Thimphu, February 18 (PTI): The Royal Bhutan Police have detained the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, a former top military officer and an associate justice for allegedly plotting to replace the country
Yangon (Myanmar), February 18 (AP): Demonstrators against Myanmar's military takeover returned to the streets Thursday after a night of armed intimidation by security forces in the country's second bigg
Canberra, February 18 (AP): In a shocking act of retaliation Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news, a milestone in the increasingly frantic jockeying between governments, media and power
Washington, February 18 (IANS): The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 109.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.42 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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London, February 17 (AP): Supporters of an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years are urging Joe Biden to put pressure on her father to release the woman, saying the U.S. president is one
Johannesburg, February 17 (AP): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive on Wednesday, effectively joining an
London, February 17 (AP): The United Nations' human rights body said Wednesday it will seek information from the United Arab Emirates about a daughter of Dubai's powerful ruler after she said in video m
London, February 17 (PTI): The UK is to begin the world's first COVID-19 human trials to study the impact of the deadly virus on a healthy body's immune system, after receiving the approval of the count
Lahore, February 17 (PTI): Two Christian youths have been booked on blasphemy charges in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said on Wednesday.
"Model Town Police (in Lahore) have registered an FIR a
Islamabad, February 17 (PTI): Pakistan is unlikely to exit the Financial Action Task Force's 'grey' list until June, despite its efforts to garner support from the member nations ahead of the plenar
Yangon, February 17 (AP): Demonstrators in Myanmar gathered Wednesday in their largest numbers so far to protest the military's seizure of power, even after a UN human rights expert warned that troops being
LAGOS, FEBRUARY 17 (IANS): Unidentified gunmen stormed a secondary school in north-central Nigeria on Wednesday and abducted some students, security sources said.
The Government Science College, located in K
Johannesburg, February 17 (PTI): The head of a South African inquiry commission into the alleged state corruption has said he would seek former president Jacob Zuma to be held in contempt of court for his persi
Washington, February 17 (AP): The Biden administration faces a conundrum as it rethinks the positioning of military forces around the world: How to focus more on China and Russia without retreating from longsta
Washington, February 17 (AP): Four weeks into his presidency, Joe Biden says he's still getting used to the trappings of the office.
Biden offered a frank description of what it's like to live at 160
Washington, February 17 (IANS): The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 109.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.41 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Seoul, February 17 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's wife Ri Sol-ju has made her appearance in public for the first time in more than a year as she attended a concert commemorating the birthday of l
Washington, February 17 (AP): The House Homeland Security chairman accused Donald Trump in a federal lawsuit Tuesday of inciting the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol and conspiring with his lawyer and extr
Wellington, February 17 (AP) A coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand grew by two cases Wednesday to five in total as lawmakers considered whether to extend a lockdown in Auckland.
The nation's largest city
Washington, February 16 (AP): A Democratic congressman accused Donald Trump in a federal lawsuit on Tuesday of inciting the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol and of conspiring with his lawyer and extremist