Geneva, August 24 (AP): The UN human rights chief warned Tuesday that she had received credible reports of severe abuses in areas under Taliban control in Afghanistan, including summary executions of civilians
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MANILA, AUGUST 24 (IANS): The Covid-19 pandemic pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing Asia and the Pacific into extreme poverty in 2020, according to a new report by the Asian D
London, August 24 (PTI): The Taliban will be judged by its deeds rather than words, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said ahead of chairing an emergency G7 virtual meet to coordinate international respo
Singapore, August 23 (PTI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said she believes that Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific will dictate the future of the world as she held talks with Singapore Prime Minis
New York, August 23 (IANS): The theory that Covid-19 is the result of the virus jumping from animals to humans is much more likely than the much prevalent lab leak, say researchers. In a critical review publ
Budapest, August 23 (AP): The head of the World Health Organisation on Monday called for a two-month moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a means of reducing global vaccine inequali
London, August 23 (PTI): Ahead of an emergency G7 meeting on Afghanistan, the Taliban on Monday warned that there will be "consequences" if the US and UK sought an extension to the August 31 deadline
Washington, August 23 (PTI): Amid deepening crisis in Afghanistan, United States President Joe Biden defended his move to withdraw troops from the country, saying history will record this as a "logical, ra
Seoul, August 23 (AP): US President Joe Biden's special envoy for North Korea said Monday he's ready to meet his North Korean counterparts anywhere and at any time as he held discussions with South Kore
Cairo, August 23 (AP): Egypt closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip on Monday amid tensions with the territory's militant Hamas rulers, officials said. It was the first time the Rafah
Colombo, August 23 (IANS): Sri Lanka's medical experts on Monday said the Delta variant of the Covid-19 which is spreading across the country has acquired four mutations due to the high transmission rate bu
San Francisco, August 23 (IANS): The Caldor Fire raging in California's El Dorado County has spread to 104,309 acres, with only 5 per cent containment, authorities have said, adding that more homes and busi
Jakarta, August 23 (IANS): Thailand's tourist hotspot Pattaya may delay its planned reopening to vaccinated travellers on September 1, as the city is dealing with insufficient inoculations among locals and
Tel Aviv, August 23 (IANS): An Israeli state commission to investigate the deadly stampede in April at a Jewish festival held its first hearing. The government-appointed commission began proceedings on Sunda
Berlin, August 23 (AP): The German military says a firefight broke out at the Kabul airport's north gate early on Monday between Afghan security forces and unknown attackers. The military said in a tweet
Tokyo, August 23 (AP): Japan will send three military aircraft to Afghanistan starting Monday to evacuate Japanese citizens and local staff as security deteriorates following the Taliban takeover, officials sai
New Delhi, August 22 (PTI): "Everything is finished", don't know what the future holds for us"-- these were the words of an Afghan lawmaker and a mother of an infant who burst into tears as s
KABUL, AUGUST 22 (IANS): The Taliban have extended their amnesty to deposed Afghan President and Vice President Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh, respectively, allowing the two to return to Afghanistan if they s
Washington, Aug 22 (PTI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday described as incredibly volatile the situation at the overcrowded Kabul airport where many people have died as thousands of foreign nation
London, August 22 (AP): Tony Blair, the British prime minister who deployed troops to Afghanistan 20 years ago after the 9/11 attacks, says the US decision to withdraw from the country has every Jihadist group
