Tokyo, April 23 (AP): Japan is set to issue a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western urban prefectures amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence ahead of the Olympic
Lahore, April 22 (PTI): A Pakistani court on Thursday granted bail to the PML-N chief and Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif, nearly eight months after he was arrested by the country's top anti-graft body ove
Dubai, April 22 (PTI): The UAE has banned travel from India for 10 days from Sunday due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, according to media reports here on Thursday.
The travel ban will co
TEHRAN, APRIL 22 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for the full implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
"The JCPOA mu
WASHINGTON, APRIL 22 (IANS): Deaths in the US due to alcohol abuse over social and economic stressors have increased over the past two decades, but not uniformly across various demographic groups, a media repor
MEXICO CITY, APRIL 22 (IANS): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that his government will strengthen surveillance actions on the country's southern border in order to offer more protection t
TEHRAN, APRIL 22 (IANS): Pakistan and Iran are making headways towards increasing bilateral cooperation with border security and establishment of trade markets along the borders.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Sh
UNITED NATIONS, APRIL 22 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for commitment to restoring the planet and to making peace with nature, in his message to mark International Earth Day on Thursday.
ROME, APRIL 22 (IANS): Italian police have said they arrested a 28-year-old Albanian man suspected to be an accomplice in the 2016 terror attack in Nice, France, which claimed the lives of 86 people.
Italian
Washington, April 22 (AP): Saying the United States and other big economies "have to get this done," President Joe Biden opened a global climate summit on Thursday aimed at getting world leaders to di
Moscow, April 22 (AP): Russia's defense minister on Thursday ordered troops back to their permanent bases following massive drills in Crimea that involved dozens of navy ships, hundreds of warplanes and tho
Jakarta, Apr il22 (AP): Indonesia's navy ships on Thursday were intensely searching for a submarine that likely fell too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim.
Neighbo
New York, April 22 (AP): How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last?
Experts don't know yet because they're still studying vaccinated people to see when protection might wear off. How well
Hong Kong, April 22 (AP): A Hong Kong journalist was found guilty on Thursday of making false statements in obtaining information for an investigation into an attack on anti-government protesters, in the latest
GENEVA, APRIL 22 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new initiative which aims to halt transmission of malaria in 25 more countries by 2025.
The initiative will be launched on World Ma
KATHMANDU, APRIL 22 (IANS): The Nepali government has implemented a quota system for mountaineers to climb Mt. Everest aimed at preventing overcrowding on the world's tallest peak.
As per the new rules e
Karachi, April 22 (PTI): A powerful bomb blast in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the restive southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least four persons and injured 12 others, authorities have
COLOMBO, APRIL 21 (IANS): Sri Lanka on Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombings with religious ceremonies, as Catholics called for investigations into the attacks to be expedited.
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 21 (IANS): The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a country formed on the basis of freedom of religious rights for its citizens, is a Muslim majority state, where religious groups and organisations
The Hague, April 21 (AP): In an unprecedented vote Wednesday, member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog suspended Syria's voting rights at the organisation as a punishment for the repeated use o