UN: 18 million facing severe hunger in West Africa’s Sahel
GENEVA, May 20 (AP) — The U.N. is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three...
MI6 spy chief says China, Russia, Iran top UK threat list
LONDON , Nov 30 (AP) — China, which is increasingly flexing its muscles around the world, is one of the biggest threats to Britain...
Philippines to host a US visa processing center for up to 300 Afghans resettling...
MANILA, Philippines, 20 Aug (AP) — The Philippines has agreed to a request by the United States to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa...
Fire after highway crash in South Korea kills 5, injures 37
SEOUL, South Korea, 29 Dec: A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, causing...
Improve ties with India, defuse ethnic, religious conflicts: Appeal to Pak govt
Washington, Apr 26 (PTI) A group of eminent pro-democracy intellectuals, politicians, journalists and activists have urged the new government in Pakistan to play a...
Russia Carries Out Fresh Missile Strikes On Ukraine, 7 Killed: Report
Kyiv, Oct 12 (AFP): Russian strikes on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded another eight at a market in the east Ukraine city of...
North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
SEOUL, 20 Apr: North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area...
Damage from clashes could delay start of school year in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp,...
BEIRUT, 4 Aug: Damage to the school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp from recent clashes between factions could delay the start of...
India lose to Chinese Taipei 1-4 in Sudirman Cup opener
Suzhou, 14 May: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's gallant fight ended in agony as India made a dismal start to their Sudirman Cup campaign,...
China says gained more ‘strategic autonomy’, emerged as ‘responsible major country’
BEIJING, 29 Dec: China has gained more "strategic autonomy" and emerged as a "responsible major country" with enhanced international influence under the leadership of...
Venezuela’s high court has suspended the opposition’s primary election process, including its result
CARACAS, Venezuela , 30 Oct (AP) — Venezuela’s high court on Monday suspended the opposition’s entire primary election process, including its result, in the...
Iran summons Afghan envoy over attack on diplomatic missions
TEHRAN, Iran , Apr 12 (AP) — Iran on Tuesday summoned Afghanistan’s envoy in Tehran over attacks the previous day on Iranian diplomatic missions...
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s key ally named suspect in May 9 violence, President appoints Commission of...
Colombo, Jun 1 (PTI) A former Sri Lankan minister and a key ally of former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was on Wednesday named a...
North Korean leader’s sister vows 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite, slams UN meeting
SEOUL, South Korea, 4 Jun (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a...
Sri Lankans bide time as leaders seek fix for economic woes
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Jul 3 (AP) — Sri Lankans who have endured months of fuel and food shortages are bracing for more pain...
UK’s Boris Johnson Urges “Determined Push” For Climate Change Deal
Glasgow, Nov 10, (AFP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said a UN climate change summit had made progress towards halting runaway global...
Armed intruder arrested at Queen Elizabeth II’s castle grounds in UK
London, Dec 26 (PTI): A 19-year-old man with an “offensive weapon” has been arrested following a security breach at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth...
Regular India-US engagements under Trade Policy Forum will help remove barriers to trade: USIBC
Washington, Nov 24 (PTI) A regular engagement between India and the United States under the bilateral Trade Policy Forum mechanism will help remove barriers...
China denies its warship fired laser at Australian surveillance aircraft
Beijing, Feb 21 (PTI) China on Monday questioned Australia's claim that a Chinese warship had fired laser at the surveillance aircraft while in flight...
Rescuers fear for life of Moroccan boy, 5, trapped in well
IGHRAN, Morocco, Feb 5 (AP) — Attempts to rescue a 5-year-old boy trapped in a Moroccan well stretched into a fourth day Saturday, with...