Rio de Janeiro, May 7 (IANS): At least 25 people were killed and another five injured on Thursday in an intense shootout in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro between police and suspected drug traffickers.
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Tokyo, May 7 (IANS): Japan will extend the Covid-19 state of emergency currently in effect in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures until the end of the month, the Minister in charge of the government's
Riyadh, May 7 (IANS): Saudi Arabia said on Friday that getting vaccinated against Covid-19 would be mandatory for all employees to attend their workplaces in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. Saudi.jpg)
Bangkok, May 6 (AP): A flash mob of mostly young people in Myanmar's biggest city staged a brief protest march Thursday against military rule, the latest in a series of actions aimed at reducing the chances
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS): Chasing a lead generated by SIGINT interception, Bangladesh counter-terrorism officials have nabbed a militant of radical Islamist group Ansar-al-Islam, who has admitted to planning an at
The Hague, May 6 (AP): The International Criminal Court sentenced a Ugandan former child soldier who turned into a brutal rebel commander to 25 years' imprisonment Thursday, with judges saying that his own
ROME, MAY 6 (IANS): Global conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather conditions have pushed the number of people who faced acute food insecurity to 155 million in 2020, the highest figure in five years, th
KABUL, MAY 6 (IANS): The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan has further intensified since the start of the withdrawal of the US-led forces from the country on May 1 as the Taliban militants have stepped up activit
Beijing, May 6 (AP): China's government on Thursday rejected criticism of its human rights and economic record by foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major economies and accused them of meddling in its
TEHRAN, MAY 6 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the regime of US anti-Tehran sanctions has been shattered. "As the head of the (Iranian) government, I declare to the people that the san
BERLIN, MAY 6 (IANS): The German government has banned Ansaar International, an Islamic group, and its sub-organisations on suspicion of financing terrorist groups outside the country, Interior Minister Horst S
KOLKATA, MAY 6 (IANS): The Myanmar junta has banned satellite television after imposing severe restrictions on the internet and media, provoking global rights groups to protest the military's tightening gri
HONG KONG, MAY 6 (IANS): Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was on Thursday sentenced to another 10 months in prison for taking part in an unsanctioned protest last year to mark the anniversary of China'
Toronto, May 5 (AP): Canada's health regulator has authorised Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 and older. Dr Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, on Wednesday confirmed the de
SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 5 (IANS): Banned on Facebook and Twitter, former US President Donald Trump has launched a new so-called social media platform, which is actually just a WordPress blog on his own website. H-
Brussels, May 5 (AP): The European Union is planning to tighten rules on foreign investment in its 27 members and boost production autonomy for sensitive strategic goods, two measures bound to hit China amid al
San Francisco, May 5 (AP): Former President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook for now. The social network's quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his a
Kathmandu, May 5 (PTI): Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led government on Wednesday lost majority support in the House of Representatives after the CPN (Maoist Center) led by Pushpakamal Dah
Kabul, May 5 (AP): A bomb targeted a minibus carrying medical workers in the Afghan capital Wednesday morning, killing one person, a Kabul police official said. Three medics were wounded and taken to hospita
Jakarta, May 5 (AP): Myanmar's security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Huddled inside her home in Yangon, 19-year-old Shwe dared to p
