United Nations, September 21 (PTI): The world has never been more threatened or more divided, and is facing the "greatest cascade of crises, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told global leaders on Tue
Kabul, September 21 (AP): The Taliban expanded their interim Cabinet by naming more ministers and deputies on Tuesday, but failed to appoint any women, doubling down on a hard-line course despite the internatio
Colombo, September 21 (PTI): In a major shift in his policy, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that he will engage with the Tamil diaspora for reconciliation talks to resolve the country's in
Tokyo, Sep 21 (IANS) The Japanese government on Tuesday announced its decision to call an extraordinary Parliament session on October 4 to determine a new Prime Minister, ahead of a general election likely to b
Toronto, September 21 (AP): Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party secured victory in parliamentary elections but failed to get the majority he wanted in a vote that focused on the coronavirus pandem
Moscow, September 21 (AP): Seven survivors of a shooting at a university in central Russia that left six people dead and 28 more wounded are to be airlifted to Moscow for medical treatment on Tuesday, according
Tehran, September 21 (IANS): Mohammad Eslami, President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said, that the time has come for the US to revise its flawed policies and remove all sanctions imposed on
Islamabad, September 21 (IANS): Nine people were killed and 20 others injured in a firing between two groups while attending a session of a Jirga, the local tribal court, in Pakistan's Upper Dir district, p
Kabul, September 21 (IANS): Efforts are underway to solve all technical difficulties ahead of the resumption of international commercial flights in the Kabul airport, a top official said here.
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Brussels, September 21 (IANS): The European Union (EU) is currently analysing the impact the new security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US, dubbed AUKUS, on the next round of its trade negotiati
Kabul, September 21 (IANS): Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), has allowed merchants and owners of private companies to withdraw $25,000 from their bank accounts once in a month, a local
Kigali (Rwanda), September 20 (AP): The man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda was convicted of terrorism offences Monday and sentenced to 25 years in prison in a trial that human rights watchdogs and other cri
Bangkok, September 20 (AP): US journalist Danny Fenster, imprisoned in Myanmar for almost four months while awaiting trial, appeared disheartened during a court hearing Monday, his lawyer said.
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United Nations, September 20 (PTI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday gave a rallying call for urgent action to end the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over four million people across the worl
Islamabad, September 20 (IANS): Pakistan is gearing up to ramp up the Kashmir dispute against India along with joining the United Nations call for immediate intervention to prevent an expected economic collapse
Moscow, September 20 (IANS): All Indian students at Russia's Perm State University, where at least eight people were killed and 24 others injured on Monday as a gunman went on a rampage, are safe, the India
Mowscow, September 20 (IANS): At least eight people were confirmed dead, with several others injured after a gunman opened fire in one of the buildings of Russia's Perm State University, authorities said, a
Seoul, September 20 (AP): North Korea has criticised a US decision to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and threatened unspecified countermeasures if it finds the deal affects its security.
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Del Rio (US), September 19 (AP): The United States acted Sunday to stem the flow of migrants into Texas by blocking the Mexican border at an isolated town where thousands of Haitian refugees set up a camp, and
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS): The Islamic State (IS) has clamimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks in Afghanistan which targeted the Taliban, the terror groups Amaaq News Agency said on its Telegram chan