New York, March 13 (IANS): On the heels of the Quad summit, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as Washington focuses on China as an emerging
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Moscow, March 13 (IANS): Russian media outlets have said that the US and its allies were plotting a "disinformation campaign" to hurt the credibility of the country's Sputnik V vaccine against the
Tehran, March 13 (IANS): An Iranian commercial ship was attacked in the Mediterranean Sea, according to local media reports. "After an explosive object hit the Iran Shahrekord container ship in the inte
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS): Bangladesh is all set to welcome world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to take part in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the country's independence and also
Geneva, March 13 (IANS): Following reports of Covid-19 vaccines being restricted for export, World Health Organization (WHO) officials have expressed their disapproval against the practice. "The WHO is
Washington, March 13 (IANS) The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 119 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.63 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its lates
Geneva, March 13 (AP): The World Health Organization granted an emergency use listing Friday for the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, meaning the one-dose shot can now theoretically be used as
Kabul, March 13 (AP): A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and injured 47 in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said Saturday. The death toll in the explosion late Friday that al
Brussels, March 12 (AP): A total of 65 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2020 while doing their jobs, according to the International Federation of Journalists. That is 17 more than in 20-
Ankara, March 12 (AP): Turkey and Egypt have started holding diplomatic talks, top Turkish officials said Friday, in a sign of warming ties between the two regional powers. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sai
TEHRAN, MARCH 12 (IANS): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the end of the US' presence in Syria and Iraq. "The Americans must leave Iraq, which is the will of the Iraqi
TEHRAN, MARCH 12 (IANS): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the US of following former President Donald Trump's "failed policy" on Iran, after American officials stated unwillin
LIMA, MARCH 12 (IANS): Peru's anti-corruption prosecutor has requested a minimum 30-year prison sentence for former First Lady and leader of the Popular Force (FP) party, Keiko Fujimori, who stands accused
SANAA, MARCH 12 (IANS): David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), warned that Yemen is heading towards the biggest famine in modern history. "Just two days ago, I was in Yemen
Lahore, March 12 (PTI): Pakistan's deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif has accused the country's powerful military establishment of threatening his daughter Maryam Nawaz, warning that if anything happen
UNITED NATIONS, MARCH 12 (IANS): The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said there were an estimated 1.4 million unplanned newborns across the world as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of women in lower- and m
BEIJING, MARCH 12 (IANS): Over 100 million people have participated in Beijing's voluntary afforestation campaign, planting a total of 210 million trees from 1980 to 2020, authorities said on Friday. The
Beijing, March 12 (AP): A Chinese official hit back Friday at U.S. criticism of planned election law changes in Hong Kong, noting the chaos surrounding the recent American presidential election. Semi-autonom-
Johannesburg, March 12 (AP): King Goodwill Zwelithini, the traditional leader of South Africa's Zulu nation, has died aged 72 after being hospitalised for more than a month, his family announced Friday
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Lagos (Nigeria), March 12 (AP): Gunmen have attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped at least 30 students just weeks after a similar attack in the region, authorities said Friday. The latest a
