NEW DELHI/NEW YORK, AUGUST 1 (IANS): Taliban forces in Afghanistan are targeting known critics for attack despite claiming that they have ordered their fighters to act with restraint, Human Rights Watch said.
Naypyitaw, August 1 (AP): Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Myanmar's military leader on Sunday repeated his pledge to hold fresh elections in two years and cooperate with Southeas
Washington, July 31 (IANS) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an agency within the Department of the Treasury, "must" turn over former President Donald Tr
Washington, July 31 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 197.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.20 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.04 billion, according to the J
United Nations, July 31 (PTI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on the UN's main compound in Herat, Afghanistan, saying assaults against personnel and premi
Washington/Moscow, July 31 (IANS): Russian space agency Roscosmos has blamed a short-term software failure which led to erroneous engine firings by its Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module, docked with the
Dubai, July 31 (AP): US Navy explosive experts believe a drone strike targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said Sat
Kampala, July 31 (IANS): Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has directed the military to take over Covid-19 screening at the country's Entebbe International Airport.
Museveni said in a televised addr
Islamabad, July 31 (PTI): Pakistan's women lawmakers have unanimously demanded public hanging of all rapists to curb rising cases of harassment and abuse of women and children in the country.
The demand
Beijing, July 31 (IANS): China's Yunnan province has reported nine imported coronavirus cases with no new infection in the community, the local health commission said Saturday.
All of the imported c
Jerusalem, July 30 (PTI): Israel has launched a probe into the allegations of wrongdoing against the NSO Group in the Pegasus snooping scandal, with authorities inspecting the cybersecurity company's office
Bangkok, July 30 (AP): Thailand implemented new regulations on Friday that appeared to broaden the government's ability to restrict media reports and social media posts about the coronavirus pandemic, raisi
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS): Pakistan carries too much unsavoury baggage and labels to be a Dialogue Partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Pakistan has long been considered as a terror
Washington, July 30 (IANS): The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a mandate requiring members of the military to provide a proof of their vaccination status or be subject to strict safety protocols aime
Seoul, July 30 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has instructed the country's military to complete preparations for coping with "any military provocation of enemies", a state media repo
Washington, July 30 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 196.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.19 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.99 billion, according to
Kabul, July 30 (IANS): At least 100 Taliban militants were killed and about 90 others wounded during multiple offensives carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in just 24 hours, officials
Hong Kong, July 30 (AP): A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first prosecution under Hong Kong's national security law as the ruling Communist Party
Kabul, July 29 (AP): Flash flooding killed 150 people in a remote area in Afghanistan's mountainous northeastern Nuristan province controlled by the Taliban, a spokesman for the insurgents said Thursday. Th
Islamabad, July 29 (PTI): The Pakistan government is not a spokesperson for the Taliban and Islamabad cannot be held responsible for the actions of the insurgent group in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of