Hong Kong, June 21 (AP): Hong Kong's embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets so it can pay salaries and avoid
Geneva, June 21 (AP): Independent human rights experts working with the United Nations have urged the Vatican to do more to stop and prevent violence and sexual abuse against children, citing persistent allegat
United Nations, June 21 (PTI): About 10,000 refugees have fled from Myanmar to India and Thailand as nationwide clashes in the country led to "acute" new displacements of hundreds of thousands of civi
UNITED NATIONS, JUNE 21 (IANS): UN agencies have expressed concern over the disappearance of a Yemeni child refugee in Libya.
A joint statement issued on Sunday said: "The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and
NEW DELHI, JUNE 21 (IANS): A documentary follows a trail that leads to Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which seems to not only fight terror, but sponsor it as well, German broadcaster DW, which air
Geneva, June 21 (AP): The UN's top human rights body opened its latest session on Monday and was immediately embroiled in a debate over the representation of Myanmar, where a military takeover toppled the c
Dubai, June 21 (AP): Iran's president-elect said Monday he wouldn't meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile programme and its support of regional militias, sticki
Seoul, June 21 (AP): President Joe Biden's special envoy for North Korea said Monday he hopes to see a positive reaction from the North soon on US offers for talks after the North Korean leader ordered offi
Mexico City, June 21 (IANS): At least 15 people died in armed attacks in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, local authorities said in a statement.
The attacks took place on Saturday afternoon in different d
New York, June 21 (IANS): Rising from the pall of Covid-19 restrictions, New York City celebrated International Yoga Day at the Times Square with day-long performances of the ancient Indian art of developing a
Washington, June 21 (IANS): US National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's remarks that Pyongyang should be ready for a dialogue, as well as a confrontatio
Seoul, June 21 (IANS): Cybercriminals from North Korea allegedly hacked into South Korea's state-run nuclear research institute last month, the media reported.
South Korea's main opposition People Po
Washington, June 21 (IANS): The US is preparing additional sanctions against Russia over the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said.
"We are
Washington, June 21 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 178.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.86 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest upd
Vienna, June 20 (AP): Top diplomats said Sunday further progress had been made at talks between Iran and global powers to try to negotiate and restore a landmark 2015 agreement to contain Iranian nuclear develo
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS):The World Health Organisation on Sunday called upon countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to scale up and rigorously implement public health and social measures, along with efforts t
Colombo, June 20 (PTI): The United Nations on Sunday said the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, which caught fire off the coast of Colombo last month, has caused "significant damage to the planet by the rele
SEOUL, JUNE 20 (IANS): South Korea's Health Ministry said on Sunday that it will apply new four-tier social-distancing guidelines next month from the current five-tier scheme in a bid to adopt a more sustai
Lhasa, June 20 (AP): Tourism is booming in Tibet as more Chinese travel in-country because of the coronavirus pandemic, posing risks to the region's fragile environment and historic sites.
The number of
Amman (Jordan), June 20 (AP): Jordan's version of a trial of the century gets under way this week when a relative of King Abdullah II and a former chief of the royal court are ushered into the defendants