London, September 27 (PTI): The COVID-19 pandemic led to biggest decrease in life expectancy since the World War II, and wiped out years of progress on mortality, according to a study published on Monday by the
Berlin, September 27 (IANS): Germany's centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by incumbent Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has won the general election with 25.7 per cent of the vote, beating the conser
New Delhi, September 27 (IANS): A statue of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Gwadar was destroyed in a bomb attack, claimed by the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army, Pakistani media reported.
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New Delhi, September 27 (IANS): A private Afghan airline flew out at least 155 family members of the company's leadership to Abu Dhabi instead of evacuees, including journalists, according to a media report
Kabul, September 27 (IANS): Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said that it was impossible for his country to recognise the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan, adding that at least 17 of the ap
Berlin, September 26 (IANS): German voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new Bundestag, or the federal Parliament, which will form a new government for the next four years and usher in the post-Angela
Kabul, September 26 (AP): It's been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar kameezes descended on the Afghan capital
Reykjavik (Iceland), September 26 (AP): Iceland has elected a female-majority parliament, a landmark for gender equality in the North Atlantic island nation, in a vote that saw centrist parties make the biggest
Seoul, September 26 (IANS): The South Korean Unification Ministry on Sunday described the remarks by Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, about the possibility of holding "constructiv
Manila, September 26 (IANS): Four inmates were killed in a shootout on Sunday after they tried to escape from a prison in the Philippines' Surigao del Sur province, jail authorities said.
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Bangkok, September 26 (AP): In his speech last week to open the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bracketed Myanmar with Afghanistan and Ethiopia as nations where "peace and stability
Seoul, September 26 (AP): South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a day after the North repeated an offer to open conditional talks.
The North might be seeking to e
United Nations, September 25 (PTI): The UN must improve its effectiveness and enhance its reliability if it wants to remain relevant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as he highlighted several rec
United Nations, September 25 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that countries with "regressive thinking" that are using terrorism as a "political tool" must understand tha
United Nations, September 25 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that when Indians make progress, it also gives an impetus to the development of the world as its growth is linked with the globe
United Nations, September 25 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi headlined India's scalable and "cost-effective" tech solutions within minutes of beginning his address to the United Nations Gener
Kabul, September 25 (AP): The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome display that signalled a return to some of t
Los Angeles, September 25 (IANS): Over 1,600 firefighters are battling a new fast-moving wildfire that has grown to over 6,800 acres in northern California, authorities said on Saturday.
A total of 1,663 fir
Seoul, September 25 (IANS): North Korean Embassies and diplomatic personnel are engaging in illicit financing activities to fund the country's nuclear and other destructive weapons activities, the media rep
Sanaa, September 25 (IANS): Battles over the control of Yemen's oil-rich province of Shabwa have continued to intensify between the Houthi rebels and government forces, a military official said.
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