Islamabad, October 20 (IANS) Pakistan witnessed a record 51 per cent increase in the number of terrorist attacks in a single year after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, according to new
Lhasa, October 19 (IANS) Chinese authorities in Tibet have sentenced six Tibetan writers and activists to prison terms from four to 14 years on charges of "inciting separatism" and "endangering s
Moscow, October 19 (IANS) Martial law has been imposed in the four regions that recently voted to become part of Russia amid the conflict with Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the decision
Moscow/Kiev, October 19 (IANS) Sergei Surovikin, the new unified Russian battlefield commander in Ukraine, has admitted that the situation in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is "tense".
Kher
Helsinki, October 19 (IANS) A proposal to build a fence along parts of Finland's border with Russia received wide support from parties in Parliament.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin convened a meeting on Tues
Islamabad, October 19 (IANS) Ignoring India's objections to Pakistans F-16 package, the US Congress cleared a proposed foreign military sale valued at $450 million for maintenance and sustainment services o
Islamabad, October 18 (IANS) Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, has reached Paris to attend a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), media reports said.
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New York, October 18 (IANS) Fresh off announcing her departure from the Democratic Party, Tulsi Gabbard, who was the first Hindu member of the US Congress, compared President Joe Biden to Nazi leader Adolf Hitl
Islamabad, October 18 (IANS) The US' allegation of mismanagement in the flood relief fund has recalled the memories of blatant corruption the authorities indulged in whenever the country received internatio
Moscow, October 18 (IANS) The death toll due to the crash of a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in the Krasnodar region has increased to 13, local media reported on Tuesday.
Citing the Ministry of Emergency Situati
United Nations, October 17 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for efforts to renew the commitment to a better world for all in his message for the International Day for the Eradicatio
Kiev, October 17 (IANS) A top Ukrainian official on Monday claimed that Russia used kamakaze drones to attack Kiev, the latest in a series of recent strikes targeting the capital city.
Taking to Twitter on M
Beijing, October 16 (IANS) During his opening speech Sunday morning at the start of the Party Congress, Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to speed up efforts to build the People's Liberation Army (PLA) into a
Mexico City, October 16 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and three others injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire in a bar in Mexico's Irapuato city in Guanajuato state, local media reported.
Washington, October 16 (IANS) The stage for a dramatic showdown has been set between ex-President Donald Trump and the Jan 6 Congressional panel probing the capital hills insurrection of 2021 which led to nine
London, October 15 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacrificed her Finance Minister and closest political ally just weeks into her premiership in order to save her own skin, media reports said.
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Ankara, October 15 (IANS) At least 28 people were killed and several others remain trapped following an explosion at a coal mine in Turkey's Bartin province, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca confirmed on Satu
Washington, October 15 (IANS) US President Joe Biden said Pakistan may be "one of the most dangerous nations in the world" as the country has "nuclear weapons without any cohesion".
He ma
Algiers, October 14 (IANS): A total of 14 Palestinian factions have signed in Algeria's capital Algiers a reconciliation deal that aims to end their 15-year-long division, state-run news media reported.
Multan, October 14 (IANS): Adviser to Chief Minister of Pakistan Punjab Tariq Zaman Gujjar said a whistleblower tipped him about the rotting bodies on the roof of the mortuary at Nishtar Hospital in Multan, the