New Delhi, October 16 (IANS): In a statement on its Telegram channel, the Islamic State (IS) terror group on Saturday claimed that its Khorasan branch (IS-K) carried out the twin bombings inside the Shia mosque
Seoul, October 16 (IANS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed to accelerate diplomatic consultations between the two countries to resolve a protracted row ov
San Francisco, October 16 (IANS): Twitter has been sued by a human rights activist for alleging accessing his personal information and sharing it with the Saudi Arabia government.
In his lawsuit, Ali Al-Ahme
Moscow, October 16 (IANS): Russia has invited a US delegation to participate in the talks on Afghanistan slated to take place in Moscow on october 20, a top official said here.
Moscow is also currently consi
New Delhi, October 15 (IANS): Apple has taken down one of the world's most popular Quran apps in China after a request from Chinese officials, the BBC reported.
Quran Majeed is available across the world
New York, October 15 (IANS): Infants, children and adolescents are equally capable of carrying high levels of live and replicating SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, in their respiratory secretions, resear
Kabul, October 15 (AP): Suicide bombers assaulted a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed with worshippers attending weekly Friday prayers, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 70,
Washington, October 15 (PTI): US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American aerospace and defence expert Ravi Chaudhary to a key position in the Pentagon, the White House has said.
Washington, October 15 (AP): Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Southern California hospital Tuesday with an infection but he is on the mend, his spokesman said.
Clinton, 75, was admitted to the
Colombo, October 15 (PTI): Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday witnessed the culmination of the military exercise between India and Sri Lanka focusing on enhancing counter-terror cooperation and
Seoul, October 15 (IANS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with William Burns, the chief of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), here on Friday, touting the Seoul-Washington alliance as a foun
Tokyo, October 15 (IANS): New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced an outline of Covid-19 counter-measures at a panel meeting, saying that the government would come up with an overall set e
Istanbul, October 15 (IANS): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met a Taliban delegation in Ankara in a first-of-its kind meeting since the group took over Afghanistan in August.
"We gave ad
Seoul, October 15 (IANS): North Korea has opened a key sea route on the western coast to receive humanitarian aid deliveries following its closure attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Unicef office in Seo
Sanaa, October 15 (IANS): Forces loyal to the Yemen government announced the killing of 40 Houthi fighters during an ambush in the country's northeastern oil-rich province of Marib.
"The army units
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, October 14 (AP) — A building fire that raged out of control for hours overnight in a major city in southern Taiwan left 46 people dead and at least 41 others injured, authorities said T
Bangkok, October 14 (AP) After sending a record number of military aircraft to harass Taiwan over China's National Day holiday, Beijing has toned down the saber rattling but tensions remain high, with the r
United Nations, October 13 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that diversity must be seen as a source of strength instead of threat in search for peace.
"For countries emerging from
Washington, October 13 (IANS): Officials from more than 30 countries will discuss ways to counter ransomware attacks from countries, including Russia and North Korea, in a US-led virtual meeting this week, a US
Washington, October 13 (IANS): US President Joe Biden could risk his entire first-term agenda if he fails to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, experts said.
The embattled president is