Beijing, December 22 (AP): China on Wednesday ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighbourhoods and workplaces in the northern city of Xi'an following a spike in coronavirus cases, sett
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Bangkok, December 22 (AP): Fighting between Myanmar government forces and ethnic guerrillas has sent about 4,200 villagers fleeing across the border into Thailand over the past week, a Thai army officer said We
New Delhi, December 22 (IANS): The super-mutant Omicron variant that has rapidly spread to 106 countries in less than a month from its discovery, may have peaked, suggests data from South Africa and the UK.
Beijing, December 21 (PTI): The situation at the China-India border is "generally stable" and both sides are maintaining dialogue and communication through diplomatic and military channels to ease the
Washington/Dhaka, December 21 (PTI): The US has offered a reward of up to USD 5 million for information on the henious terrorist attack in Bangladesh in 2015 that left Bangladeshi-American atheist blogger Aviji
Port-Au-Prince, December 20 (AP): Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with a
Jerusalem, December 21 (AP): Israel's former military intelligence chief says the country was involved in the American airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in January 2020. It was the firs
Rome, December 17 (AP): Pope Francis celebrated his 85th birthday on Friday, a milestone made even more remarkable given the coronavirus pandemic, his summertime intestinal surgery and the weight of history: Hi
Seoul, December 17 (AP): North Korea on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il's death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son and current leader Kim Jong Un, who
Osaka, December 17 (AP): More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possible cause. T
Beijing, December 17 (AP): China on Friday said it would take all necessary measures to safeguard its institutions and enterprises after the U.S. Senate passed a new law barring imports from the Xinjiang region-
Washington, December 17 (PTI): There were 66 known Indian-origin fighters affiliated with the global terrorist group Islamic State, the latest US State Department report on terrorism has said as it commended In
New Delhi, December 17 (IANS): As they seized control of Afghanistan this August, the Taliban tortured and killed members of ethnic and religious minorities, soldiers of the now defunct Afghan National Defense-
London, December 17 (AP): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a parliamentary by-election that was a referendum on his government amid weeks of scandal and
Tirin Kot, December 16 (IANS): Two children were confirmed dead and eight injured when a blast ripped through a wedding party in southern Afghanistan, a local official said on Thursday. The blast took place
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BANGKOK, December 16 (AP): Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as a way to exert pressure on Myanmar’s military leaders by limiting profits from the c
Warsaw, December 16 (AP): Poland's Health Ministry has confirmed the country's first case of infection with the omicron coronavirus variant in a woman from Lesotho. The case was found in a sample exa.jpg)
Jakarta (Indonesia), December 16 (AP): The young woman in Myanmar decided to speak out when she realized that money from the company she loved was now in the hands of the military leaders she hated. She and
Frankfort (US), December 16 (AP): President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to do whatever it takes, as long as it takes to help Kentucky and other states after a series of deadly tornadoes that he said left a t
