Manila, October 28 (IANS) At least 31 people died on Friday and several others were reported missing after a strong overnight downpour flooded a number of towns in the Philippines' Maguindanao province, an
New Delhi, October 27 (IANS): As intensifying climate impacts across the globe hammer home the message that greenhouse gas emissions must fall rapidly, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report finds that th
Tehran, October 27 (IANS) At least 13 people were reportedly killed and 21 others injured in a "terrorist attack" at the Shahcheragh religious shrine in Iran's southern city of Shiraz.
One woma
London, October 27 (IANS) Indian-origin Labour MP Nadia Whittome has deleted a tweet, which she posted earlier this week saying Rishi Sunak becoming Prime Minister "isn't a win for Asian representation
Seoul, October 27 (IANS) More than three quarters of North Korea's missile tests conducted since 1984 were deemed to be successful, new data revealed on Thursday,.
The US-based James Martin Center for No
Islamabad, October 27 (IANS): Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum, Director-General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and chief of the Inter Services Public Relations, (ISPR) Lieutenant General Babar Iftik
United Nations, October 27 (IANS): The UN human rights expert on Myanmar has said that the extremist Rohingya organisation that has been involved in the massacre of Hindus in Myanmar should be apprehended and h
Beijing, October 26 (IANS): Xi Jinping's third term in office as Chinese Communist Party supreme leader will likely mean more suffering for ethnic minority groups in China, exiled activists warned in recent
Ankara, October 26 (IANS): Turkey's Competition Authority announced on Wednesday that it has fined Meta Platforms Inc. 346.72 million liras ($18.63 million) for violating competition law. The company merged
Moscow, October 26 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen military drills enacting a retaliatory nuclear strike, a media report said.
Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu described the aim of the dri
Toronto, October 26 (IANS) Indo-Canadian healthcare worker Navjit Kaur Brar has become the first turban-wearing Sikh woman to be elected as Brampton City Councillor in the recent Municipal council polls.
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London, October 26 (IANS) Afghan commandos who had been trained by Allied forces to fight the Taliban are now being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, a media report said.
Up to 30,000 members of the e
Geneva, October 26 (IANS): Hot weather has become a health risk for many nations, but new data shows that almost every child on earth will be affected by heatwaves by 2050, the Unicef warned in a new report.
Islamabad, October 25 (IANS) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed (October 21) Pakistan from its "grey list" after more than four years.
The multilateral watchdog said Islamabad would con
New Delhi, October 25 (IANS): Russia has requested an emergency discussion at the United Nations Security Council later today on the provocation with the use of a "dirty bomb" in Ukraine.
The topic
Taipei, October 25 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping's purging of political rivals and elevation of loyalists to the top ranks of the Chinese Communist party has raised fears that his now unfettered and u
London, October 25 (IANS) In his first address to the nation via a televised statement in front of 10 Downing Street, now his official residence-cum-office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Britain's
London, October 25 (IANS): Indian-origin Conservative party politician Rishi Sunak on Tuesday officially became the Prime Minister of UK after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, the media reported.
BANGKOK, October 24 (AP): Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed more than 60 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main pol
London, October 24 (IANS): Conservative party's Rishi Sunak will become the first Hindu and the first person of colour to become Britain's Prime Minister. At the age of 42, he is also the youngest