World

  • Israel vote deadlock: Netanyahu appears short of majority
    Jerusalem, March 24 (AP): Uncertainty hovered over the outcome of Israel's parliamentary election Wednesday, with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sworn political rivals determined to depose him a
  • Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests
    Yangon, March 24 (AP): Hundreds of people imprisoned for protesting last month's coup were released Wednesday in the first apparent gesture by the military to try to placate the protest movement. Witness
  • After snub, AstraZeneca to share latest data on US vax trials
    New York, March 23 (IANS): Following the doubts expressed by a top US-based health agency over the Covid-19 vaccine trial data, British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Tuesday said that it will share primary a
  • Israel votes: Netanyahu's fate hangs on Tuesday's elections
    Jerusalem, March 23 (AP): Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country's fourth parliamentary election in two years a highly charged referendum on the divisive rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • 7 dead in B'desh refugee camp fire
    Dhaka, March 23 (IANS): At least seven people died and dozens others injured in a massive blaze that ravaged parts of sprawling Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, a fire depart
  • 10 dead in US grocery store shooting
    Washington, March 23 (IANS): Ten people, including a police officer, were killed in a mass shooting at a grocery store in the US state of Colorado, authorities said, adding the suspect has been apprehended
  • Smart lockdowns planned for Islamabad
    Islamabad, March 23 (IANS): Islamabad authorities are planning to impose smart lockdowns in Covid-19 hotspots across the Pakistani capital city following a surge in the number of fresh cases and deaths, the med
  • More deaths reported in Myanmar
    Nay Pyi Taw, March 23 (IANS): More casualties have been reported in Myanmar as demonstrators returned to the streets to protest against the February 1 military takeover of the country. Media portal Mizzima N
  • Bulgaria to expel 2 Russian diplomats accused of espionage
    Sofia, March 22 (AP): Two Russian diplomats accused by Bulgarian prosecutors of espionage will be expelled from the country, Bulgaria's foreign ministry announced Monday. The ministry said that the Russi
  • Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire plan to Yemen rebels
    Dubai, March 22 (AP): Saudi Arabia announced a plan Monday to offer Yemen's Houthi rebels a cease-fire in the country's yearslong war and allow a major airport to reopen in its capital, the kingdom'
  • Russia criticises US refusal to hold quick Putin-Biden call
    Moscow, March 22 (AP): The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that Washington has rejected President Vladimir Putin's offer to arrange a quick public call with US President Joe Biden to help defuse t
  • Myanmar frees detained BBC journalist as protests continue
    Yangon, March 22 (AP): The BBC said Monday that a journalist from its Burmese-language service was released by authorities in Myanmar but gave no details, as protesters in the Southeast Asian nation continued t
  • Malaysia expels all N.Korean diplomats after ties cut
    KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 22 (IANS): Malaysia has expelled all diplomats of the North Korean Embassy here in response to the latter's decision to sever diplomatic ties after Kuala Lumpur extradited a Pyongyang na
  • Slovak PM offers resignation amid coalition crisis
    BRATISLAVA, MARCH 22 (IANS): Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic has agreed to resign under certain conditions, offering a way out of a coalition deadlock triggered by a dispute over the government's coronav
  • Fake news on social media barrier hampering climate fight
    LONDON, MARCH 22 (IANS): While technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help the world deal with dangerous climate and environmental change, fake news on social media about global warming and bio
  • Trump plans social media return: Ex-aide
    WASHINGTON, MARCH 22 (IANS): Former US President Donald Trump will make a social media comeback on "his own platform" in the next two or three months, an advisor has said. The former advisor, Jason
  • Indonesia's Mt. Merapi volcano erupts twice
    JAKARTA, MARCH 22 (IANS): Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted twice on Monday, spewing hot clouds as far as 1,500 metres, according to the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Develo
  • EU sanctions China for rights abuses against Uighurs
    BRUSSELS, MARCH 22 (IANS): The European Union (EU) is sanctioning China for human rights abuses against the Uighur ethnic minority, an informed source from the 27-member bloc said on Monday. The source told
  • Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
    Jerusalem, March 22 (AP): Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who
  • EU set to target 11 Myanmar officials over coup, crackdown
    Brussels, March 22 (AP): The European Union is set to slap sanctions on 11 officials in Myanmar accused of involvement in the military coup and the violent crackdown on protesters that followed, EU foreign poli
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