London, September 2 (AP): Ireland's privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros ( 267 million) after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on t
Peshawar, September 2 (PTI): The Taliban are all set to announce the formation of a new government in Kabul on the lines of the Iranian leadership, with the group's top religious leader Mullah Hebatullah Ak
Islamabad, September 2 (PTI): Pakistan on Thursday temporarily closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan, apparently due to fear of the influx of refugees eager to leave their homeland after the Taliban sei
Tehran, September 2 (AP): Iran's state TV says 16 people were killed and 12 injured in the country's west when a mini-bus plunged off a road into a valley.
The report says the accident happened in Ku
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 2 (IANS): A South African pilot, a multi-national crew and a 41-year-old Boeing 727 saved the lives of more than 600 displaced Afghan people last week as they hot-footed it into and out of
SEOUL, SEPTEMBER 2 (IANS): South Korea on Thursday returned 109 more remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.
The eighth repatriation ceremony was held at the Incheon International Airpo
Kabul, Sepember 2 (AP): The United Nations' stockpiles of food in Afghanistan could run out this month, a senior official warned on Wednesday, threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the
Kathmandu, September 2 (PTI): The Nepal government has decided to form a committee to look into the border issues with China in the northern Himalayan region of the country.
The decision to form the committe
Kabul/New Delhi, September 1 (IANS): The Taliban have said that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada will be the leader under whom a prime minister or president will run the country, as per a report by Tolo News.
An
Washington, September 1 (AP): The Biden administration has extended for one year a Trump-era ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea.
The ban had first been imposed by former Secretary of
Kabul/New Delhi, September 1 (IANS): The Taliban leaders have said that the negotiations over the future set-up of government in Kabul have ended and will announce the new government soon.
Officials in the I
London, September 1 (IANS): The UK is reportedly in talks with the Taliban over furthering the evacuation process and securing a safe passage out of Afghanistan for British nationals and Afghans who remain ther
Tokyo, September 1 (IANS): Japan has put on hold a batch of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine after a pharmacist saw several black particles in one vial of the vaccine.
The pharmacist saw some foreign substance
Colombo/New Delhi, September 1 (IANS): Sri Lanka has declared an economic emergency, after a steep fall in the value of the South Asian country's currency caused a spike in food prices.
Authorities say t
London, September 1 (PTI): The UK government is in discussions with the Taliban to secure safe passage for remaining British nationals and eligible Afghan evacuees and has launched "Operation Warm Welcome&
London, September 1 (IANS): Another 32,181 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,789,581, according to official figures released
Yangon, September 1 (IANS): Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday further extended the entry restrictions for travellers till the end of September.
According to the ministry's announcement, t
Washington, September 1 (PTI): President Joe Biden vigorously defended the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of conflict, describing it as the best and the right decision fo
London, August 31 (IANS): The UK government has formed a multi-million-dollar task force to carry out a massive clean-up operation to remove chewing gum from 87 per cent of the sidewalks in England.
The task
Washington D.C., August 31 (IANS): Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, following in the footsteps of her husband, has embarked on her journey as a thriller writer.
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