Amman, October 3 (AP): Jordan's King Abdullah II received a call on Sunday from Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first conversation between the two leaders after a decade of strain over Syria's civil
Kabul, October 3 (AP): A bomb exploded in the entrance of a mosque in the Afghan capital on Sunday, leaving "number of civilians dead , a Taliban spokesman said, in the first major attack on the city after
KABUL, OCTOBER 3 (IANS): The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), an independent media group, has resumed all its activities about 45 days after the Taliban took over the country.
"After the poli
SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 3 (IANS): Former US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida seeking to force Twitter to reinstate his account, arguing the platform's ban violates the First Amendment an
Rome, October 3 (AP): A blaze, possibly sparked by a gas canister explosion, destroyed part of an historic bridge spanning the Tiber River in Rome before firefighters extinguished the flames early Sunday.
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Seoul, October 3 (AP): North Korea has warned the UN Security Council against criticising the isolated country's missile programme, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats against the intern
United Nations, October 2 (IANS) Hostilities, an economic crisis, and the Covid-19 pandemic have made the already dire situation of civilians in northwest Syria even more difficult, said UN humanitarians.
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Manila, October 2 (AP) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday announced he was retiring from politics and dropping plans to run for vice president in next year's elections when his term ends, avoi
TOKYO, OCTOBER 1 (IANS): Fumio Kishida, the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), unveiled a lineup of party executives on Friday.
Kishida was elected LDP President on Wednesday an
Canberra, October 1 (AP): Australia has outlined plans to lift a pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens travelling overseas from November. But no date has yet been set for welcoming international tourists back
Seoul, October 1 (AP): As North Korea goes back to its pattern of pressuring South Korea to get what it wants from the United States, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un has emerged as the face of its cam
New Delhi, October 1 (PTI): India was not taken into confidence on various aspects of the Doha deal inked between the US and the Taliban last year and the latest developments in Afghanistan will have "very
Washington, October 1 (PTI): Warming ocean waters have caused a drop in the brightness of the Earth, according to a study which found that our planet is now reflecting about half a watt less light per square me
United Nations, October 1 (PTI): More than 15,000 people from Myanmar are estimated to have crossed the border into India since the February 1 military coup there, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, telling th
United Nations/Geneva, October 1 (PTI): The number of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths continued to decline globally, the World Health Organisation has said, noting that both the case and death incidence have r
Tokyo, October 1 (AP): Japanese Princess Mako and her fiance are tying the knot next month but no wedding ceremonies are planned.
Their marriage is not fully supported by the public because of a financial di
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30 (IANS): The Taliban are "rolling back" rights for women and girls in at least 32 different areas, according to a new list compiled by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
While res
Colombo, September 30 (PTI): Eight Tamil prisoners in Sri Lanka have approached the country's Supreme Court claiming that their fundamental rights were violated by former prisons minister Lohan Ratwatte who
Paris, September 30 (AP): Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty Thursday of illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid.
Sarkozy wasn't present at the Paris cour
Mito (Japan), September 30 (AP): Fumio Kishida, the man soon to become Japan's prime minister, says he believes raising incomes is the only way to get the world's third-largest economy growing again.