The Libyan Red Crescent said on that 27 bodies of illegal immigrants were recovered off the coast of Al-Allus town, some 95 km east of the capital Tripoli.
Tripoli, December 27 (IANS): The L
Covid-19 clusters have been on the rise at educational facilities in Seoul, the city government said on Monday.
Seoul, December 27 (IANS): Covid-19 clusters have been on the rise at educational f
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Monday formally raised an alarm about the possibility of cou.
Seoul, December 27 (IANS): South Korea's National Intelligence Service (
Residents of Seoul have cited cost of living as the most important economic issue of 2022, a survey revealed on Monday.
Seoul, December 27 (IANS): Residents of Seoul have cited cost of livin
As the threat of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant looms large, Nepal is struggling to vaccinate its targeted population against the virus.
Kathmandu, December 27 (IANS): As the threat of the new
The UN announced that it has closed its passenger operations facility (Movcon) at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu following a directive from the Somalian government.
Mogadishu, D
Johannesburg, December 26 (AP) Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African Presid
Rome, December 25 (AP) Pope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, using his Christmas Day address to urge health care for all, vaccines for the poor and for dialogue to prevail in reso
Washington, December 25 (AP) So long eggnog, shrimp cocktail and pet-shaped sugar cookies. It's been a less merry holiday scene at the White House this year under COVID-19's shadow. President Joe Biden
North Korea is expected to convene a key party meeting within the coming week amid expectations it could unveil the country's policy directions for the new year in the face of a prolonged stalemate in its n
Harare, December 24 (AP) Outside a foreign currency exchange in Zimbabwe's capital, hordes of people desperate for US dollars are pushed up against each other.
That's it, keep it tight, some shout, t
Moscow, December 24 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to immediately meet Russia's demand for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine, saying the U.S. i
New Delhi, December 24 (PTI): The new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with the Delta variant and appears likely to become the dominant SAR
Tokyo, December 24 (IANS) Tokyo authorities on Friday reported the Japanese capital's first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant reported in the community with no known travel history.
A doctor at a clin
Dhaka, December 24 (IANS) At 30 people were killed and over 200 others injured after a massive blaze ripped through a passenger ferry in Bangladesh, officials said.
The officials said that 70 passengers on b
ROME, December 23 (AP) — Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats Thursday to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, self-interest and the “glitter of our a
Dharamsala, December 23 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to Uzra Zeya to congratulate her on being appointed the US' Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.
He expressed the hop
United Nations, December 23 (IANS) Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, said Wednesday that he has tested positive for Covid and is self-isolating.
"I have tested po
New Delhi, December 23 (IANS) More than 13 million people in the Chinese city of Xi'an have been ordered to stay at home as authorities attempt to tackle a Covid outbreak there, BBC reported.
The norther
Washington, December 23 (IANS) With Omicron becoming the dominant variant of Covid in the US, accounting for over 73 per cent cases, new modeling data shows that the highly transmissible new strain will cause 1