Not convinced about UNSC resolution’s impact on issues in Myanmar: India
United Nations, 23 Dec: India has said that it is still not convinced about the impact the UN Security Council resolution would have in...
Pakistani mountaineer known for rescue missions dies during descent on Broad Peak
ISLAMABAD, 12 aug (AP) — A Pakistani climber known for taking part in high-altitude rescue missions died during a descent from one of the...
18 dead in overloaded truck crash in Indonesia’s West Papua
Jakarta, Apr 13 (AP) An overloaded truck carrying 29 people hit a hillside and overturned near an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's West Papua...
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 37
Kabul, Oct 15 (AP) Suicide bombers assaulted a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed with worshippers attending weekly Friday prayers, killing at...
Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jun 10 (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh’s capital and in parts of India on Friday to urge Muslim-majority nations...
Lanka moves 56 Indian fishermen to immigration centre after quarantine
Colombo, Feb 9 (PTI) The 56 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters have been moved to...
Pak’s Sialkot factory hires Sri Lankan man in place of his lynched compatriot
Islamabad, Dec 22 (PTI) In a bold move, a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot has hired another Sri Lankan national in place of his slain...
US Government May Run Out Of Funds By October Unless Debt Limit Raised
Washington, Sep 28 (AFP): The US Treasury is likely to exhaust measures to keep funding the government on October 18, and will run out...
A Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures more than 50 people as Ukraine pleads...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A nighttime Russian ballistic missile attack targeted Kyiv early Wednesday, injuring at least 53 people including eight children, officials said,...
China announces plan for a new space telescope as it readies to launch its...
TAIPEI, 25 Oct: China announced plans on Wednesday to send a new telescope to probe deep into the universe as it prepared to launch...
Nord Stream Sabotage “Not Our Activity”: Ukraine
Stockholm, 8 Mar (AFP): The Ukrainian government was not involved in the sabotage last year of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic...
China’s embattled former foreign minister steps down as member of the legislature
Taipei, 27 Feb: China's former foreign minister, Qin Gang, who has been missing from public view since last June, resigned his seat in the...
Modi calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Copenhagen, May 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and return to the path of dialogue...
US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms
WASHINGTON , Jun 7 (AP) — A looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm...
Dozens of migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Yemen, officials say
SANAA, Yemen, 13 Nov (AP) — A migrant boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn...
UN: shelling knocks out water lines in Ukraine
Geneva, Mar 1 (AP) The UN's refugees chief is warning that many more vulnerable people will begin fleeing their homes in Ukraine if Russia's...
UN agencies call for ‘humanitarian airbridge’
Berlin, Aug 22 (AP) The World Health Organization and UNICEF are calling for a humanitarian airbridge to be set up immediately to allow the...
Sri Lanka resolved most of its problems with support from India: Rajapakshe
Nagpur, 25 Jun: Sri Lankan minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has praised the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping his country during...
Tonga Volcanic Eruption Felt Like An “Atomic Bomb”, Say Aid Workers
Sydney, Jan 21 (AFP): Tonga's volcanic eruption felt like an "atomic bomb" that shook "the whole island", an aid worker told AFP on Friday,...
Maldivian govt distances itself from ‘derogatory remarks’ against Modi
MALE, 7 Jan: The Maldivian government on Sunday distanced itself from a minister's "derogatory remarks" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, and...