Baghdad, June 25 (IANS): The Iraqi judiciary has issued death penalties against 13 people for joining the Islamic State (IS) terror group and being involved in a plot to carry out deadly attacks.
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Berlin, June 25 (IANS): German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines in a government statement in the Bundestag or the lower house of Parliament. "A politically enfor
Ottawa, June 25 (IANS): The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, has announced a preliminary discovery of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery near a former indigenous residential school. The school
United Nations, June 25 (IANS): The UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Tor Wennesland, has warned that the Egypt-brokered ceasefire reached last month between Israel and Hamas remains ver
SURFSIDE, Fla., June 25 (AP) — The Champlain Towers South drew people from around the globe to enjoy life on South Florida’s Atlantic Coast, some for a night, some to live. A couple from Argentina a
Brussels, June 24 (AP): European lawmakers approved Thursday a climate law making the bloc's commitment to reach climate neutrality by 2050 a binding obligation. The deal had been agreed with member stat
Islamabad, June 24 (PTI): A top Pakistani court on Thursday dismissed appeals by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in corruption cases by an accountability court. A bench of the Islam
KABUL, JUNE 24 (IANS): A total of 130 Taliban militants surrendered to the Afghan government in Herat province on Thursday, a local government spokesperson confirmed. The former militants surrendered to the
KOLKATA, JUNE 24 (IANS): At least 30 Myanmar troops were reportedly killed during two fierce encounters with civilian resistance fighters in Kani and Yinmabin townships in the Sagaing region bordering northeast
Madrid, June 24 (AP): John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition
Manila, June 24 (AP): Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and had troublesome ties with China, died Tuesday, a cousin and p
Hong Kong, June 24 (AP): Across Hong Kong, people lined up early Thursday to buy the last print edition of the last remaining pro-democracy newspaper. By 8:30 am, Apple Daily's final edition of 1 million-
Moscow, June 23 (AP): The leader of Myanmar's military junta on Wednesday attended an international conference in Moscow, an appearance that reflected Russia's eagerness to develop ties with it despite
Beijing, June 23 (PTI): President Xi Jinping on Wednesday spoke to the three astronauts stationed in China's space station and told them that the project is an important "milestone" in the country
New York, June 23 (AP): Warren Buffett is resigning as a trustee from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The announcement comes weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were divorcing after
Seoul, June 23 (AP): North Korea's foreign minister on Wednesday said his country is not even considering a resumption of stalled nuclear talks with the United States, dismissing hopes expressed by US and S
Lahore, June 23 (PTI): A powerful car bomb went off outside Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's house here on Wednesday, killing at least three people and inju
Beijing, June 23 (AP): Chinese authorities have closed Beijing's central Tiananmen Square to the public, eight days ahead of a major celebration being planned to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding o
Colombo, June 23 (PTI): Sri Lanka's former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday was sworn in as an MP for a record ninth consecutive time, creating history as the only politician in the country
Kathmandu, June 23 (PTI): Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has stoked yet another controversy by claiming that Yoga originated in his country, not in India, a view not shared by a leading expert here.
