Rome, February 13 (IANS): Former head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi has formally accepted the role of Italy's next Prime Minister and will be sworn in on Saturday.
Draghi has named his cabin
Washington, February 13 (IANS): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced that he would revoke the designations of Yemen's Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designat
Washington, February 13 (IANS): The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 108 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.38 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its
Washington, February 13 (IANS): Former US President Donald Trump's insurrection incitement charge is a "monstrous lie", his defence lawyers said as they presented evidence in the US Senate.
Law
Washington, February 13 (AP): President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the US base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White Ho
Geneva, February 13 (AP): The head of the World Health Organization has said that the drop in confirmed COVID-19 infections around the world was encouraging, but cautioned against relaxing restrictions that hav
San Diego, February 12 (AP): The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be allowed into the United
London, February 12 (AP): The British economy suffered its biggest decline in more than 300 years in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic closed shops and restaurants, devastated the travel industry and curtailed m
Geneva, February 12 (AP): The UN's top human rights body held an urgent session on Friday to discuss the military coup in Myanmar, facing a call for the release of people arbitrarily detained including civi
Moscow, February 12 (AP): Russia is prepared to cut ties with the European Union if the EU imposes new sanctions amid a dispute over the treatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the nation's top diplo
Beijing, February 12 (PTI); In an apparent tit for tat move, China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country for seriously violating its guidelines for reporting, China's television and rad
BERLIN, FEBRUARY 12 (IANS): In an address to the German Bundestag (Parliament), Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that her government did not act fast enough and was "too hesitant" in its handling of
Nay Pyi Taw, February 12 (IANS): Amid widespread protests against the February military coup in Myanmar, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Friday urged citizens to safegua
Kabul, February 12 (IANS): More than 90 militants have been killed in the last two days as Afghan forces have intensified airstrikes against the Taliban militant group amid stalled peace talks in Doha, official
Islamabad, February 12 (IANS): Pakistan conducted a successful training launch of a cruise missile with a range of 450 km, the military said in a statement.
The statement issued by the Inter-Services Public
Wellington, February 12 (IANS): New Zealand's first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is set to arrive next week subject to transportation plans and quality temperature control, Prime Minister J
Nay Pyi Taw, February 12 (IANS): Myanmar's new military-led State Administration Council on Friday announced the remittances of more than 23,000 prisoners, both local and foreigners, as protests agains
New York, February 12 (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Thursday called the "coup" in Myanmar an "extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States" and de
Washington, February 12 (IANS) The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 107.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.36 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its
Kabul, February 12 (IANS) More than 90 militants have been killed in the last two days as Afghan forces have intensified airstrikes against the Taliban militant group amid stalled peace talks in Doha, officials