United Nations, October 1 (PTI): More than 15,000 people from Myanmar are estimated to have crossed the border into India since the February 1 military coup there, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, telling th
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United Nations/Geneva, October 1 (PTI): The number of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths continued to decline globally, the World Health Organisation has said, noting that both the case and death incidence have r
Tokyo, October 1 (AP): Japanese Princess Mako and her fiance are tying the knot next month but no wedding ceremonies are planned. Their marriage is not fully supported by the public because of a financial di
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30 (IANS): The Taliban are "rolling back" rights for women and girls in at least 32 different areas, according to a new list compiled by the Human Rights Watch (HRW). While res
Colombo, September 30 (PTI): Eight Tamil prisoners in Sri Lanka have approached the country's Supreme Court claiming that their fundamental rights were violated by former prisons minister Lohan Ratwatte who
Paris, September 30 (AP): Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty Thursday of illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid. Sarkozy wasn't present at the Paris cour
Mito (Japan), September 30 (AP): Fumio Kishida, the man soon to become Japan's prime minister, says he believes raising incomes is the only way to get the world's third-largest economy growing again.
United Nations, September 30 (AP): The United Nations chief is urging unified regional and international action to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a large-scale conflict and multi-faceted catastroph
Seoul, September 30 (AP): North Korea leader Kim Jong Un expressed his willingness to restore stalled communication lines with South Korea in early October to promote peace while shrugging off U.S. offers for d-
Dhaka, September 30 (AP): An international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen late Wednesday, police said. Mohibullah, who is in his 40s, w
Billings, September 29 (AP): Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The US government on Wednesday declared them extinct. It
LONDON, SEPTEMBER 29 (IANS): More than 2,000 young leaders and youth-led organisations from across the Commonwealth are urging governments to respect the needs and contributions of the world's most vulnerab
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 29 (IANS): Republican senators have tabled a bill in the US Senate demanding "deeper investigation" into the Taliban's victory in Afghanistan and sanctions on those who assist
SEOUL, SEPTEMBER 29 (IANS): North Korea's population is steadily aging, with the number of people aged 65 years and older accounting for 9.75 per cent this year, up 0.1 percentage point from last year, rece
Tokyo, September 29 (AP): Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set to become the next prime minister, facing the imminent task of add
Milan, September 28 (AP): Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg chastised global leaders Tuesday for failing to meet funding pledges and for delivering too much blah blah blah'' as c
Singapore, September 28 (PTI): Singapore's total population shrank by 4.1 per cent to 5.45 million in June this year, largely due to a fall in non-resident numbers amidst the COVID-19 travel restrictions, a
Washington, September 28 (IANS): John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded then US President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is set to be freed from the strict conditions of release that he's been living with for seve
Washington, September 28 (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Monday received his Covid-19 vaccine booster shot on camera at the White House. "Boosters are important, but the most important thing we need to
Tokyo, September 28 (AP): Japan's government announced Tuesday that the coronavirus state of emergency will end this week so the economy can be reactivated as infections slow. Prime Minister Yoshihide Su
