Washington, December 12 (PTI): The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the presidential election in several key battleground states won by Joe Biden, effectively ending Pr
United Nations, December 12 (AP): The global chemical weapons watchdog criticised Syria for failing to declare a chemical weapons production facility and respond to 18 other issues, while Russia accused the wat
SUVA, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has urged world leaders to act in the fight against climate change.
"We all signed the Paris Agreement. Now let's insist that we pu
TEHRAN, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): A senior Iranian official has said that foreign sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic are expected to continue for at least four to five years affecting Tehran's trade for se
DODOMA, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): The government of Tanzania has approved the installation of a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, an official said.
On Friday, Paul Banga, the Tanzania
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): Micro-blogging site Twitter on Saturday flagged a series of tweets posted by US President Donald Trump, who still disputes the outcome of the November 3 election that has project
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for multi-lateralism and reformed global governance to tackle global threats.
"The Covid-19 pandemic provides overwhelmin
BEIRUT, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): A trial chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has sentenced Hezbollah member Salim Jamil Ayyash to life imprisonment for conspiring to assassinate former Lebanese Prime Ministe
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): Child poverty is expected to remain above pre-coronavirus levels for at least five years in high-income countries, a new Unicef report has revealed.
The report titled, &qu
TEHRAN, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): An Iranian journalist, accused of fanning unrest during the 2017-18 nationwide protests, was executed on Saturday after the Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against him.
Acco
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 12 (IANS): In yet another grim milestone, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 70 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.59 million, according
Mexico City, December 11 (AP): The lower house of Mexico's congress has unanimously approved a law that would prohibit all forms of physical punishment of children by parents, caretakers, teachers or guardi
New York, December 11 (IANS): The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is poised to cross its final regulatory hurdle in a matter of hours. The US Food and Drug Administration has signalled imminent closure, saying
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 11 (IANS): Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been awarded the UN's highest environmental honour in the Policy Leadership category for his global climate action work and his com
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 11 (IANS): Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that life is "a waking nightmare" for 12 million children in Yem
LONDON, DECEMBER 11 (IANS): The UK's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said that Sunday will be a "point of finality" for the post-Brexit trade talks if the European Union (EU) does not "mov
London, December 11 (PTI): Humans, followed by ferrets, and to a lesser extent cats, civets and dogs are the animals most likely to be infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study which analyse
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 11 (IANS): People in Ethiopia's conflict-rideen Tigray state reportedly are running out of food because of a lack of access for the UN and its partners, it was announced.
In a st
Brussels, December 11 (AP): European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc's net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels
Terre Haute (US), December 11 (AP): The Trump administration Thursday carried out its ninth federal execution of the year in what has been a first series of executions during a presidential lame-duck period in