Phnom Penh, May 7 (IANS) Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will take part in the 42nd ASEAN summit and related meetings to be held in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 10-11, the Cambodian Foreign Min
Seoul, May 7 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed on Sunday to allow a group of South Korean experts to visit Japan to inspect the planned release of radi
London, May 6 (IANS) King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been crowned in a majestic ceremonial event in seven decades at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday, media reports said.
Archbishop of Canterb
London, May 6 (IANS) The King's Coronation, the first in the UK for 70 years, is under way at the Westminster Abbey.
A military band played the national anthem as the King and Queen Consort set off from
Seoul, May 6 (IANS) South Korea and the US will begin their largest-ever combined live-fire exercise this month on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of their alliance and the 75th anniversary of the South Ko
Seoul/Pyeongtaek (South Korea), May 6 (IANS) A US Forces Korea (USFK) F-16 fighter jet crashed into a farmland near Osan Air Base on Saturday, officials said, with the pilot having escaped safely and no civilia
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Against the backdrop of Russia cutting its usage of the US dollar, the Chinese yuan and Russian ruble are now the most used currencies in bilateral trade, which was unimaginable even two
Sydney, May 5 (IANS): The New South Wales Ministry of Health (NSW Health) has reported the first monkeypox case diagnosed in the Australian state since November last year.
The NSW Health confirmed in a
Tokyo, May 5 (IANS): An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Ishikawa prefecture and its surrounding areas on Friday, but there is no threat of a tsunami, the country's weather a
Colombo, May 5 (IANS): Sri Lanka will release 988 prisoners on Friday on presidential amnesty to mark Vesak Day, the most important religious event for Buddhists, a senior official said.
Commissioner of the
Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS): At least one person died and four others were injured in a chopper crash in Nepal's Sankhuwasabha district on Friday.
The incident occurred when the chopper crashed into a tree i
Aden, May 5 (IANS): Yemen's government and the Houthi militia have separately announced their readiness to resume UN-facilitated negotiations on the exchange of prisoners and detainees.
In a statement, t
Tokyo, May 5 (IANS): Japan's estimated child population fell to a new record low of 14.35 million, down for the 42nd consecutive year, latest government data showed.
The number of children aged 14 or you
Lahore, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan alleged on Thursday that a "top intelligence official" was behind the assassination attempts against him and would be responsible i
Karachi, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari departed for Goa on Thursday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting.
Ahead of his de
Moscow, May 3 (IANS): Purported footage of a Ukrainian drone strike targeting the Kremlin on Tuesday night has surfaced on a local Telegram channel, media reports said.
The video shows plumes of white smoke
Moscow, May 3 (IANS) Ukraine launched two drone attacks overnight intended to strike the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, his office has reported, according to media reports.
The aircra
Yangon, May 3 (IANS) Myanmar's State Administration Council on Wednesday pardoned 2,153 prisoners in an amnesty to mark Vesak Day.
The prisoners who were pardoned on Wednesday are those who have been con
Damascus, May 3 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Syria on Wednesday, marking the first visit by an Iranian leader since the beginning of the conflict in the Arab nation in 2011.
Raisi was re
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Major Republican donors gathered in Nashville to pick and fund a candidate worthy of competing with incumbent President Joe Biden who is also seeking a second term in office. Although f