Sargodha, May 25 (IANS) An angry mob seriously injured a Christian man and set his house on fire over an alleged incident of blasphemy in Pakistan's Sargodha on Saturday.Local sources revealed that the situatio
Sydney, May 25 (IANS) More than 300 people were buried after a massive landslide hit a remote region in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG), local media reported.Aimos Akem, a member of parliament for the Lagaip op
Berlin, May 25 (IANS/DPA) China's support for Moscow is a crucial factor in the Russian war against Ukraine, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg."China says it wants to maintain good relations
Taipei, May 24 (IANS/DPA) Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Friday said it had registered 49 Chinese warplanes in Taiwan's airspace within 24 hours, the highest number of Chinese daily sorties so far this year.Among
Sydney, May 24 (IANS) About 100 people were feared dead after a huge landslide battered a remote village in Papua New Guinea, the media reported.The incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. local time in Kaokalam Vil
Beijing/Taipei, May 23 (IANS/DPA) Three days after the inauguration of Taiwan's new president, China has begun a major military exercise apparently to simulate a blockade around the island."This is also a sever
Budapest, May 23 (IANS/DPA) Hungary has said it would not enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on its territory.Government minister G
Washington, May 23 (IANS) After running a spirited primary challenge to former US President Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, the former Ambassador to the UN, said on Wednesday that she will vote for him."I will be vo
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): A child in Victoria has tested positive for avian influenza A (H5N1) -- the first human case of bird flu in Australia, according to health authorities on Wednesday.Health officials in
Beijing, May 22 (IANS/DPA): Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who had been serving a four-year sentence for reporting on the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in locked-down Wuhan, has been released fr
Tehran, May 22 (IANS/DPA): Millions of mourners flocked to a funeral procession in Tehran on Wednesday after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident, footage from Iran's state tele
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): After ascending to power in 2012, President Xi Jinping of China embarked on a journey to strengthen his grip on the country's already authoritarian regime. Having grown up in a politic
Jerusalem, May 22 (IANS): Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday ordered the "immediate return" of Israeli ambassadors to Ireland and Norway following the decision announced by the two countries to
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS/DPA) Pakistan ordered school closures, postponed exams and put hospitals on alert as a severe heatwave swept the climate-vulnerable country with daytime temperatures likely to cross 50 d
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Calling it a "black law", almost all journalist organisations in Pakistan have rejected the controversial 2024 Defamation Bill which was bulldozed and passed by the provincial Assembly
Taipei, May 21 (IANS/DPA) Thousands of people, on Tuesday, gathered outside the main building of Taiwan's Parliament to voice their worries about what they see as a dysfunctional legislature and the erosion of
London, May 20 (IANS): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won a victory in his ongoing battle against extradition from the United Kingdom (UK) to the United States after the High Court in London granted
Tehran, May 20 (IANS/DPA) The Iranian government says that all nine people killed in the helicopter crash have now been identified.Despite severe burns, all occupants have been identified, a high-ranking govern
Dubai, May 20 (IANS) : All passengers and the crew of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter are feared dead in the crash, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Pir-Hossein Kolivand announced."No signs