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  • Putin mourns late UK Prince Philip
    Moscow, April 10 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Queen Elizabeth II to express his "deep condolences" on the death of her husband, Prince Philip. "Many important eve
  • Russia warns against Ukraine's NATO membership
    Moscow, April 10 (IANS): The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Kiev's possible accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will escalate the situation in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region
  • Cyclone-related deaths in Indonesia reaches 167
    Jakarta, April 10 (IANS): The death toll from the floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province has increased to 167 with 45 still missing, the Nation
  • Saudi-led coalition intercepts bomb-laden drone, missile
    Riyadh, April 10 (IANS): The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that it intercepted a bomb-laden drone and a missile launched by the Houthi military towards the border cities of Khamis Mushait and Jazan, respect
  • 12 injured in B'desh mosque attack
    Dhaka, April 10 (IANS): At least 12 people were injured in an attack staged by members of the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit at a mosque in Bangladesh's Gaibandha district. Police claimed the incident i
  • Erdogan, Putin discuss regional issues
    Ankara, April 10 (IANS): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed regional issues during a phone conversation, Ankara's presidential office said. Erdoga
  • Germany to amend law for nationwide Covid response
    Berlin, April 10 (IANS): Germany would amend its infection protection act to "regulate on a nationwide basis" what restrictions would apply when local seven-day Covid-19 incidence exceeded 100 per 100
  • Death toll from armed clashes in W.Darfur reach 137
    Khartoum, April 10 (IANS): The death toll from the recent armed clashes in El Geneina, capital city of Sudan's West Darfur State, has increased to 137, while the number of the injured stood at 221.
  • Global Covid-19 caseload tops 134.5mn
    Washington, April 10 (IANS) The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 134.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.91 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest upd
  • UK mourns Prince Philip; leaders honour his service to queen
    London, April 9 (AP) World leaders and people on the street honoured Prince Philip's life of service to his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, and the British nation Friday after hearing of the death of a man who ha
  • Nepal's opposition parties begin talks to unseat PM Oli
    KATHMANDU, APRIL 9 (IANS): Nepal's primary opposition party, the Nepali Congress has begun talks with the Nepal Communist Party-Maoist Centre and the Janata Samajbadi Party to unseat Prime Minister K.P. Sha
  • Egypt unveils discovery of 3,000-yr-old 'Lost Gold City'
     CAIRO, APRIL 9 (IANS): An Egyptian archaeological mission announced the discovery of a 3000-year-old "Lost Gold City" (LGC) in the monument-rich city of Luxor. The mission, headed by renowned
  • Muslim Brotherhood's acting leader sentenced to life in jail
    CAIRO, APRIL 9 (IANS): An Egyptian court has sentenced Mahmoud Ezzat, the acting supreme guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, to life imprisonment, which is 25 years in the country. Ezzat, head of
  • China report accuses US of causing humanitarian disasters
    Beijing, April 9 (AP): China accused the US of causing humanitarian disasters through foreign military interventions in a report Friday that was the latest broadside by Beijing amid increasingly contentiou
  • US-Russian trio blast off on mission to space station
    Moscow, April 9 (AP): A Russian-US trio of space travellers launched successfully Friday, heading for the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and
  • Kim urges tougher 'Arduous March' against sanctions
    Seoul, April 9 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on the ruling Workers' Party to wage a tougher "Arduous March" against sanctions imposed on the country in an effort to relieve pe
  • Myanmar state of emergency could be extended
    Nay Pyi Taw, April 9 (IANS): The Myanmar military's spokesman Zaw Min Tun said the one-year state of emergency imposed by the junta during its February 1 coup could be extended, thereby pushing back potenti
  • Japan to impose emergency measure in Tokyo
    Tokyo, April 9 (IANS): Japan is set to extend a semi-state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic to Tokyo and two other prefectures due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Friday.
  • Indonesian Prez visits cyclone-hit region as toll hits 165
    Jakarta, April 9 (IANS): Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday visited the East Nusa Tenggara province, where cyclone-related disasters have left at least 165 people dead and 45 others missing. Soon aft
  • Iran frees S.Korean tanker after 3 months
    Seoul/Tehran, April 9 (IANS): Iran has released a South Korean-flagged tanker seized three months ago in the Gulf, the Foreign Ministries in Seoul and Tehran confirmed on Friday. "The ship left safely t
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