Kathmandu, May 13 (AP): A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mount Everest in the season's first casualties on the world's highest mountain, expedition organisers Thursday.
The Swiss climber,
Beijing, May 13 (AP): Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom, speaking at a reception Thursday for foreign diplomats and media at the en
Washington, May 13 (AP): The Biden administration on Wednesday took aim at China and a number of other countries for repressing religious freedom as it forges ahead with its aim of restoring human rights as a p
Gaza City, May 13 (AP): Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping in the dark, the 50-year-old grabbed her four children and ran as Isra
Kathmandu, May 13 (PTI): Nepal's political parties were struggling to reach a deal over the formation of a new government due to their factional feuds ahead of Thursday's deadline set by the President a
Berlin, May 12 (AP): Iran has enriched uranium to slightly higher purity than previously thought due to "fluctuations" in the process, the United Nations' atomic watchdog said Wednesday.
The re
WASHINGTON, May 12 (AP): House Republicans seem ready to toss Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and
London, May 12 (PTI): It is important to win the "hearts and minds" of like-minded countries such as India to prevent countries like China and Russia from filling the multilateral vacuum and misusing
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday took to Twitter to reiterate his support for the people of Palestine, denouncing atrocities being committed by Israel.
The death toll from the
Makkah, May 12 (IANS): As part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to provide high-quality services to visitors and pilgrims of the Holy Mosques using the latest technologies, the worlds largest cooling plant of its
Tehran, May 12 (AP): Iran's state television reported Wednesday that the country's former firebrand president will run again for office in upcoming elections in June.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly m
Kathmandu, May 12 (PTI): Nepal's main Opposition party the Nepali Congress has decided to stake a claim for the prime minister's post, a day after the President called on political parties to form
Gaza City, May 12 (AP): Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 war took on many hallmarks of that de
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, May 11 (AP) — A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday. Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza, killing a numb
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS): China, on Monday warned Bangladesh of grave consequences if the latter joined any initiatives under the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or QUAD "Bilateral relations with Banglades
London, May 11 (PTI): Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivered her customary speech to mark the State Opening of Parliament in London on Tuesday, as she laid out the government's legislative agenda for th
Gaza City (Gaza Strip), May 11 (AP): Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting a pair of high-rise buildings believed to be housing militants, as Hamas and other armed groups bombarded sout
Washington, May 11 (PTI): Microblogging giant Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help address the COVID-19 crisis in India which is battling the unprecedented second wave of the deadly pandemic.
Twitter C
KABUL, MAY 11 (IANS): A nine-member Taliban-linked terrorist network has been busted in Kabul, the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) confirmed.
"The personnel of NDS conducted an operation r
Gaza City (Gaza Strip), May 11 (AP): The Israeli army said in a statement that the chief of staff has called in troop reinforcements in the country's south as hostilities in Gaza press into a second day.