Washington, November 13 (AP): Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, has been indicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the House committee
Kabul, November 12 (AP): A Taliban provincial spokesman says a bomb exploded in a mosque during Friday prayers, wounding at least 15 people in eastern Afghanistan, where Islamic State group militants have been
Berlin, November 12 (IANS): As Germany's baby boomer generation retires, the country will be threatened with losses amounting to billions of euros, according to a study published by the German Economic Inst
Bangkok, November 12 (AP): A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced detained US journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty on several charges, including incitement for
Glasgow, November 12 (AP): Negotiators at this year's UN climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away from a call to end all use of coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies completely, but gave poor
Rome, November 11 (AP): Pope Francis renewed his call for Europe to welcome and show solidarity with migrants, saying the diversity they're bringing to the continent is renewing European cities as a beautif
Islamabad, November 11 (PTI): Senior officials from the US, China, Russia and Pakistan on Thursday called on the Taliban to sever its ties with all international terrorist groups and to deny space to any milita
Berlin, November 11 (AP): The number of people around the world forced to abandon their homes likely increased to more than 84 million in the first half of this year, an increase fuelled in particular by c
JOHANNESBURG, November 11 (AP): F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa’s last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country’s white minority rul
Kabul, November 11 (IANS): The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has brought with it a different set of rules and way of life for its locals, which is being questioned and criticized globally. The hardline histor
New Delhi, November 11 (IANS): Adding India to the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing club would hurt US-Pakistan relations as Islamabad tries to coordinate a regional response to a growing Afghanistan terror threa
Islamabad, November 11 (PTI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said the Taliban were interested in having communication with the world so that their government is recognised and w
Wellington, November 11 (AP): Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday against letting tensions in the Asia-Pacific region cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality.
His remarks on the sidelines of the a
Bangkok, November 11 (AP): The United Nations Security Council has issued a press statement expressing deep concern about ongoing violence in Myanmar, whose military-installed government is using force against
Beijing, November 11 (AP): Chinese leaders are preparing to issue a political history that would give President Xi Jinping status beside the ruling Communist Party's most important figures, setting the stag
New Delhi, Novemmber 10 (IANS): The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced to provide $7 million to conduct genomic research in eight low and middle income countries, including India. Other countries
Bangkok, November 10 (AP): A court in Myanmar has sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party to 90 years and 75 years in prison after finding them guilty of corruption, their
London/Karachi, November 10 (PTI): Nobel Laureate and Pakistani activist for girls' education Malala Yousafzai has tied the knot with a top-ranked officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board in a small ceremony i
Tokyo, November 10 (AP): Fumio Kishida was reelected as Japan's prime minister on Wednesday after his governing party scored a major victory in key parliamentary elections.
Elected just over a month ago
Glasgow, November 10 (AP): The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made some serious toddler steps toward cutting emissions but far from the giant leaps needed to limit global warming to internationall