Seoul, September 26 (AP): South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a day after the North repeated an offer to open conditional talks.
The North might be seeking to e
United Nations, September 25 (PTI): The UN must improve its effectiveness and enhance its reliability if it wants to remain relevant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as he highlighted several rec
United Nations, September 25 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that countries with "regressive thinking" that are using terrorism as a "political tool" must understand tha
United Nations, September 25 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that when Indians make progress, it also gives an impetus to the development of the world as its growth is linked with the globe
United Nations, September 25 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi headlined India's scalable and "cost-effective" tech solutions within minutes of beginning his address to the United Nations Gener
Kabul, September 25 (AP): The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome display that signalled a return to some of t
Los Angeles, September 25 (IANS): Over 1,600 firefighters are battling a new fast-moving wildfire that has grown to over 6,800 acres in northern California, authorities said on Saturday.
A total of 1,663 fir
Seoul, September 25 (IANS): North Korean Embassies and diplomatic personnel are engaging in illicit financing activities to fund the country's nuclear and other destructive weapons activities, the media rep
Sanaa, September 25 (IANS): Battles over the control of Yemen's oil-rich province of Shabwa have continued to intensify between the Houthi rebels and government forces, a military official said.
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Los Angeles, September 25 (IANS): The US' major power utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has been charged with multiple crimes, including manslaughter, over last year's Zogg Fire that killed fo
Washington, September 25 (PTI): Taking a firm stand against the coup in Myanmar, the US and India have called for a swift return to democracy in the country, an end to the use of violence and release of all pol
Seoul, September 24 (AP): Days after outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in made possibly his last ambitious push to diplomatically resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear programme, the North
New York, September 24 (PTI): The Taliban's relationship with the international community is going to be defined by the actions the group takes, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, asserting that thi
Geneva, September 24 (AP): Germany and France said they and other European Union countries have nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia for a second term as director-general of the World Health Organis
Beijing, September 24 (AP): China's central bank on Friday declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.
UNITED NATIONS, SEPTEMBER 24 (IANS): The reach of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan is increasing since the Taliban took over the country last month, but only a fraction of the people have enough to eat, a UN spo
SEOUL, SEPTEMBER 24 (IANS): Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday deemed South Korean President Moon Jae-In's proposal to declare a formal end to the Korean War an "admirabl
Port-au-Prince, September 23 (AP): The Biden administration's special envoy to Haiti has resigned, protesting "inhumane" large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland wracked by civ
LONDON, SEPTEMBER 23 (IANS): A Chinese whistleblower has claimed that the first Covid-19 outbreak was intentional and took place in October 2019 at a military tournament in Wuhan -- two months before China noti
Taipei, September 23 (AP): China sent 19 fighter jets toward Taiwan in a large display of force Thursday, after the self-governing island announced its intention to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group that Ch