Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) The crowded refugee camps that are home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh have been placed under a lockdown after an alarming spread of the coronavirus, officials s
Washington, May 21 (IANS): US Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a resolution in an effort to block the administration's proposed $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel in the wake of th
London, May 21 (IANS): An independent inquiry has revealed that the BBC "fell below its high standards of integrity and transparency" over the 1995 interview with the late Princess Diana.
The inqui
Berlin, May 21 (IANS): The top three candidates vying to succeed Angela Merkel as the next german Chancellor in the September federal elections held their first televised debate hosted by the public broadcaster
Beirut, May 21 (IANS): Syrian Ambassador to Beirut Abdel Karim Ali said that a judicial complaint will be filed against Lebanese protesters who attacked refugees heading to the Embassy here to cast their votes
Paris, May 21 (IANS): All adults in France will be eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines from May 31, two weeks earlier than an initial schedule for June 15, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced.
"We ha
Ottawa, May 21 (IANS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that restrictions along the country's border with the US against non-essential travel has been extended another month until June 21 to
Gaza City (Gaza Strip), May 21 (AP): Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but clear victory for the Islamic mi
London, May 21 (IANS): In a first, the UK has launched a new clinical trial that will assess the efficacy of a third 'booster' dose of seven different Covid-19 vaccines on patients' immune responses
WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of build
JERUSALEM, May 21 (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire Thursday, halting a bruising 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip, brought life in much of Israel to a standstil
Reykjavik (Iceland), May 20 (AP): The Biden administration is leading a campaign against Russian attempts to assert authority over Arctic shipping and reintroduce a military dimension to discussions over intern
Kabul, May 20 (AP): Roadside bombings in southern and central Afghanistan killed 13 people, including nine members of one family, officials said Thursday.
Meanwhile, militants stopped a bus in western Afghan
Dubai (United Arab Emirates), May 20 (AP): In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, some hitting deeper in Israeli t
Gaza City (Gaza Strip), May 20 (AP): Israel unleashed another wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several, as it pushed ahead despite U.S. pres
Brussels, May 20 (AP): The European Union's executive arm on Thursday finalised a third vaccine contract with Pfizer and BioNTech through 2023 for an additional 1.8 billion doses of their COVID-19 shot.
Jerusalem, May 20 (AP): Israel is at war with Hamas, Jewish-Arab mob violence has erupted inside Israel, and the West Bank is experiencing its deadliest unrest in years. Yet this may all bolster Prime Minister
NEW YORK, MAY 20 (IANS): Prosecutors from the New York State and Manhattan District have launched a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization, according to media reports citing a top official as saying
Paris, May 20 (AP): Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Thursday on charges that his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid was illegally financed, a scandal that has thrown his conservative part
WASHINGTON, MAY 20 (IANS): US Coast Guard officials have offloaded some 5,216 kg of seized cocaine worth $220 million in the city of San Diego, authorities said.
The drugs were seized in the international wa