Seoul, October 13 (IANS) More than 500,000 copies of novels and short stories written by Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang have been sold at two major online bookstores in South Korea since her winning four days ag
New Delhi, October 13 (IANS): Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna who chronicled Russian occupation, has died in prison. She was 27.Viktoriia Roshchyna had disappeared in August 2023 from a part of Ukraine
Tehran, October 13 (IANS): Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York rejected claims linking Tehran to Hamas' October 7 surprise attack on Israel, the state media reported.In a statement, the I
New Delhi, October 13 (IANS): President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday departed for her official state visit to Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi, in the first-ever visit by an Indian head of state to the three African
Beirut, October 13 (IANS): The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict on October 8, 2023, reached 2,255, with injuries totalling 10,524, said the Leb
Seoul, October 13 (IANS): The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned Sunday that South Korea will face a "horrible disaster" if its drones are flown again over the North's capital.Kim Yo-j
New York, October 12 (IANS) Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has reiterated that he wants immigrants as long as they come legally, but will take strong action against illegal migrants.“We want t
Washington, October 12 (IANS) The US has announced sanctions targeting Iran's energy trade in light of the October 1 ballistic missile attack launched by the country against Israel.According to a statement issu
Yangon, October 11 (IANS): Myanmar is actively working to accelerate the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to drive the country's economic development, the state-run daily The Mirror report
New Delhi, October 11 (IANS): India on Friday said that it remains "concerned" at the deteriorating security situation along the Blue Line that stretches for 120 km along Lebanon's southern frontier and is a ke
Jerusalem, October 11 (IANS): The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced early Friday that Muhammad Abdullah, head of the Islamic Jihad's network in Nur Shams was killed following an Israeli airstrike on the are
Islamabad, October 11 (IANS): Twenty labourers were killed and six others injured in attacks on multiple coal mines in Pakistan's Balochistan province in the wee hours of Friday morning, officials said.The inci
Vientiane, October 11 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that conflicts in the world cannot be solved by battlefield but by respecting sovereignty, territorial integrity and international laws.Ad
Vientiane, October 11 (IANS): Deepening further the close partnership between two countries, India and Laos signed seven agreements, including on defence cooperation, following the bilateral talks between Prime
Oslo, October 11 (IANS): As nuclear powers modernise their arsenals and threaten their use amid various global conflicts, Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors fro
Washington, October 11 (IANS) Hurricane Milton has left a trail of death and destruction in the US state of Florida with reports of more than 3 million customers without electricity. At least 10 people are repo
New Delhi, October 10 (IANS): South Korean author and poet Han Kang, who came to global prominence with her unsettling novel "The Vegetarian" (2015), about a woman seeking to reclaim her agency through her food
Vientiane, October 10 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in Vientiane, where he was warmly welcomed by Laos' Minister of Home Affairs, Vilayvong Bouddakham. Upon his arrival in the S
Jerusalem, October 10 (IANS): Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone talk with US President Joe Biden, the first since August, amid rising tensions between Israel and its arch-foe Iran, as conf
New York, October 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "total killer" with the nation's adversaries and turned down offers of help when India faced threats, former US President Donald Trump has said."He'