Lima, July 20 (AP): Rural teacher-turned-political novice Pedro Castillo has become the winner of Peru's presidential election after the country's longest electoral count in 40 years.
Castillo, whose
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Kabul, July 20 (AP): At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Th
Cairo, Jul 20 (AP) Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coro
Washington, July 19 (AP) President Joe Biden tempered his assessment that social media giants are killing people by hosting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms, saying Monday that he h
Kathmandu, July 19 (PTI): Nepal's newly-appointed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the congratulatory message and said he shared views with him on
Washington, July 19 (AP): The Biden administration on Monday transferred a detainee out of the Guant namo Bay detention facility for the first time, sending a Moroccan man back home years after he was recommend
Lahore, July 19 (PTI): At least 30 people were killed, mostly labourers who were going to their hometown to celebrate Eid-ul Azha, and over 40 others injured on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a trail-
Moscow, July 19 (AP): The Russian military reported another successful test launch of a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile on Monday. Russia's Defence Ministry said the missile was launched from an Adm
Kathmandu, July 19 (IANS): While speaking to his newly-appointed Nepal counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Covid-19 vaccine supply to the Himalayan nation.
Kabul, July 19 (IANS): Afghan forces regained control of Dara-e-Suf Bala district in Samangan province, forcing the Taliban militants to flee, a police spokesman said on Monday. "The security force
Seoul, July 19 (IANS): A majority of overseas South Korean military unit, dispatched to the waters off Africa on an anti-piracy mission, were confirmed to have been infected with Covid-19, the SJoint Chief
Washington, July 19 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 190 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.08 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.61 billion, according to th
Tokyo, July 19 (AP): A Tokyo court handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan. Mic
Islamabad, July 18 (AP): The leader of the Taliban said Sunday that his movement is committed to a political settlement to end decades of war in Afghanistan, even as the insurgents battle in dozens of districts
Islamabad, July 18 (AP): Senior Afghan leaders are in the Middle Eastern state of Qatar talking peace with the Taliban, whose leader on Sunday issued a statement saying the insurgent movement wants a political
Port-Au-Prince (Haiti), July 18 (AP): Haiti's political future on Sunday grew murkier after the surprise return of first lady Martine Mo se, who was released from a hospital in Miami where she was treated f
NEW DELHI, JULY 18 (IANS): The Talibans victory is also the Al Qaedas victory, and it has global implications, writes Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and G
Paris, July 18 (AP): No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic. Inequity is everywhere: Inocul
UNITED NATIONS, JULY 18 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to drive forward efforts to achieve justice for all. "Today, as we reflect on the sufferin-
Baghdad, July 18 (AP): A US drone attack targeted a truck for an Iran-backed militia in eastern Syria on Sunday, destroying the vehicle without causing any casualties, two Iraqi militia officials said. The a
