AZMARIN, Syria, February 6 (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 2,300 people. Hundreds
ANKARA, Turkey, February 6 (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and killing at least 360 people. With hundreds injured, the to
Jerusalem, February 5 (IANS) Russia and Ukraine might have come to a peaceful settlement in April 2022, just over a month after their conflict broke out, but the Western powers blocked it, as per former Israeli
Islamabad, February 5 (IANS) Former Pakistan President and army chief Pervez Musharraf passed away on the early hours of Sunday after losing out to an extended battle with a rare health disease. The 79-year-old
Islamabad, February 5 (IANS) Former Pakistan President and military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who had been living in Dubai since 2016, breathed his last on Sunday, local media reported.
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New Delhi, February 4 (IANS) On World Cancer Day, World Health Organization (WHO) has called for intensified action across the Southeast Asian region to strengthen health systems to prevent and detect cancers e
Brussels, February 4 (IANS) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has called on Russia to respect its treaty with the US on nuclear weapons, which contributes to international stability.
NATO ambassa
Islamabad, February 4 (IANS) Pakistan's oil companies have warned that the industry is on the "brink of collapse" as the dollar liquidity crisis persists and their cost of doing business balloons
Islamabad, February 4 (IANS) The Pakistani government is contemplating releasing energy-saving certificates and energy conservation bonds to encourage technological up-gradation in industry, a Pakistani officia
Colombo, February 3 (IANS) In a counter-attack to a recent comment made by a US government official on Sri Lankas debt restructuring process to obtain the $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout,
Karachi, February 3 (IANS) The Pakistani rupee on Friday plunged to a historic low against the US dollar after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is giving Pakist
Seoul, February 2 (IANS): North Korea said on Thursday it will take the "toughest reaction" to the US' move to expand joint military exercises with South Korea.
The North's warning came US
Karachi, February 2 (IANS): The Pakistani rupee resumed its downwards slide on Thursday after two modest sessions as the "optimism surrounding the government and IMF talks scaled back", local media re
Moscow, February 2 (IANS) More than 146.4 million people permanently resided in Russia as of January 1, down 555,332 from the past year, data published by the country's Federal Statistics Service revealed.
Tokyo, February 2 (IANS) Japan's crime rate increased for the first time in 20 years in 2022, as relaxed Covid-19 regulations may have led to a rise in instances of street crime, a police said on Thursday.
Gaza, February 2 (IANS) Israeli fighter jets on Thursday carried out a series of airstrikes on facilities belonging to militant groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave.
New York, February 1 (IANS): India's National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and US Deputy Defence Secretary Kathleen Hicks discussed strengthening coordination between the militaries of the two countrie
Geneva, January 31 (IANS) The WHO has said that the Covid-19 pandemic still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level.
The announcement came am
Islamabad, January 31 (IANS) The death toll in the suicide bombing in a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar province mounted to 96 on Tuesday after more bodies were recovered from the attack site.
The explosio
Kathmandu, January 30 (IANS) With an eye on China as it has expanded its clout across South Asia, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland arrived in Kathmandu where she will meet m