Dhaka, April 8 (PTI): A 27-year-old Bangaladeshi Islamic preacher has again been apprehended by the police, this time under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for allegedly making an "anti-state speech" a
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Jerusalem, April 7 (AP): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday urged the world not to revive the troubled international nuclear deal with Iran as he opened Israel's annual memorial day for the 6 mi
Washington, April 8 (PTI): Democracies around the world, including the US and India, are facing challenges, Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has said. "Today, one cannot escape the feelin
Washington, April 8 (AP): Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Orderly withdrawals
London, April 8 (AP): Myanmar's ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has criticized the military coup in the country, says he has been locked out of his London office by colleagues. Kyaw Zwar Minn said
CANBERRA, APRIL 7 (IANS): Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd briefly stepped into a new role as an Uber driver in Queensland state, giving a lift to a group of "tipsy" diners who mistakenly p-
Ankara, April 7 (AP): A Turkish court sentenced dozens of people, including former soldiers attached to the presidential guard regiment, to life imprisonment on Wednesday over their involvement in the 2016 fail
Moscow, April 7 (AP): They're not leaders for life not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and, as of this week, Russia's Vladimir Putin are l
Hong Kong, April 7 (AP): Three veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including well-known publisher Jimmy Lai, have pleaded guilty to taking party in an unauthorised rally that resulted in violence between-
Taipei, April 7 (AP): Taiwan's foreign minister on Wednesday said the island will defend itself to the very last day if attacked by China. Joseph Wu said China's attempts at conciliation while engagi
Yangon, April 7 (AP): Security forces on Wednesday stormed a town in northwestern Myanmar where some residents had used homemade hunting rifles to resist the military's February seizure of power, killing at-
Lembata (Indonesia), April 7 (AP): The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 126 with scores still missing, officials said Wednesday, as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the s
Seoul, April 7 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has acknowledged his country was facing the worst-ever situation as he addressed thousands of grassroots members of his ruling party during a major political-
Jerusalem, April 6 (AP): A new audio recording that surfaced Tuesday indicates that Jordanian authorities tried to silence a former crown prince for meeting with internal critics but contains no mention of a fo
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Pristina (Kosovo), April 6 (AP): Kosovo's new president took office on Tuesday, becoming the country's youngest head of state and one of the youngest in the world. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, 38, was electe
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Yangon, April 6 (AP): Authorities in Myanmar arrested the country's best-known comedian on Tuesday as they continue to crack down on people they accuse of helping incite nationwide protests against February
MOSCOW, APRIL 6 (IANS): Russia on Tuesday warned against imposing sanctions on Myanmar, as the military junta continues its bloody crackdown on protests in the country since the February 1 coup. Threats, pre-
Beijing, April 6 (AP): China's foreign minister cautioned Japan against teaming up with the US to counter Beijing, as Japan speaks up more on human rights in China's Xinjiang region ahead of a US-Japan
Jerusalem, April 6 (AP): Israel's president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a government from the country's splintered parliament, giving th
Yangon, April 6 (AP): Myanmar's ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support nationwide protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warning
