Nay Pyi Taw, May 22 (IANS): Myanmar's Union Election Commission held talks with political parties on findings related to voting irregularities in the November 2020 general elections.
The commission has c
Jakarta, May 22 (IANS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's East Java province, authorities said, adding that there were minor damages but no casualties.
The quake occurre
Tehran, May 22 (IANS): The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected a recent ruling by a Canadian court on the Ukrainian plane crash near Tehran in January 2020.
"Everyone knows that the Canadia
London, May 22 (IANS): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he was "obviously very concerned" about the findings of the inquiry into the BBC's 1995 interview with the late Princess Diana, whi
Karachi, May 22 (IANS): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the cordial relations between the country and China are growing deeper and stronger day by day.
Speaking virtually at the inauguration ce
New Delhi, May22 (PTI): At least 3 million people are estimated to have died from the COVID-19 pandemic globally in 2020, about 2 times higher than the 1.8 million official fatality figure reported by countries
United Nations, May 21 (PTI): At least 3 million people are estimated to have died from the COVID-19 pandemic globally in 2020, about 2 times higher than the 1.8 million official fatality figure reported by cou
BANGKOK, MAY 21 (IANS): Myanmar's military rulers have ignored a tentative peace plan agreed a month ago by the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to lawmakers from across
Hong Kong, May 21 (AP): China's internet watchdog said Friday it had found Bytedance's Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper collection and use of data and ordered
Hong Kong, May 21 (AP): Hong Kong's government on Friday said it has pulled all of its staff out of Taiwan and accused the island's government of having grossly interfered in the semi-autonomous Chinese
Quetta, May 21 (AP): Six people were killed and several others were wounded Friday when a powerful roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying a local leader of an Islamist political party in Pakistan, polic
Washington, May 21 (AP): President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to curtail a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and expressed pride that lawmakers who seem to
Beijing, May 21 (PTI): China on Friday said that any successor to the present Dalai Lama should be approved by it, ruling out recognition to any heir nominated by him or by his followers.
The reincarnation o
Kathmandu, May 21 (PTI): Nepal's Opposition parties met on Friday to chalk out the future course of action to oust Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and resolve the current political crisis after the embattled
Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) The crowded refugee camps that are home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh have been placed under a lockdown after an alarming spread of the coronavirus, officials s
Washington, May 21 (IANS): US Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a resolution in an effort to block the administration's proposed $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel in the wake of th
London, May 21 (IANS): An independent inquiry has revealed that the BBC "fell below its high standards of integrity and transparency" over the 1995 interview with the late Princess Diana.
The inqui
Berlin, May 21 (IANS): The top three candidates vying to succeed Angela Merkel as the next german Chancellor in the September federal elections held their first televised debate hosted by the public broadcaster
Beirut, May 21 (IANS): Syrian Ambassador to Beirut Abdel Karim Ali said that a judicial complaint will be filed against Lebanese protesters who attacked refugees heading to the Embassy here to cast their votes
Paris, May 21 (IANS): All adults in France will be eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines from May 31, two weeks earlier than an initial schedule for June 15, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced.
"We ha