Lightning strike in the midst of Taal volcano explosion is seen in Lipa City, Philippines January 12, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Cheslie Andal/via REUTERS
Manila, January 14
Former Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. (IANS File Photo)
LAHORE, JANUARY 13 (IANS): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf heaved a sigh of relief on Monday after the Laho
Nepal to include yoga in school curriculum. (IANS File Photo)
KATHMANDU, JANUARY 13 (IANS): The Nepal government is set to make yoga education compulsory for school children by inclu
King of Thailand Vajiralongkorn. (IANS File Photo)
BANGKOK, JANUARY 13 (IANS): The Thai government on Monday announced that King Maha Vajiralongkorn has directed the police to change security
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (IANS File Photo)
TEHRAN, JANUARY 13 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday signed an amended law that expands Tehrans designation of American ter
Huge plumes of smoke are seen as Mayon volcano erupts in Albay Province, the Philippines on January 25, 2018. More than 70,000 people have left the immediate danger zone around the erupting Mayon volc
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (R, front) and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace (L, front) attend the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers' session at the NATO headquarters in
Prince Harry on Thursday wished his father Prince Charles on his birthday and posted a previously unseen photo of the two with the Duke of Sussex's son Archie on social media. (IANS Photo)
LONDON,
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. (IANS File Photo)
WASHINGTON, JANUARY 12 (IANS): Former US Vice President Joe Biden is the most preferred Democratic presidential candidate among the A
Coal mine. (IANS File Photo)
THIMPHU, JANUARY 12 (IANS): In a historic step, Bhutan's Parliament conducted its first-ever legislative public hearing on a mine-related bill.
This i
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. (IANS File Photo)
BANGKOK, JANUARY 12 (IANS): Thousands of pro-democracy protesters participated in the "Run Against Dictatorship" on Sunday at a pu
New Delhi, January 11 (IANS) Teenage climate activist from Sweden Greta Thunberg has tweeted with the #StopAdani hashtag, asking German engineering major Siemens to "stop, delay or interrupt" the building of th
Kiev, January 11 (IANS) Following Iran's admission that it brought down the Kiev-bound airliner earlier this week unintentionally, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday laid down several demands fr
Taipei, January 11 (IANS) The main candidates in Taiwan's presidential elections cast their vote on Saturday as the incumbent Tsai Ing-wen, remains a clear favourite to get re-elected, enjoying some 20-point ad
Pyongyang, January 11 (IANS) A top North Korean official said on Saturday that nuclear talks with the US can resume only when it fully accepts Pyongyang's demands.
Kim Kye-gwan, the Foreign Ministry Adviser,
DUBAI, January 11 (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced its deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft i
OTTAWA/EDMONTON, Alberta, January 11 (Reuters) - The Canadian government, under pressure at home to be tougher on Iran over intelligence reports it shot down a passenger jet, on Friday reiterated calls for
Crime. (IANS File Photo)
HONG KONG, JANUARY 10 (IANS): Hong Kong authorities arrested a pro-democracy activist at the city's airport while on her way to Taiwan to observe this weekends preside
Rohingya refugees living in the Kutupalong Refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, which is currently the world's largest refugee settlement and hosts around 600,000 people. (IANS Photo)
BANGKOK,
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain on December 13, 2019. (IANS File Photo)
LONDON, JANUARY 10 (IANS): UK Prime Minister Boris J