Islamabad, May 18 (PTI): A mob, wielding batons and iron rods, has attacked a police station here in the Pakistani capital in an attempt to lynch a man detained on a charge of blasphemy, according to a media re
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Dhaka, May 18 (IANS): Rozina Islam, a Bangladeshi journalist who was arrested on accusations of trying to "steal" 22 government documents, was sent to prison on Tuesday. Following the order, Dhaka
Tel Aviv, May 18 (IANS): Israel fired artillery into southern Lebanon after six rockets were fired toward the Jewish state but fell short within Beirut's territory, the army here said. The fire on Monday
Paris, May 18 (IANS): France, Germany and Spain have reached a deal over the next phases of the development of a new fighter jet project known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which the countries co
Washington, May 18 (IANS): The US will share 20 million more doses of its Covid-19 vaccines with the rest of the world by the end of June, said President Joe Biden. Monday's announcement came under mount
Canberra, May 18 (IANS): A new extinct crocodile species dating back to millions of years ago has been discovered in the sparesely-populated Australian Outback. A team from the Museum and Art Gallery of the
Gaza City, May 17 (AP): The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers (9 miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas comm
Geneva, May 17 (AP): World Economic Forum organisers say they have decided to cancel their annual gathering usually held in Davos, Switzerland each year this year amid concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
United Nations, May 17 (AP): UN Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency weekend meetings to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out the deadliest
Bogota, May 17 (IANS): After more than two weeks of violent protests in Colombia, national strike leaders have presented a list of demands to the country's government. Among the demands presented on Sund
Prague, May 17 (IANS): Czech President Milos Zeman has criticised Russia's decision to put his country on a new list of so-called unfriendly foreign states. "The Russian side is committing stupidity
Tel Aviv, May 17 (IANS): A week after the shelling began, Palestinian militants have fired some 3,150 rockets from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, the Israeli Army said on Monday. About 460 of the rockets neve
Rome, May 17 (IANS): The aid ship Sea-Eye 4 has rescued about 330 migrants attempting to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean in the past few days, the private vessel's German operator announc
Brussels, May 17 (IANS): The European Union's (EU) foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has highlighted the worsening situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people as a result of the
London, May 17 (IANS): UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in India can "spread like wildfire" among those who haven't received a vaccine against th
Gaza, May 17 (IANS): Tensions between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip have continued unabated for a seventh consecutive day, as the death toll in the coastal enclave climbed to 181, off
Karachi, May 17 (IANS): Authorities in Pakistan's Sindh province have adopted a high alert mode after the country's meteorological department issued warnings over cyclone Tauktae. The Pakistan Meteor
Baku, May 17 (IANS): Azerbaijan has launched a large-scale military exercise as the country was in a border tension with Armenia, according to the Defence Ministry here. Over 15,000 military personnel, 300 t
Toronto, May 17 (IANS): The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), along with 80-odd community bodies, launched its 'Oxygen for India marathon fundraiser to collect $2 million to send oxygen equipment
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS): Myanmar's military has finally taken control of the small town of Mindat in the country's western Chin state, after three weeks of savage fighting. The local militia Mindat De
