Islamabad, April 24 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he had asked the Pakistan Army to assist the police and law enforcement agencies in enforcing SOPs for curbing the spread of the coro
Washington, April 24 (PTI): The Biden administration has came under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZ
Colombo, April 24 (PTI): Sri Lankan Police on Saturday arrested a former minister and his brother for allegedly aiding and abetting the suicide bombers responsible for the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in which 25
Jakarta, April 24 (AP): Southeast Asian leaders met Myanmar's top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia Saturday, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security for
WASHINGTON, APRIL 24 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 145.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.08 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest up
Banyuwangi (Indonesia), April 24 (AP): Indonesia's navy on Saturday said items were found from a missing submarine, indicating the vessel with 53 crew members had sank and there was no hope of finding
Yangon, April 24 (IANS) The head of the Myanmar military is set to meet international leaders on his first known foreign trip since the army took power in a coup on February 1.
General Min Aung Hlaing is to
HONG KONG, APRIL 23 (IANS): Hong Kong's jobless rate declined in the first quarter of this year as the pressure on the labor market began to ease due to an abating Covid-19 epidemic, official data showed.
Washington, April 22 (AP): The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a bipartisan denunciation of such violence during th
Cairo, April 23 (AP): More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a shipwreck off the Libyan Mediterranean coast, independent rescue groups said.
SOS Mediterranee, which operates the rescue vessel
Kathmandu, April 23 (AP): The coronavirus has conquered the world's highest mountain.
A Norwegian climber became the first to be tested for COVID-19 in Mount Everest base camp and was flown by helicopter
Bangkok, April 23 (AP): When the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations holds a special summit Saturday to discuss Myanmar, the regional body will be under as much scrutiny as the general who led
Jakarta (Indonesia), April 23 (AP): Indonesian navy ships were scouring the waters off Bali on Friday as they raced against time to find a submarine that disappeared two days ago and has less than a day's s
London, April 23 (AP): Scientists at Oxford University have released more data that confirm coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca both significantly cut the risk of infection after a sing
Jerusalem, April 23 (IANS): Scores of people have been injured in clashes in East Jerusalem between far-right Jewish activists, Palestinians and Israeli police.
The violence erupted as police tried to k
Ottawa, April 23 (IANS): Canada's government said that it would temporarily bar passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days starting on Thursday as part of stricter measures to combat the spread o
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS): Pakistan President Arif Alvi has said that India is using Afghanistan's soil to carry out terrorist activities in Balochistan.
The Pakistani President was speaking to the
Singapore, April 23 (IANS): All long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have travelled to India within the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore, as the country goes
Tokyo, April 23 (AP): Japan is set to issue a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western urban prefectures amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence ahead of the Olympic
Lahore, April 22 (PTI): A Pakistani court on Thursday granted bail to the PML-N chief and Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif, nearly eight months after he was arrested by the country's top anti-graft body ove