN Security Council, under India's Presidency, adopted a strong resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan not be used...
South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite, as North Korea plans first spy satellite
SEOUL, South Korea, 25 May (AP) — South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time Thursday as part of its growing...
Selling S-400 missile system to India shines a spotlight on Russia’s ‘destabilising role’: US
Washington, Jan 28 (PTI) Russia selling the S-400 air defence missile system to India shines a spotlight on the "destabilising role" that Moscow is...
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...