Rome, January 14 (AP): Pope Francis has long lamented that he can't walk around town unnoticed like he used to before becoming pope. But he seems to have nevertheless kept his sense of humour after he was c
Bangkok, January 14 (AP): Myanmar's military-installed government has filed five new corruption charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in connection with granting permits to rent and buy a helicopte
Seoul, January 14 (AP): North Korea on Friday fired at least one possible ballistic missile in its third weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea and Japan said, in an apparent reprisal for fresh san
United Nations, January 14 (AP): The United Nations chief warned Thursday that millions of Afghans are on the verge of death," urging the international community to fund the UN's USD 5 billio
London, January 14 (IANS): The Buckingham Palace has announced that Duke of York Prince Andrew's "military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen"
In a brief statemen
Kabul, January 14 (IANS): The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the rights of Afghan women and girls are "under attack" and that they need the world body's su
Seoul, January 14 (IANS): North Korea on Friday warned that it will have to take "stronger and certain reaction" after the US imposed new sanctions over Pyongyang's recent missile launches.
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GENEVA, January 13 (AP): A top rights activist feels populist autocrats could be facing a turning point as people learn that stirring words don’t always translate into action, but he says democratic polit
United Nations/Geneva, January 12 (PTI): Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cauti
Islamabad, January 12 (PTI): Pakistan is willing to make peace with immediate neighbours, including India, under its first-ever National Security Policy which leaves doors open for trade with New Delhi even wit
New Delhi, January 12 (IANS): Acting Minister of Defence of Afghanistan Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid has asked Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to bring back Afghanistan's planes and choppers lest they will reac
Geneva, January 12 (AP): The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic r
Kabul, January 11 (AP): The Taliban have released a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments who was arrested over the weekend, a family member said Tuesday.
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Moscow, January 11 (AP): The Kremlin said Tuesday it saw no significant reason for optimism after the highly anticipated Russia-US talks over Ukraine and other security issues.
The talks aimed at defusing te
Bangkok, January 11 (AP): American companies are still importing teak from Myanmar despite sanctions imposed after the military seized power last year, a report based on trade data said Tuesday.
Teak is one
Baltimore, January 11 (AP): In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he’s doing well three days
New Delhi, January 11 (IANS): The Journalists Foundation of Afghanistan said that mediapersons in the country are going through the worst economic situation as 79 per cent of them have lost their jobs and resor
Seoul, January 11 (AP): North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in a week, following leader Kim Jong Un's calls to expand its nuclear wea
Brussels, January 11 (AP): David Sassoli, the Italian journalist who worked his way up in politics while defending the downtrodden and repressed to become president of the European Union's parliament, died
Beijing, January 10 (PTI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who held talks with Sri Lanka's top leadership on Sunday, has said that no "third country" should "interfere" in the close ti