Moscow, May 3 (IANS) Ukraine launched two drone attacks overnight intended to strike the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, his office has reported, according to media reports.
The aircra
Yangon, May 3 (IANS) Myanmar's State Administration Council on Wednesday pardoned 2,153 prisoners in an amnesty to mark Vesak Day.
The prisoners who were pardoned on Wednesday are those who have been con
Damascus, May 3 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Syria on Wednesday, marking the first visit by an Iranian leader since the beginning of the conflict in the Arab nation in 2011.
Raisi was re
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Major Republican donors gathered in Nashville to pick and fund a candidate worthy of competing with incumbent President Joe Biden who is also seeking a second term in office. Although f
Beijing, May 2 (IANS) The China Meteorological Administration on Tuesday activated an emergency response for rainstorms as heavy downpours are forecast to lash vast area of the country's central and eastern
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Joe Biden administration in the US is reportedly about to announce new restrictions on US companies investments in China, noted analyst Christopher Wood of Jefferies said in a resear
Ankara, May 1 (IANS): Turkey has neutralised Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, leader of the Islamic State (IS) terror group, during an intelligence operation in Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS): The Joe Biden administration in the US is reportedly about to announce new restrictions on US companies investments in China, noted analyst Christopher Wood of Jefferies said in a resea
London, May 1 (IANS) A National Health Service (NHS) worker has been jailed for five months for abusing and threatening to "tear" former Indian-origin Home Secretary Priti Patel "to pieces"
United Nations, May 1 (IANS) In light of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan due to the violence that erupted on April 15, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sending the world body'
Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) At least 140 cases of threats and attacks against journalists, media professionals and media organisations were reported in Pakistan over the past year, indicating an annual increase of
Hong Kong, May 1 (IANS) As the jobless rate among Chinas youth soars, Guangdong, the countrys richest province, has offered a highly controversial solution to send 300,000 unemployed young people to the country
Seoul, April 30 (IANS) The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the US have met in Seoul to discuss ways to cooperate on countering North Korea's "evolving nuclear and military threats", the fore
Seoul, April 30 (IANS) North Korea will step up its "military deterrence" against South Korea and the US, state media said Sunday, blasting this week's summit agreement between the two sides on st
New York, April 30 (IANS) The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray has revealed that Chinese hackers outnumber FBI cyber staff 50 to one.
The disclosure came as the US and other
Canberra, April 29 (IANS): After almost 52 years of operation, the Liddell Power Station, Australia's oldest coal-fired power plant located in state of New South Wales (NSW), was shut down.
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Tokyo, April 29 (IANS) Some two-thirds of atomic blasts survivors in Japan do not think the upcoming G7 summit in Hiroshima will reap any tangible progress in nuclear disarmament, according to a new survey.
Beijing, April 29 (IANS) The Zhurong rover has found evidence of water on dune surfaces on modern Mars by providing key observational proof of liquid water at low Martian latitudes, according to a study.
The
Washington, April 29 (IANS) The US' Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has recently obtained a substantial number of new documents from a confidential source containing detaile
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Her run for the US Vice President in 2020 galvanised Indian-Americans to turn out to vote, with about 49 per cent of respondents indicating that Kamala Harris' nomination made the