LOS ANGELES, JULY 15 (IANS): The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to draft an apology for the historical mistreatment of Native Americans in the most populous US county, local media reported.
UNITED NATIONS, JULY 15 (IANS): A UN agency has confirmed that the current funding in response to the humanitarian needs in Somalia is the worst in six years.
In a statement on Wednesday, the UN Office for t
Kabul, July 15 (AP): American diplomats are escalating a charm offensive with Central Asian leaders this week as they work to secure a close-by spot to respond to any resurgence of outside militants in Afghanis
DHAKA, JULY 15 (IANS): A hunt is underway for Mahmudul Hasan Gunbi, the top leader of 'Dawatul Islam', an Al Qaeda-linked militant outfit in Bangladesh.
According to authorities, Dawatul Islam follow
Berlin, July 15 (AP): More than 30 people have died and dozens of people were missing Thursday in Germany and neighbouring Belgium after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping
Beijing, July 15 (PTI): With India firmly conveying to China that the prolongation of the existing situation in eastern Ladakh was visibly impacting the bilateral ties in a "negative manner", Beijing
Maine (US), July 15 (IANS) Former US President George W. Bush has labelled the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan "a mistake", in an interview with DW.
"I'm afraid Afghan wo
United Nations/Geneva, July 14 (PTI): The increased transmissibility associated with the COVID-19's Delta variant is likely to substantially increase cases and put a greater pressure on healthcare systems,
Port-Au-Prince (Haiti), July 14 (AP): A former Haitian senator, a fired government official and an informant for the US government are the latest suspects identified as part of a sweeping investigation into the
New Delhi, July 14 (PTI): Emphasising that the future of Afghanistan cannot be its past, India on Wednesday presented a three-point roadmap for the conflict-ridden country that entailed cessation of violence an
Manila (Philippines), July 14 (AP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked his Southeast Asian counterparts Wednesday to press for an end to violence in Myanmar, its return to democracy and the release of a
Tehran, July 14 (AP): Iran's outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90% if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered nuclear deal with
UNITED NATIONS, JULY 14 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that 11 billion doses are needed to vaccinate 70 per cent of the world to end the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Pledges of dos
UNITED NATIONS, JULY 14 (IANS): Henrietta Fore, executive director of UN Children's Fund (Unicef), has informed the UN secretary-general of her intention to resign, "to devote herself to a family healt
Mansehra (Pakistan), July 14 (AP): A bus carrying Chinese and Pakistani construction workers on a slippery mountainous road in northwest Pakistan fell into a ravine Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, includ
Beijing, July 14 (PTI): In a significant policy statement on the Taliban which is making big gains in its offensive in Afghanistan, China has asked it to make a clean break from all terrorist forces, especially
Colombo, July 13 (PTI): Sri Lanka's Catholic church on Tuesday demanded that action be taken against former president Maithripala Sirisena and ex-prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for their failures to pr
Beijing, July 13 (AP): Tech experts in China who find a weakness in computer security would be required to tell the government and couldn't sell that knowledge under rules further tightening the Communist P
BANGKOK, July 13 (AP): Lawyers for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday they have been informed by the military-installed government that four new charges of corruption have been filed against her
NEW DELHI, JULY 13 (IANS): The spokesperson for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan, Suhail Shaheen, has said that Pakistan is welcome to help the Taliban arrive at a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan but it &