London, June 11 (AP): Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who's met, well, almost everyone.
Such is the challenge for President Joe Biden, who is set to sip tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Sun
Manila, June 11 (AP): A polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended, according to the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children's Fund, which praised government efforts to fight the disease
Carbis Bay, June 11 (AP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greeted world leaders on a wooden boardwalk on the freshly raked sand of Carbis Bay to open the Group of Seven summit Friday, offering elbow bumps
STOCKHOLM, JUNE 11 (IANS): Following a long spell of online protests, Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg was back in front of the Swedish parliament building on Friday for an in-person demonstration ag
Beijing, June 11 (PTI): China on Friday successfully sent four satellites into planned orbits that will be used for ecological environment monitoring, asteroid resource exploration, disaster prevention and miti
Paris, June 11 (IANS): A man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron during a public event has been sentenced to 18 months in jail, but with 14 months of those as a suspended sentence.
The 28-year-old w
London, June 11 (IANS): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden have signed a new Atlantic Charter aimed at working together on global challenges during their first-ever in-person meeting.
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS): China seems to be on the verge of recognising Myanmar's military regime, reversing its previous policy of choosing a side in the country's ongoing political crisis.
On J
Nay Pyi Taw, June 11 (IANS): Myanmar authorities have recently arrested a total of 638 suspects for committing terror acts and illegally possessing firearms, state-run media reported Friday.
The report said
Seoul, June 11 (IANS): South Korea on Friday decided to extend its tight quarantine measures for three more weeks amid the continued Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the Seoul metropolitan area.
Under the co
London, June 11 (IANS): The much-anticipated G7 Leaders' Summit, which will mark the first in-person meeting of the member heads of state since the Covid-19 outbreak last year, is set to begin on Friday wit
Peshawar, June 10 (PTI): Twenty four people, who arrived at the airport here on Thursday from a flight from the UAE, were sent to quarantine centres after trained dogs identified them as carriers of the coronav
Dhaka, June 10 (PTI): Lieutenant General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed was on Thursday named as the next chief of the Bangladesh Army and will assume the charge on June 24, the defence ministry said.
Shafiuddin, who c
Bangkok, June 10 (AP): The Anti-Corruption Commission in military-ruled Myanmar has found that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepted bribes and misused her authority to gain advantageous terms in real estate
Washington, June 10 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 174.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.75 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest upd
Geneva, June 10 (IANS): The much-awaited summit between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take place in a stately villa overlooking Lake Geneva on June 16, the Swiss Foreign
Nay Pyi Taw, June 10 (IANS): At least 12 people have died after a military aircraft crashed in Myanmar, according to a fire brigade spokesperson on Thursday.
The accident occurred near the central city of Ma
Moscow, June 10 (IANS): A Russian court has banned several organisations of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, classifying them as extremist.
The organisations include Navalny's anti-corruption f
United Nations, June 10 (IANS): The Unicef on Thursday voiced grave concern about the decision of the UK government to reduce funding to the agency.
"We depend on these resources to sustain our humanita
Washington/Moscow, June 10 (IANS): As US President Joe Biden began his visit to Europe, where he will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week, Washington and Moscow have sent tough messages a