Kunming (China), October 13 (IANS): The High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) closed on Wednesday with the adoption of the Kunming Declaration in this Chinese city, where over 100 nation
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Beijing, October 13 (PTI): In a snub to China, Harvard University is moving its Chinese language programme from Beijing to Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, from next year after complaining of an unwelcoming envir
Beijing, October 13 (AP): Hong Kong suspended classes, stock market trading and government services as a typhoon passed south of the city Wednesday. Heavy rain from Typhoon Kompasu could flood low-lying area
Beijing, October 13 (AP): China's recent increase in military exercises and warplane missions near Taiwan which have raised concerns around the region were necessary to defend the nation's sovereignty a
Seoul, October 12 (IANS): North Korea on Tuesday stressed its "invariable" friendship with Russia as they celebrated the 73rd anniversary of establishing ties, vowing to further enhance their cooperat-
Bangkok, October 12 (AP): Myanmar's former President Win Myint, forced out of office eight months ago when the army seized power, testified Tuesday that he defied a demand from the military to resign, sayin
Manila, October 12 (IANS): At least nine people have died and 11 others were reported missing after severe tropical storm Kompasu triggered flash floods and landslides in the Philippines, the government said on
United Nations, October 12 (AP): Warning that Afghanistan is facing a make-or-break moment, the United Nations chief on Monday urged the world to prevent the country's economy from collapsing. Secretary-
Seoul, October 12 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland, as he vowed to build an invincible military to cope with what he call
Kabul, October 12 (AP): With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, there's a new enemy ascending. The Islamic State group threatens to usher in another violent phase. Except this time the former insurgent
Islamabad, October 11 (PTI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said "selective pronouncements" on human rights were "immoral", reacting to allegations against Pakistan's all-weather al
Bangkok, October 11 (AP): Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint pleaded not guilty Monday to violating COVID-19 restrictions, their lawyers said, as the pair were formally indict
Stockholm, October 11 (AP): Three U.S-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for work on drawing conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called natural experiments. David Ca
New Delhi, October 11 (IANS): "I saw the Afghan President escape with millions," claims Brigadier General Piraz Ata Sharifi, the bodyguard of former Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani, adding that the latter
Baghdad, October 11 (AP): Iraq saw a record low election turnout since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, the independent body that oversees the election said Monday. The preliminary re-
Baghdad, October 11 (AP): Iraq said on Monday it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a longtime al-Qaida operative in a cross-border operation. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi tw
Jerusalem, October 11 (AP): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday implored Israel not to "lose sight of the need to establish a Palestinian state, as she wrapped up a two-day farewell visit. Merkel&
Seoul, October 11 (AP): North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to overcome a "grim situation" facing the country and make stronger efforts to improve the food and living conditions
Islamabad, October 10 (PTI): Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced atomic scientist known as the 'father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb' under the clandestine enrichment programme and infamous for his contro-
Kathmandu, October 10 (PTI): Nepal's Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister Gajendra Bahadur Hamal resigned on Sunday following a controversy over his appointment, just 48 hours after his formal induction
