NEW DELHI, AUGUST 4 (IANS): The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, has said that if the Taliban take over the country by force, they will not win international recogniti
Beijing, August 4 (AP): China's worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago escalated Wednesday with dozens more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one city an
Istanbul, August 4 (AP): Turkey's foreign ministry has called the United States irresponsible after the Biden administration announced it would expand efforts to assist at-risk Afghan citizens with the majo
TRIPOLI, AUGUST 4 (IANS): Libya's Ministry of Social Affairs and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) have signed a working plan on the protection of children in Libya, the Unicef said in a state
Kuala Lumpur, August 4 (AP): Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin refused to resign Wednesday after a key ally pulled support for him, but said he will seek a vote of confidence in Parliament nex
Kabul, August 4 (AP): A bombing attack that targeted Afghanistan's acting defense minister killed at least eight people and wounded 20, authorities said Wednesday. The deputy minister was not hurt in the at
Colombo, August 3 (PTI): Sri Lanka has begun an investigation into the 1987 massacre of Buddhist monks by the Tamil separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which attacked a bus and killed 31 people,
Bozalan, August 3 (AP): As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests and villages on the country's southern coast, President Recep Tayyip Erd
United Nations, August 3 (PTI): The situation in Afghanistan is of deep concern to all members of the UN Security Council, President of the Council for the month of August Ambassador T S Tirumurti has said, und
Beijing, August 3 (AP): Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 20
ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 3 (IANS): A policeman who was assigned to guard polio vaccination workers in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen, according to officials.
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GAZA, AUGUST 3 (IANS): A study published by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has revealed that about 80 per cent of the population in the Gaza Strip live in "complete darkness" amid
TEL AVIV, AUGUST 3 (IANS): Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said that Tehran has been stepping up its aggression in the Middle East and called for "action against Iran" over its alleged attack on
Tehran, August 3 (AP): Iran's supreme leader officially endorsed his hard-line protege as the nation's next president on Tuesday, just two days ahead of the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi. The new presid
United Nations, August 3 (AP): The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, r
Washington, August 2 (AP): The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of the US military pullout at th
Kabul, August 2 (AP): The Afghan president on Monday blamed the American troops' speedy pullout for the worsening violence in his country and said that his administration would now focus on protecting provi
KABUL, AUGUST 2 (IANS): In remarks amid the escalating violence in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani has said that the Taliban has changed since 20 years ago, adding that the turnaround has "been negativ
Washington, August 2 (AP): The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of the US military pullout at th
Tokyo, August 2 (IANS): A state of emergency was on Monday imposed in Japan's Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures, joining Tokyo and Okinawa, due to a resurgence in new Covid-19 cases.
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