“Dangerous Precedent”: UK Parliamentary Body On Suella Braverman’s Return As Minister
London, 2 Dec (AP): The reappointment of Indian-origin Suella Braverman as the British home secretary by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets a “dangerous precedent”...
A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds...
KYIV, Ukraine, 7 Jul: A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from...
Suspect in deadly Canada stabbings has long criminal record
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, Saskatchewan (AP) — As a Canadian Indigenous community comes to grips with a deadly stabbing rampage by two of its...
Philippine ferry catches fire at sea, all 120 people aboard rescued
MANILA, Philippines, 18 Jun: All 120 passengers and crew members aboard a Philippine ferry that caught fire at sea on Sunday were rescued safely...
US President Biden announces release of 50 mn barrels of oil from strategic reserve
Washington, Nov 23 (PTI) US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the country's Strategic Petroleum...
India-US healthcare collaboration in spotlight as India approves 2 more Covid vaccines
Washington, Dec 29 (PTI) India-US collaboration in the health sector is in the spotlight as the Central Drug Authority this week approved two more...
ISIL-K seeks to recruit members from other terror groups; to develop threat capability from...
United Nations, Jul 31 (PTI) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (ISIL-K) seeks to strengthen its capabilities by recruiting members from other terror...
3 Chinese nationals among 4 killed in blast inside premises of University of Karachi
Karachi, Apr 26 (PTI) A burqa-clad woman suicide bomber struck a van inside the premises of the University of Karachi in Pakistan's financial capital,...
Nepal imposes partial lockdown in Kathmandu Valley after COVID-19 cases surge across country: Health...
Kathmandu, Jan 11 (PTI) Nepal on Tuesday imposed a partial lockdown across the Kathmandu Valley due to the recent surge in the coronavirus cases,...
More bodies found in China mine collapse, 48 remain missing
ALXA LEAGUE, China, 23 Feb: Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble Thursday for 48 people missing after a...
European neighbours cast a wary eye on France after far-right party’s election lead
Berlin, 1 Jul : After France's far-right National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections, some European neighbours on...
Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second...
MANILA, Philippines, 10 Dec (AP): The Chinese coast guard assaulted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing damage...
People right in fearing Taliban will erase human rights gains in Afghanistan: Top UN...
United Nations/Geneva, Aug 10 (PTI) As the Taliban continues its offensive in Afghanistan, the United Nation's top official on human rights on Tuesday called...
Coal mine fire in Russia’s Siberia kills 11, dozens trapped
Moscow, Nov 25 (AP) A fire at a coal mine in Russia's Siberia killed 11 people and injured more than 40 on Thursday, with...
Pak police arrest 21 terrorists from Punjab province
Lahore, Aug 12 (PTI) Pakistan's law enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested 21 terrorists including 13 commanders of Daesh (ISIS) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from...
Special envoys of China, Russia and Pak hold talks with top Taliban officials, Karzai...
Beijing, Sep 22 (PTI) Special envoys of China, Russia and Pakistan have met the top officials of the Taliban's interim government as well as...
Since Sudan coup, 41 killed, hospitals targeted, doctors say
CAIRO, Nov 22 (AP) — Security forces have targeted hospitals and blocked injured protesters from treatment since the military seized control of the country...
China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan
BEIJING , Aug 10 (AP) — China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid...
More missiles, drones strike Ukraine, alarms keep up fear
KYIV, Ukraine , Oct 11 (AP) — Russian forces strafed Ukraine with a fresh barrage of missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday, a day after...
WEF meeting begins amid concerns over conflicts, climate change
DAVOS, 16 Jan: The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting began here on Monday evening with an opening concert dedicated to the Sahara desert...