Lima (Peru), September 12 (IANS): Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori died at the age of 86 in Lima "after a long battle against cancer," confirmed his daughter and political leader Keiko Fujimori."Our f

Canberra, September 12 (IANS): Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Thursday announced he has stripped distinguished service medals from military commanders during the war in Afghanistan over alleged w

Washington, September 12 (IANS): The US on Thursday condemned North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles, reaffirming its "ironclad" security commitment to South Korea.Pyongyang launched multiple short-range ba

United Nations, September 12 (IANS): Six staff members of the UN relief agency for Palestinians, known as UNRWA, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.Israeli air

New York, September 12 (IANS) The 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack brought together US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in a moment of civility on Wednesday barely 10

Seoul, September 12 (IANS) North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, the South Korean military said, the first such launch since July 1.The Joint Chiefs of Staff

Jerusalem, September 12 (IANS) Israel has revealed a document, which it says was written by a senior Hamas commander, detailing severe losses suffered by the militant group during Israel's offensive in Gaza.The

Kathmandu, September 11 (IANS): A team from credit ratings agency Fitch has arrived in Nepal to conduct a first-ever sovereign credit rating for the country, a government official said on Wednesday.A Fitch team

Juba, September 11 (IANS): Nearly 800,000 refugees who have fled conflict in Sudan are facing hunger and diseases in South Sudan amid a lack of humanitarian funding and soaring cost of food, a global charity wa

Colombo, September 11 (IANS): Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK), Sri Lanka's main Tamil political party having the largest number of MPs under the umbrella group of Tamil National Alliance (TNA), will announce

Moscow, September 11 (IANS): Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday slammed the United States for continuing its "unfriendly attitude" towards Moscow and using Russian President Vladimir Putin's name "

Yangon, September 11 (IANS): A severe flooding hit Tachileik town in Shan state as the Mae Sai Creek surpassed its danger mark and overflowed into the town.On September 10, the flood affected 3,838 people acros

New York, September 11 (IANS): On the all-blue stage with lines from the Constitution imprinted on the background, the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was an exercise in evasions, subtle and not-s

Washington, September 11 (IANS): Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump clashed bitterly on the issues of economy, abortion, immigration, foreign policy, healthcare, and a whole range of

Hanoi, September 11 (IANS): Typhoon Yagi and the consequent landslides and floods had left 141 dead and 59 missing in Vietnam's region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced on Wednesday.&

Washington, September 10 (IANS) US Vice President Kamala Harris will on Wednesday (6.30 a.m. IST) face the most significant 90 minutes of her political career when she debates her Republican rival in the 2024 r

Moscow, September 10 (IANS): Russia on Tuesday launched "Okean-2024 (Ocean-2024), its biggest naval drill in recent times, set to be held simultaneously in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans as well as the Mediterra

Seoul, September 10 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced on Tuesday that the country is implementing a policy to exponentially increase its nuclear arsenal, local media reported. In a speech ma

Dhaka, September 10 (IANS) Bangladesh is planning to send 20,000 Rohingya refugees annually to the US, aiming to move a total of 200,000 over the next decade, according to Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain. S

Canberra, September 10 (IANS): Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced a plan to ban children from using social media.The Prime Minister stated that the government will introduce legisl