Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitter
BERLIN, Aug 31 (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to then-communist-ruled...
China detains a military group worker suspected of spying for the CIA
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 11 Aug (AP) — China has detained a worker from a military industrial group on suspicion of spying for the CIA, national...
North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017
Seoul, Jan 30 (AP) North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden...
Hindu temple vandalised in Canada; police describes it as ‘hate-motivated incident’
Toronto, Apr 6 (PTI) A prominent Hindu temple in Canada's Ontario province has been vandalised by unknown people with "anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti", in...
Sri Lanka’s Parliament approves amendments to harsh anti-terrorism law
Colombo, Mar 22 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Parliament on Tuesday approved amendments to the country's controversial counter-terrorism law, which has drawn widespread international criticism for...
WHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high
Berlin, Dec 29 (AP) The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the...
German investigators seize fake US bills with a face value of over $103 million
BERLIN, 5 Apr (AP) — German investigators said Friday they have seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills with a face value of over $103 million,...
Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions
Moscow, Jan 18 (AP) Russia is sending troops from the country's far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, in a...
Britain’s New HMS Queen Elizabeth In Japan On Indo-Pacific Mission
Yokosuka, Japan, Israel , Sep 6 (AFP): Britain's new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has paid a port call to Japan, in a mission...
Pakistan dismisses UN human rights body’s concerns about violence, democratic freedom ahead of polls
Islamabad, Feb 7 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed UN human rights body concerns about violence and the right to fundamental democratic freedom ahead of...
UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan, 10 Dec (AP): The Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan, the U.N. mission in the country said Sunday...
Antibody injection cuts severe COVID-19 risk, AstraZeneca study concludes
London, Oct 11 (PTI) An antibody combination treatment delivered through an injection has shown statistically significant reduction in severe COVID-19 or death compared to...
Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms
Jerusalem, Oct 13 (AP) Israel's military told some 1 million Palestinians on Friday to evacuate northern Gaza and head to the southern part of...
Putin wants ‘unfriendly countries’ to pay rubles for gas
MOSCOW, Mar 23 (AP) — President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia will demand that “unfriendly″ countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only...
Breast milk of vaccinated mothers contains antibodies that fight Covid-19
Washington, Aug 25 (PTI): The breast milk of lactating mothers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine contains a significant supply of antibodies that may...
ICC prosecutors are monitoring Venezuela, where security forces are cracking down on dissent
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 12 Aug (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors said Monday that they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela, where security forces...
New antibody helps block Covid transmission in cells: Study
Los Angeles, Feb 14 (PTI) Researchers have engineered a novel antibody that can directly interfere with and block the cell-to-cell transmission ability of SARS-CoV-2,...
New Zealand tour operators told to pay $7.8 million in fines and reparations over...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 1 Mar: Tour booking agents and managers of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people in 2019...
Israel battles Hamas militants as country’s death toll from mass incursion reaches 600
TEL AVIV, Israel, 8 Oct (AP) — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes...
40 people killed, dozens injured in bus crash in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, the country’s president said...