New Delhi, November 25 (IANS): On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), the United Nations in Afghanistan has called for concrete actions to end violence against women.
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Moscow, November 25 (AP): A fire at a coal mine in Russia's Siberia killed 11 people and injured more than 40 others on Thursday, with dozens of others still trapped, authorities said. The blaze took pla
Dhaka, November 25 (PTI): The UN General Assembly has adopted a historic resolution to graduate three nations, including Bangladesh and Nepal, from the least developed country (LDC) category to the developing c
Benghazi, November 25 (AP): Libya's top electoral body on Wednesday disqualified the son and onetime heir apparent of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi from running for president in elections to be held nex
Berlin, November 24 (AP): The three parties negotiating to form Germany's next government will finalise and present their coalition agreement Wednesday, two of the prospective partners said. The deal paves
New Delhi, November 24 (IANS): China has banned its celebrities from showing off their wealth on social media in the latest crackdown on the entertainment industry, Daily Mail reported. The Cyberspace Admini
Copenhagen, November 24 (AP): Sweden's parliament on Wednesday approved Magdalena Andersson as the country's first female prime minister, tapping the finance minister who recently became the new leader
Beijing, November 24 (PTI): Fewer people are getting married in China in addition to the falling birth rates, hastening the demographic crisis in the world's most populous country, according to official dat
Seoul, November 24 (AP): New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 4,000 in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic as a delta-driven spread continues to rattle the country after it ea
New Delhi, November 23 (IANS): China's birth rate has plummeted to its lowest level since 1978 as the government struggles to stave off a looming demographic crisis, The Guardian reported. Data released
United Nations, November 23 (PTI): Ahead of the crucial UN peacekeeping event in South Korea, Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare has expressed hope that India will take the lead in addre
London, November 23 (PTI): Britain's Royal Family on Tuesday issued a rare joint statement against the use of unnamed sources in response to a new BBC documentary on Prince William and Harry's relations
Sofia, November 23 (AP): A bus carrying tourists back to North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including a dozen children, authorities said. T
Geneva, November 23 (AP): The World Health Organisation's Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 mi
United Nations, November 23 (IANS): UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called for renewed global action against human trafficking. "Renewed and reinvigorated global action against this crime
New Delhi, November 23 (IANS): Pakistani authorities must end their abhorrent use of enforced disappearance, said Amnesty International detailing the practices devastating impact on the families of those who ha
Cairo, November 22 (AP): Sudan's reinstated prime minister said in an interview that aired Monday that he will have the authority to form his own independent government, according to the agreement he signed
Seoul, November 23 (AP): Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds in office, died on Tu
United Nations, November 23 (PTI): Threats against UN peacekeepers, particularly those resulting from malicious acts, is a major concern, the United Nations peacekeeping chief has said, underlining the need for
Tehran, November 23 (AP): The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog met Tuesday with Iranian officials to press for greater access in the Islamic Republic on the eve of diplomatic talks restarting ove
