Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Danesh Kumar, a Senator in Pakistan's upper house has gained the attention of all during the ongoing Senate session for highlighting the forced abductions and conversions of Hindu girls
Kyiv/Moscow, May 1 (IANS/DPA) Ukrainian drones have damaged a refinery in Ryazan, some 200 kilometres south-east of Moscow, an unnamed representative of the Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR told the
Tel Aviv, May 1 (IANS/DPA) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv on Wednesday at the start of a fresh round of talks aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in the Gaza
Ottawa, April 30 (IANS): The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4
Washington, April 30 (IANS/DPA) The White House said it opposes the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip.The White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on M
Jakarta, April 30 (IANS/DPA) Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, prompting authorities to raise the alert level to the highest level and order immediate evacuations within a six-kilometre radius
Gaza/Tel Aviv, April 29 (IANS/DPA) At least 27 Palestinians have been killed in fresh Israeli attacks on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the territory's Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said on Mo
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on his ongoing visit to China, said that he is a big fan of the country and that many people are his admirers there.The billionaire said this during a meeting wit
Seoul, April 29 (IANS) North Korea has installed land mines on an inter-Korean road within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a South Korean military official said on Monday, the latest in
Cairo, April 29 (IANS/DPA) A Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo amid renewed negotiations for a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal with Israel, airport sources told DPA.The three-member Hamas delegation fl
Washington, April 28 (IANS): A conviction for former President Donald Trump on any of the 91 criminal charges he is facing across four separate cases will not prevent him from running for the White House but it
Kiev, April 28 (IANS): Russia attacked Ukraine with nine drones on Sunday, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported as quoted by media reports.Five of them were shot down by the Ukrainian forces,
Dhaka, April 28 (IANS/DPA): The authorities in Bangladesh have issued another heatwave alert for three more days from Sunday as the South Asian country is facing its longest heatwave in 75 years.Bangladesh repo
Baghdad, April 28 (IANS/DPA): The Iraqi Parliament has passed a law criminalising same-sex relations and vowing tough penalties against them in a decision that rights advocates decried as discriminating against
Riyadh, April 27 (IANS/DPA): Senior Western and Arab officials are expected to meet next week in Riyadh to discuss the months-long war in the Gaza Strip on the sidelines of an economic forum in Saudi Arabia, ac
Washington, April 27 (IANS/DPA): Dozens of tornadoes tore across the US Midwest and flattened entire neighbourhoods, particularly in and around the city of Omaha in the state of Nebraska."Numerous houses" in we
Tokyo, April 27 (IANS): An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off Japan's Bonin Islands or Ogasawara Islands, the country's weather agency said.The temblor occurred at 5.36 p.m. l
Kyiv, April 27 (IANS/DPA): At least four thermal power plants were damaged as Russia again targeted Ukraine with a round of massive airstrikes overnight, the operator said on Saturday.Of the 32 missiles and cru
Sanaa, April 27 (IANS): Yemen's Houthi group said early Saturday that they had launched a missile attack and hit a British oil tanker in the Red Sea and shot down a US drone in northern Yemen."Our naval forces
Geneva, April 26 (IANS/DPA): Numerous women and girls have been detained in Iran for failing to heed head-covering regulations, and hundreds of businesses have been closed for failing to enforce them, UN rights