70 countries urge North Korea to scrap nuclear, ballistic weapons
Seventy countries urged North Korea on Friday to scrap its nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles and related programs, decrying the “undiminished threat...
Malta rescues 85 migrants from sinking boat
A Maltese patrol boat rescued a group of 85 migrants late on Friday night and will bring them to Malta on Saturday morning, the Armed Forces said.The ...
Landmine explosion kills seven children in Afghanistan
A landmine explosion killed seven children and wounded two others in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, as war ordnance again claimed c...
Albanian protesters hurl petrol bombs, seek snap polls
Albanian opposition protesters hurled petrol bombs at the entrance of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office on Saturday, after three months of demonstratio...
Iran’s Rouhani: Current conditions may be harder than 1980s war with Iraq
President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for unity among Iran’s political factions to overcome conditions which he said may be harder than th...
Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Pakistan, killing at least one
Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Pakistan's southwestern port city of Gwadar on Saturday, killing at least one guard and battling security forces insi...
Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports
US President Donald Trump ordered a tariff hike on almost all remaining imports from China yesterday. This comes less than 24 hours after Washing...
US sends assault ship to Middle East amid Iran threat
Headquarters of US Defence Department - Pentagon has announced that it is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to the Mi...
WTO ministerial meeting of developing countries to take place on May 13-14
The World Trade Organisation, WTO, ministerial meeting of developing countries will take place on 13-14 of this month in New Delhi. The meeting i...
Konkan Railways signs contract agreement with Nepal to supply two DEMU train sets
Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd has signed a contract agreement with Nepal's Department of Railways to supply two 1600 HP DEMU train sets. These train...
Hong Kong culls 6,000 pigs after African Swine fever found
Hong Kong will cull 6,000 pigs after African swine fever (ASF) was detected in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with China. This...
15 security personnel killed in Afghanistan
In Afganistan, 15 security personnel have been killed in an assault by Taliban on two security outposts in western Badghis province. Another 11 soldie...
Actress Dia Mirza, Alibaba chief among 17 new SDG Advocates of UN
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed 17 global figures including Indian actress Dia Mirza and Alibaba chief Jack Ma as ...
Ireland becomes second country to declare climate emergency
Ireland has declared climate emergency in their country, to be the second country after Britain to do so. An amendment to a parliamentary report ...
No apology for Jallianwala Bagh as Theresa May repeats deep regret
London: Prime Minister Theresa May has repeated the UK government's deep regret over the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to mark the 100th anniversary of th...
Open to talks with Iranian leadership: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that he is open to talks with the Iranian leadership, amid mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran. He was ...
6.3-magnitude earthquake hits City in Southwest Japan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near Miyazaki in southwestern Japan. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 8:48 a.m. local time t...
Pope changes Church law to make reporting sex abuse
Pope Francis today passed a measure to oblige those who know about sex abuse in the Catholic Church to report it to their superiors. Every dioces...
EU urges China to change situation in Xinjiang
The European Union has urged China to change the situation in Xinjiang, where an estimated one million mostly Muslim minorities are held in internment...
China threatens to retaliate if Trump slaps more tariffs
China has threatened to retaliate if US President Donald Trump raises tariffs on 200 billion US dollars worth of goods ahead of the crucial 11th...
Embassy issues important instructions for Indian job aspirants in UAE
Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Indian Consulate in Dubai have cautioned that Indians seeking jobs in the UAE must authenticate their employment o...
UN to hold 2020 ocean conference in Lisbon
United Nations: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday decided to hold its 2020 high-level conference early June in Portugal’s Lisbon to s...
India joins Naval exercises by US, Phillippines, Japan in South China Sea
WASHINGTON: Indian Navy on Thursday participated with the navies of the US, the Philippines and Japan in their first joint naval exercise in the dispu...
North Korea 'fires two short-range missiles'
South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said in a statement the missiles were fired towards the east from Sino-ri in North Pyongan province in the northwe...
Dubai resident slips into coma after cosmetic surgery, DHA initiates action
A 24-year-old Emirati woman fell into a coma and was paralysed for the past 16 days after a botched medical procedure led to cardiac arrest and brain ...
Father kills one-month-old son after losing in video game
A father in Kentucky is being charged with murder after he allegedly struck his infant son on the head in frustration after losing a video game. ...
Singapore passes laws to combat fake news
Singapore on Wednesday passed laws to combat fake news that will allow authorities to order the removal of content despite fierce criticism from tech ...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane crash lands in Yangon
In Myanmar, eleven people were reportedly injured as a plane slid off a runway while landing at Yangon airport on Wednesday. Images on social med...
170 JeM terrorists killed in Balakot airstrike: Italian Journalist
An Italian journalist has reported that up to 170 Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed at Balakot in Pakistan in the airstrike conducted by the Ind...
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani announces partial withdrawal from nuclear deal
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in a televised address on Wednesday has announced that it will partially withdraw from some of the commitments made un...
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