Beijing, November 21 (PTI): Furious over Lithuania for permitting Taiwan to open a representative office, China on Sunday downgraded diplomatic ties with it to the level of charge d'affaires, a move that co
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United Nations, November 21 (AP): The more than 87,000 personnel in UN peacekeeping missions are confronting greater threats today because conflicts have become more complex and are driven by an increasing numb
Jakarta, November 20 (IANS): Indonesia on Saturday confirmed 393 new Covid-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,253,098, according to the country's health ministry. The death toll from the viru
Seoul, Nov 20 (IANS) South Korea and the United States on Friday agreed to establish new dialogue channels to enhance cooperation on supply chains and other trade issues of mutual concern, the two sides said.
Karot, November 20 (IANS): The Karot Hydropower Project, a major pilot project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), successfully closed the gates of the diversion tunnels on Saturday, starting res
Seoul, November 20 (IANS): A US service member stationed in South Korea was detained by local police after refusing to take a field sobriety test following a minor car accident, authorities said on Saturday.
Washington, November 20 (IANS): The US strengthening its alliances with South Korea and other countries is causing China "heartburn," National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, Kurt C
Juba, November 20 (IANS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launched the first-ever innovative programme to foster locally-driven solutions to tackle food systems challenges in food-insecure South S
Moscow, November 20 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev issued a joint statement on cooperation in the field of ensuring international information security.
Tripoli, November 20 (IANS): A total of 302 illegal migrants have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said. The UN agency tweeted on Friday: "302
New York, November 20 (IANS): Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman to be the head of state of the most powerful nation – even if it was only for 85 minutes while President Joe Biden was incap
Islamabad, November 19 (IANS): Pakistan has categorically rejected the recently released report by the US State Department, in which Pakistan was re-designated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for faili
New Delhi, November 19 (IANS): The Chinese military is now at or near the capability to invade Taiwan, according to a US Congressional report, the Daily Mail reported. "The People's Liberation Army
Beijing, November 19 (PTI): China on Friday lashed out at US President Joe Biden for considering a diplomatic boycott of the forthcoming Winter Olympic Games over China's human rights abuses, saying Washing
New York, November 19 (PTI): The first confirmed case of symptomatic COVID-19 can be traced to a female seafood vendor at a wholesale food market in China's Wuhan, not an accountant who lived far away, acco
Washington, November 19 (IANS): A US House panel probing former President Donald Trump's administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic has issued a subpoena to Peter Navarro, a former aide, asking
Seoul, November 19 (IANS): A healthy set of quintuplets has been born in South Korea for the first time in 34 years, doctors said on Friday. A 30-year-old woman gave birth to four girls and one boy at the Se
New Delhi, November 18 (IANS): The detention of Zhang Zhan, the Chinese journalist jailed after reporting on the Covid pandemic in Wuhan, is intended as a "warning to others", her former lawyer said,
Beijing, November 18 (PTI): China on Thursday slammed the US for designating it along with Pakistan and others as 'countries of particular concern' for the violation of religious freedom and accused Was
Islamabad, November 18 (PTI): Sex offenders convicted of multiple rapes in Pakistan could face chemical castration after Parliament passed a new legislation that aims to speed up convictions and impose tougher
