WASHINGTON, May 27 (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibilit
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May 27 (PTI): A 36-year-old Indian-origin Sikh was among eight people killed in a horrific railyard shooting in San Jose in the US state of California, according to media reports on Thursday. Taptejdeep Sing
LAGOS, MAY 27 (IANS): Gunmen in Nigeria released 53 people after several days in captivity, said a local official. Zamfara state commissioner of security and home affairs Abubakar Dauran on Wednesday told re
KOLKATA, MAY 27 (IANS): Global rights bodies are up in arms with authorities in Thailand and want them to unconditionally drop 'politically motivated' charges against children who peacefully express the
Geneva, May 27 (AP): The UN rights chief said on Thursday that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in the latest, 11-day war with the militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip. The remarks by M
Dharamsala, May 26 (IANS): The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has congratulated Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President-elect Penpa Tsering after his victory in the general ele
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS): After the Pentagon official claimed that Pakistan has allowed the US to use its airspace and ground routes as part of its Afghanistan campaign, a debate is underway in Islamabad regard
San Francisco, May 26 (IANS): The independent Oversight Board on Wednesday overturned Facebook's decision to remove a comment in which a supporter of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny call
Washington/Moscow, May 26 (IANS): US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold their first summit in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, the White House said on Tuesday. "The leader
Washington, May 26 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 167.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.48 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest upda
NEW DELHI, MAY 26 (IANS): Recognising the urgent need for action, leaders from the United Nations, private sector, national and local governments, youth and other organisations issued a joint call on Wednesday
Seoul, May 26 (IANS): South Korea on Wednesday said that people who have got their first dose of Covid vaccine will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors starting in July, as part of incentives for those
KABUL, MAY 26 (IANS): Afghan commandos have freed 62 people, including 36 security force members, from a Taliban prison in northern Baghlan province, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Th
Rio de Janeiro, May 26 (IANS): Indigenous people in northern Brazil lost around 200 hectares of forest in the first quarter of 2021 due to illegal gold mining, according to a report. The report was published
May 26 (AP): Two black pickups speed down an empty city street in Myanmar before coming to a sudden stop. Security forces standing in the back of the trucks begin firing at an oncoming motorbike carrying three
MINNEAPOLIS, May 26 (AP) — A family-friendly street festival, musical performances and moments of silence were held Tuesday to honor George Floyd and mark the year since he died at the hands of Minneapoli
WASHINGTON, May 25 (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensi
Jerusalem, May 25 (AP) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to rally international support to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its milita
United Nations, May 25 (AP): The UN special envoy for Myanmar warned Monday of possible civil war in the country, saying people are arming themselves against the military junta and protesters have started shift
KOLKATA, MAY 25 (IANS): Thailands majority state-owned oil and gas company, PTT, is partnering with military-linked companies to expand its engagement in Myanmar, a corporate source in a Burmese hydrocarbon com
