Jerusalem, December 10 (IANS): Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Israel was creating a "sterile defence zone" in southern Syria to prevent hostile forces from approaching its borders.Spe
New York, December 10 (IANS): US President-elect Donald Trump has named Republican Party activist Harmeet Dhillon to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights."In her new role at the DOJ (Department of
Moscow/New Delhi, December 10 (IANS): Reiterating India's commitment towards Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership with Russia, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spotlighted new opportunities for
Washington, December 10 (IANS): US President-elect Donald Trump's planned sweeping changes could be an uphill climb, experts have said."Trump will not be able to deport as many people as he says because of the
Seoul, December 10 (IANS): South Korea on Tuesday voiced hopes for the end of all violence, as well as the establishment of peace and stability in Syria following the recent fall of the Assad family's half-cent
Dharamsala, December 10 (IANS): The democratically elected Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Tuesday reiterated that it “remains committed to finding a peaceful resolution to the Sino-Tibet conflict thr
Seoul, December 10 (IANS): Former Defence Minister of South Korea, Kim Yong-hyun issued an order to prevent 150 lawmakers from gathering at the National Assembly on the night of last week's martial law declarat
Seoul, December 10 (IANS) Prosecutors on Tuesday called in the South Korean chief of the military's counterintelligence command to question him over his role in the botched martial law declaration last week, of
Jerusalem, December 10 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to testify on Tuesday for the first time in his trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges.His testimony will begin in an
Manila, December 9 (IANS): The Philippine office of civil defence said Monday an "urgent" evacuation of around 87,000 people has been underway, due to the eruption of the Kanlaon Volcano.The volcano in the cent
Seoul, December 9 (IANS): South Korea's police will summon the counterintelligence chief and former Interior Minister as suspects in a sprawling investigation into the short-lived martial law imposition last we
Damascus, December 9 (IANS): An opposition leader in Syria's Idlib province has been tasked with forming a new Syrian government, local media reported Monday.Muhammad al-Bashir, born in 1983 and an electrical e
Kyiv, December 9 (IANS): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that he discussed the prospects for freezing the Russia-Ukraine conflict with US President-elect Donald Trump, the UNIAN news agency r
Dhaka, December 9 (IANS): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Md. Jashim Uddin in Dhaka on Monday afternoon, with the delegation-level discussions between the two neighbour
New Delhi, December 9 (IANS): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease between October 24 and December 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.Co
New Delhi, December 9 (IANS): India on Monday urged all parties in Syria to prioritise the unity and integrity of the nation following the fall of the al-Assad regime.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issu
Seoul, December 9 (IANS): South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was placed under a travel ban on Monday pending an investigation into treason and other charges related to his short-lived imposition of martial la
New York, December 9 (IANS) Facing uncertainty in Syria after the rapid overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, Washington bombed sites controlled by Islamic State, a group on the terrorist list, as President Joe Biden
Tehran, December 9 (IANS) Iran said that it believes the Syrian people should have the sole right to determine their own future, free from any foreign interference or imposition.In response to the latest develo
Jerusalem, December 8 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that the 1974 UN-monitored Disengagement Agreement, which established a demilitarized buffer zone between Israel and Sy