Chinese Research Ship Docks At Sri Lanka Port Amid Concerns Raised By US

Colombo, 25 Oct (PTI): A Chinese research ship on Wednesday docked at Sri Lanka's Colombo port, officials here said, amid security concerns raised by...

UNESCO seeks to prevent trafficking of looted Ukrainian art

WARSAW, Poland, 19 Jan: The United Nations cultural organization is training law enforcement and judiciary officials from countries on Ukraine’s western borders, seeking to...

US expected to authorise mix-and-match COVID booster shots

Washington, Oct 19 (AP) Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to...

China’s declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports

CANBERRA, Australia , 30 Oct (AP) — China’s declining aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward its political allies in the region...

Shanghai releases thousands of recovered COVID patients, but new cases continue to rise

Beijing, Apr 10 (PTI) Shanghai, which is reeling under a massive outbreak of coronavirus cases, has released over 11,000 recovered COVID-19 patients from hospitals,...

“Will show no mercy”: Iran’s Raisi vows action against “Hostile” protests

Tehran, 27 Dec: President Ebrahim Raisi said Tuesday Iran would show "no mercy" towards "hostile" opponents of the Islamic republic, gripped by more than...

UN official urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees

Dhaka, May 25 (AP) The head of the UN refugee agency urged the international community on Wednesday not to forget more than 1 million...

Dozens of protesters killed in Kazakhstan; 12 police dead

Moscow, Jan 6 (AP) Dozens of protesters were killed in Kazakhstan in attacks on government buildings and at least a dozen police officers died,...

China ‘largest threat’ to Britain; has targeted India: Rishi Sunak

London, July 25 (PTI): China represents the “largest threat” to Britain and the world’s security and prosperity this century and there is evidence to...

Austrian court acquits Blackwater founder and 4 others over export of modified crop-spraying planes

BERLIN, 14 Dec (AP) — An Austrian court on Thursday acquitted five people, including the founder of the Blackwater security firm, who were accused...

Volcano erupts near Tonga, islanders rush to escape waves

Wellington, Jan 15 (AP) An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across...

Ukrainian military officers investigated for holding awards ceremony where 19 soldiers were killed

KYIV, Ukraine, 6 Nov (AP) — Ukraine on Monday launched a criminal investigation into military officers who organized a troop-honoring ceremony that was hit...

Abramovich completes $3.2 billion sale of EPL team Chelsea

London, May 30 (AP) A consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly completed the purchase of Chelsea on Monday for 2.5 billion...

Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur...

BOAO, China, 28 Mar: China is committed to reforms that will upgrade the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy and exploit green technologies...

China to hold third edition of Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from October...

Beijing, 11 Oct: China will hold the third edition of the Belt and Road Forum here from October 17 to 18 and President Xi...

Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel

JERUSALEM, 16 Jul (AP) — Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. But...

21 killed, 4 missing as heavy rain hits central China: Officials

Beijing, Aug 13 (PTI) At least 21 people were killed and four others remained missing as heavy rain lashed a township in central China's...

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from...

WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China —...

Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 8 (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school sheltering about 90 people...

Human rights group urges Latin American countries to boost protections for Venezuelans and Haitians

BOGOTA, Colombia, 11 Sep (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday called on Latin American governments to improve protection schemes, grant legal...