New Delhi, June 30 (IANS): In an unprecedented situation, 11 Myanmarese diplomats in the US and Switzerland have refused to return home in a mark of protest against the country's military rule while others
Bangkok, June 30 (AP): Myanmar's government began releasing about 2,300 prisoners on Wednesday, including activists who were detained for protesting against the military's seizure of power in February a
Tel Aviv/New Delhi, June 30 (IANS): Israeli defence manufacturing company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd on Wednesday unveiled 'Sea Breaker', a fifth generation long range, autonomous, precisi
Dubai, June 30 (IANS): An Indian artist, who has been living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 2007, received the Gulf nation's coveted Golden Visa, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Hailin
Geneva, June 30 (IANS): Following a 70-year effort, the World Health Organization on Tuesday certified that China is malaria free, a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease
Moscow, June 30 (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said a US reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week's Black Sea incident.
Moscow said one of its warsh
Beijing, June 30 (PTI): China's ruling Communist Party which had a vice-like grip on the destiny of the world's most populous nation besides diverse influence on international leftist movements and glob
JAKARTA, JUNE 30 (IANS): Indonesia has launched a Covid-19 vaccination program for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children aged 12 to 18, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin announced here.
In his ann
GENEVA, JUNE 30 (IANS): Following a 70-year effort, the World Health Organization on Tuesday certified that China is malaria free, a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annu
Seoul, June 30 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a great crisis, using strong language that raised the specter of a mass outbreak in
Kabul, June 30 (AP): The US' top general in Afghanistan on Tuesday gave a sobering assessment of the country's deteriorating security situation as America winds down its so-called forever war .
Gener
Brasilia (Brazil), June 30 (AP): Accusations that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro turned a blind eye to possible corruption in a deal to purchase coronavirus vaccines have heightened threats to his presidenc
Bangkok, June 29 (AP): Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi suffered a legal setback Tuesday when a judge denied her lawyers' motion to disqualify prosecution testimony against her on a sedition cha
Beijing, June 29 (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday asked the Communist Party cadres to set their sights on the ruling party to remain in power for the next century as it geared up to celebrate its
Beijing, June 29 (IANS): The Chief of Lancet Covid-19 Commission has dismissed claims by the Chinese government that he is being pushed by the US government to favour the Wuhan lab-leak theory, the media report
BANGKOK, June 29 (AP): The military takeover in Myanmar has given the junta full control of the country’s lucrative and conflict-ridden jade mining, providing it with profits and leverage for consolidatin
Johannesburg, June 29 (PTI): The apex court in South Africa on Tuesday sentenced the country's former president Jacob Zuma to 15 months' imprisonment for contempt of court after he walked out of hearing
Athens, June 29 (IANS): All young Greeks aged between 18 and 25 will be offered a prepaid card worth 150 euros ($179) after receiving their first Covid-19 vaccine dose, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said h
Canberra, June 29 (IANS): Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been fined A$200 ($151) for failing to wear a face mask inside a petrol station in New South Wales (NSW) state.
Joyce, also the le
Johannesburg, June 29 (IANS): The South African Constitutional Court on Tuesday found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to a 15-month jail term.
A BBC report says