Canberra, October 18 (IANS): Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has said it is "highly unlikely" his party will support an increased 2030 climate target.
Members of the National Pa
Kabul, October 17 (IANS): The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Islamic State (IS) terror group was present in the north of the country, saying
Manila, October 17 (IANS): The Philippine government said that the death toll from the severe tropical storm Kompasu has climbed to 22, with another 16 people reportedly missing.
The National Disaster Risk R
Madrid, October 17 (IANS) The Spanish island of La Palma was hit by 36 earthquakes in the last 24 hours, as the ongoing eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano continued for the 28th day, according to local author
Bali, October 16 (IANS): Three people were killed and seven others injured with another one still buried under rubbles of a building that collapsed after a 4.8-magnitude quake struck Indonesia's resort isla
Washington, October 16 (IANS): Former US President Bill Clinton's health indicators are "trending in the right direction", but he will continue to receive treatment at a Southern California hospit
United Nations, October 16 (IANS): The already dire situation faced by Afghan civilians will get worse, and the humanitarian needs of children and women will increase over the coming months, a Unicef offic
London, October 16 (PTI): Scotland Yard on Saturday said its Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the killing of Conservative Party parliamentarian David Amess as they probe a potential I
Moscow, October 16 (AP): Russia's daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections.
The national coronavirus task force on S
New Delhi, October 16 (IANS): In a statement on its Telegram channel, the Islamic State (IS) terror group on Saturday claimed that its Khorasan branch (IS-K) carried out the twin bombings inside the Shia mosque
Seoul, October 16 (IANS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed to accelerate diplomatic consultations between the two countries to resolve a protracted row ov
San Francisco, October 16 (IANS): Twitter has been sued by a human rights activist for alleging accessing his personal information and sharing it with the Saudi Arabia government.
In his lawsuit, Ali Al-Ahme
Moscow, October 16 (IANS): Russia has invited a US delegation to participate in the talks on Afghanistan slated to take place in Moscow on october 20, a top official said here.
Moscow is also currently consi
New Delhi, October 15 (IANS): Apple has taken down one of the world's most popular Quran apps in China after a request from Chinese officials, the BBC reported.
Quran Majeed is available across the world
New York, October 15 (IANS): Infants, children and adolescents are equally capable of carrying high levels of live and replicating SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, in their respiratory secretions, resear
Kabul, October 15 (AP): Suicide bombers assaulted a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed with worshippers attending weekly Friday prayers, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 70,
Washington, October 15 (PTI): US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American aerospace and defence expert Ravi Chaudhary to a key position in the Pentagon, the White House has said.
Washington, October 15 (AP): Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Southern California hospital Tuesday with an infection but he is on the mend, his spokesman said.
Clinton, 75, was admitted to the
Colombo, October 15 (PTI): Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday witnessed the culmination of the military exercise between India and Sri Lanka focusing on enhancing counter-terror cooperation and
Seoul, October 15 (IANS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with William Burns, the chief of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), here on Friday, touting the Seoul-Washington alliance as a foun