Jakarta, September 13 (AP): Indonesia's elite counterterrorism squad has arrested a convicted militant and suspected leader of an al-Qaida-linked group that has been blamed for a string of past bombings in
Geneva, September 13 (AP): The UN human rights chief says her office has received credible allegations of reprisal killings by the Taliban of former Afghan security forces, as well as instances in which officia
Tokyo, September 13 (AP): Japan's Foreign Ministry urged its citizens on Monday to stay away from religious facilities and crowds in six Southeast Asian nations, warning of a possible attack.
The ministr
UNITED NATIONS, SEPTEMBER 13 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for deeper international cooperation to address global health crisis, and reduce poverty and inequality.
"We need de
Kuala Lumpur, September 13 (AP): Barely a month in office, Malaysia's new leader has won opposition support to shore up his fragile government in exchange for a slew of reforms as Parliament reopened Monday
Seoul, September 13 (AP): North Korea says it successfully test fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months, underscoring how it continues to ex
ADDIS ABABA, SEPTEMBER 12 (IANS): Doctors Without Borders (MSF), an international medical humanitarian organisation, has suspended its activities in parts of Ethiopia following an order by the country's aut
Ulan Bator, September 12 (IANS): At least seven beavers in Mongolia have tested positive for Covid-19, the country's National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said.
"Workers of the Beaver Breedin
Islamabad, September 12 (IANS): Twelve people were killed and two others injured due to heavy downpour in Mansehra district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, local media reported.
Four
Tehran, September 12 (IANS): Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Tehran on Sunday for talks with Iranian officials on bilateral cooperation.
During th
Tel Aviv, September 12 (IANS): Israeli fighter jets on Sunday struck military posts and facilities belonging to the armed wing of the Islamic Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets attacks, acc
Tehran, September 12 (AP): Iran agreed Sunday to allow international inspectors to install new memory cards into surveillance cameras at its sensitive nuclear sites and to continue filming there, averting a dip
Kabul, September 12 (AP): Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the higher educ
Beirut, September 12 (AP): Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept 11, attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead.
The SITE Intelligence Gr
New Delhi, September 11 (IANS): Rohullah Azizi, brother of Afghanistan's former Vice President Amrullah Saleh and one of the leaders of the resistance front in Panjshir, was killed by the Taliban in Karukh
Geneva, September 11 (IANS): Food and job insecurity are now the primary causes of concern for families in Afghanistan, Anthea Webb, deputy regional director for the World Food Program (WFP), told a UN press br
Ramallah, September 11 (IANS): Palestine has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for saying that he supports the expansion of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories.
In an official stat
Ottawa, September 11 (IANS): The leaders of Canada's main political parties took part in their final English-language televised debate, battling over who has the best vision for the country's future.
Jerusalem, September 11 (IANS): The Israeli military said on Saturday that militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into the country's territory but was intercepted.
The rocket triggered sirens in the
Beijing, September 11 (IANS): An explosion and subsequent fire caused by the leakage of a liquefied gas cylinder killed eight people and injured five others on Saturday in a residential building in the city of