Tehran, December 8 (IANS): Iran on Thursday announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti-government unrest.
Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after being found guil
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Lima, December 8 (IANS): Peru's Vice President Dina Boluarte has become the country's first female President after she was sworn in following the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo for alleg
Moscow, December 8 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Moscow had not "gone mad" and would not use its nuclear weapons first. Spea
Washington, December 7 (IANS): State security police across China have been questioning lawyers who volunteered to help people arrested during the recent anti-lockdown protests, with some withdrawing from the s
San Francisco, December 7 (IANS): Elon Musk-run SpaceX has announced a new government-focused satellite internet service called Starshield with a focus on "national security". Starshield leverages
Dhaka, December 7 (IANS): "Friendship to all, malice towards none," the historic quote from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been incorporated in a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution. The
Geneva, December 6 (IANS): More than one in five people (almost 23 per cent) in employment worldwide have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to a r
Khartoum, December 6 (IANS): Sudan's military and civilian leaders have signed a political framework agreement to end the political impasse and institute a two-year transitional authority. Abdel Fattah A
New Delhi, December 6 (IANS): China's renewed interest in Arunachal Pradesh has evoked some sharp criticism from New Delhi in the recent past. China has time and again asserted its claim on around 90,000 sq
Islamabad, December 6 (IANS): The consistent depreciation of the Pakistani rupee is deepening the economic crisis in the country, said the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF). In a statement, PBF CEO Ahmad Jawad s
Kiev, December 5 (IANS) The head of US intelligence has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has "become better informed" about the difficulties facing his invading forces in Ukraine, as the Kremlin
Colombo, December 5 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a committee to work with Indias National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to develop the island nation's dairy industry. T
United Nations, December 4 (IANS): Innovation and technology can be powerful tools for building an accessible and equitable world for all, including persons with disabilities, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guter
London, December 4 (IANS): Iran's morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country's Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country's attorney general said, according to a media repo
New Delhi, December 4 (IANS): Apple is fast forwarding its manufacturing plans in India and Vietnam in the wake of China unrest over zero-Covid policy which has severely disrupted its supply chain, leading to a
Kuala Lumpur, December 4 (IANS) Malaysia reported 1,866 new Covid-19 infections as of Saturday midnight, bringing the national total to 4,998,830, according to the Health Ministry. There are six new imported
Jakarta, December 4 (IANS) Semeru volcano on Indonesia's Java island erupted on Sunday, spewing a 1.5-km high ash column, authorities said. As of Sunday afternoon, the country's Volcano Disaster Miti
Washington, December 3 (IANS) The US and France appear to be forming a united front seeking end of the war in Ukraine as leaders of both countries are taking a common approach to talk to Russian President Vladi
Sydney, December 3 (IANS) Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said that Europe is not "strong enough right now" and that it "would be in trouble without the US". The Finnish leader who is
London, December 3 (IANS) The number of Covid-19 cases in the UK has again increased above one million, in a worrying sign of a new winter wave, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The num
