Beijing, August 5 (PTI) China on Friday announced sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her immediate family in retaliation to her high-profile visit to Taiwan this week and cancelled talks with Washin
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BANGKOK, August 4 (AP) — A Japanese video journalist detained in Myanmar while covering a brief pro-democracy march has been charged with violating a law against spreading false or alarming news, the Sout
Beijing, August 4 (AP) China says military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments are underway in six zones surrounding Taiwan. The drills were prompted by a visit to the island by Speaker of
Islamabad, August 4 (AP) The Taliban broke its silence Thursday, days after a US drone strike killing al-Qaeda's top leader in Afghanistan's capital, acknowledging his slaying and pledging to launch an
Seoul, August 4 (AP) After infuriating China over her trip to Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met South Korean political leaders in Seoul on Thursday but avoided making direct public comments on relations
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), August 3 (AP): Top Southeast Asian diplomats meeting in Cambodia's capital intensified efforts on Wednesday to stop the escalating violence in Myanmar and to address other pressing an
Tokyo, August 3 (AP): Friends of Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist detained in military-ruled Myanmar while covering a protest, called for his immediate release on Wednesday and an online petition has collecte
Colombo, August 3 (PTI): Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Wednesday extended until August 11 the overseas travel ban on former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his younger brother and former finance ministe
Taipei, August 3 (AP): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan after a visit that heightened tensions with China, saying Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in her delegation showed they will not
Beijing, August 2 (PTI) China's official media reported air and ground movement of troops in Taiwan Straits - the waters that separate China and Taiwan - as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on
New Delhi, August 2 (PTI): Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri's death in a United States drone strike in Afghanistan is proof that it is possible to root out terrorism without being at war, former US Presiden
Islamabad, August 2 (AP) The US drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house intensified global scrutiny Tuesday of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and further-
Washington, August 2 (PTI) US intelligence located reclusive al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri earlier this year in Afghanistan after he moved from Pakistan to a Taliban-supported safe house in a posh locality i
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Islamabad, August 2 (PTI) A top Pakistani army general and five senior military officials were killed when their helicopter crashed while on a flood relief operation in troubled Balochistan province, the army s
Kuala Lumpur, August 2 (AP) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Malaysia on Tuesday and was expected to visit Taiwan, escalating tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory.
United Nations, August 1 (AP) The United Nations chief warned the world Monday that humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. Secretary-General Antonio Guterre
Beijing, August 1 (PTI) China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), the world's largest military, on Monday celebrated the 95th anniversary, flexing its muscles to deter US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
KYIV, Ukraine, July 31 (AP) — A drone-borne explosive device detonated Sunday at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, injuring six people, officials said. The explosion at the headquarte-
Bangkok, July 31 (AP) A Japanese video journalist has been detained by security forces in Myanmar while covering a protest against military rule in the country's largest city, pro-democracy activists said S
Aboard The Papal Plane, July 30 (AP) Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was a bit of
