Athens, August 7 (IANS): Greek authorities said that three people have been arrested for suspected arson as devastating wildfires continue to scorch thousands of hectares of forest land across the country.
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New Delhi, August 7 (IANS): Human rights breaches and killing of civilians in Afghanistan by the Taliban are reaching new highs, especially with increasing assaults on the minority Hazara community. On Frida
New York, August 7 (IANS): A bottle of whiskey worth of $5,800 gifted to former US State Secretary Mike Pompeo by the Japanese government has gone missing, a news report said The State Department has launche
Beirut, August 7 (IANS): Israel fired 40 artillery shells into Lebanon after the latter country fired rockets into the Jewish state amid rising tension in the region, the army in Beirut said. In a statement
UNITED NATIONS, AUGUST 6 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for progress toward a world free of nuclear weapons on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the August 1945 atomic bombing of
Kabul, August 6 (AP): The Taliban shot and killed the director of Afghanistan's Government Information Media Center on Friday, the latest killing of a government official and one that comes just days after
Washington, August 6 (IANS): The global coronavirus caseload has topped 200.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.26 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.30 billion, according to the Johns
San Francisco, August 6 (IANS): Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has admitted that meeting the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was "a huge mistake" in his life. In an interview wit
R.R M. Lilani IANS Amidst the World Health Organization (WHO) calling for China to allow for the phase two probe into the origin of Covid-19, a top Texas Republican on the House of Foreign Affairs Committee
Tel Aviv (Israel), August 6 (AP): The Israeli army says sirens in northern Israel are warning of new attacks from over the border with Lebanon on Friday. In a statement they said sirens sounded before noon i
Beijing, August 6 (AP): China has appointed a new military commander in restive Xinjiang where authorities have locked up more than a million members of Muslim minorities in what they call a bid to curb terrori
Johannesburg, August 6 (IANS): Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who has been serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court, was on Friday admitted to a hospital for medical observation.
Canberra, August 6 (IANS): As Sydney's Covid-19 outbreak continues to escalate, breaches into neighbouring states and regions have forced some 16 million people along Australia's densely populated easte
TOKYO, August 6 (AP) — Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the Japanese city urged global leaders to unite to eliminate nuclear weapo
New Delhi, August 5 (IANS): A US State Department official has said that Washington wants Pakistan to keep its borders with Afghanistan open for Afghan refugees, the media reported on Thursday. "In a pl
Beijing, August 5 (IANS): More than 33,000 residents have been evacuated so far as typhoon Lupit, the ninth one this year, made landfall on Thursday morning in the coastal areas of south China's Guangdong p
Washington, August 5 (IANS): Moderna's booster shots against Covid-19 have shown robust antibody responses, according to results of Phase 2 clinical trials published on Thursday. In the trial, Moder
Tehran, August 5 (AP): The prot g of Iran's supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country's new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration that completes hard-li
Beijing, August 5 (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday promised to provide two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world this year and offered a USD 100 million donation to COVAX, the WHO-backe
Tel Aviv, August 5 (AP): Israel's defense minister warned Thursday that his country is prepared to strike Iran, issuing the threat against the Islamic Republic after a fatal drone strike on a oil tanker at
