Kabul, June 3 (AP): A bomb ripped through a minivan in a mostly Shiite neighbourhood of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least four people, a police spokesman said.
No one immediately claimed respo
Melbourne, June 3 (The Conversation): Few parts of the world would seem as inhospitable to humans as the highlands of the Tibetan Plateau, near the Himalayas. Archaeologists have long wondered when, where and h
Beijing, June 3 (AP): China said Thursday its relationship with Cambodia has made positive contributions to regional peace and stability, after the US expressed concerns about the presence of the Chinese milita
Toronto, June 3 (AP): Canada's Indigenous services minister said Wednesday that Pope Francis needs to issue a formal apology for the role the Catholic Church played in Canada's residential school system
Jerusalem, June 3 (PTI): Who could think barely two weeks ago when Israel struggled with its worst communal tensions internally, and not just the barrage of rockets fired from Gaza, that a historic combina
Washington, June 3 (PTI): Donald Trump has permanently closed his blog, a webpage where the former US president shared his fiery speeches and statements after being banned by social media giants, including Face
Jerusalem, June 2 (PTI): Veteran Israeli politician Isaac Herzog will be the Jewish nation's new president after his overwhelming victory in a secret ballot held in Parliament, it was announced on Wednesday
Bangkok, June 2 (AP): A US State Department official called on Wednesday for the immediate release of two American journalists who were arrested by Myanmar's military junta.
Deputy Secretary of State Wen
Toronto, June 2 (IANS): Canadians fear there could be more graves of indigenous children after the discovery of the remains of 215 kids from the grounds of a former native school.
The discovery of the remain
NEW YORK, JUNE 2 (IANS): China, Japan, Philippines and Thailand may turn into "hotspots" favourable for bats that carry coronaviruses and conditions in these places could become ripe for the disease t
Jakarta, June 2 (AP): Indonesia's foreign minister on Wednesday urged the Association of Southeast Asia Nations to immediately appoint a special envoy on Myanmar in response to its military coup, and reiter
SEOUL, JUNE 2 (IANS): South Korea has unveiled a fully assembled model of its homegrown space rocket for the first time since the country started its development in 2010 as it conducts final testing procedures
Tehran, Jun 2 (AP): The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reported.
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Kuala Lumpur, June 1 (AP): Malaysia's air force said Tuesday that 16 Chinese military jets flew in a tactical formation over the South China Sea and nearly infringed on the country's airspace, call
BRUSSELS, JUNE 1 (IANS): Europe is ready to take leadership in the fight against climate change, said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, via video link at the 2021 Partnering for Green
OTTAWA, JUNE 1 (IANS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government will take further actions in response to the discovery of the remains of 215 children in a former residential school in Kam
NAY PYI TAW, JUNE 1 (IANS): Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the extension of entry restrictions for all travellers until the end of June due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
During the perio
Wellington, June 1 (AP): New Zealand announced Tuesday it was the latest country to sign a space agreement with NASA, just as New Zealand's nascent space industry begins to take off.
New Zealand bec
Geneva, June 1 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Covid-19 variants of concern will be known by letters of the Greek alphabet, saying it will help avoid stigmatising countries where
Oakland, June 1 (IANS): Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic early last year, Oakland city in the US state of California has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of homicides, a media report said citing