UNITED NATIONS, MARCH 2 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres asked for generous donations for humanitarian operations in war-torn Yemen.
Some $3.85 billion is needed for 2021 to support 16 million Y
Brussels, March 2 (AP): The European Union on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four senior Russian officials over the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is President Vladimir Putin's most high-pro
HELSINKI, MARCH 2 (IANS): The Finnish government has declared a state of emergency due to the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
The state of emergency took effect immediately after
Colombo, March 2 (PTI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday hoped that India would stand by it when the UNHRC moves its latest accountability and reconciliation resolution on the island nation this month, days after a UN repo
Washington, March 2 (AP): As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised to make a pariah out of Saudi Arabia over the 2018 killing of dissident Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. But when it came time to actually
KOLKATA, MARCH 2 (IANS): A journalist working for the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) was arrested by the military after being roughed up over his reports of the crackdown last weekend in Myanmar, in which 19 p
ROME, MARCH 2 (ANS): For the first time in its more than 2,000-year history, the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome will be fully open to the public starting from Tuesday.
But Roman history buffs may have to wait
BRUSSELS, MARCH 2 (IANS): The European Commission's Vice President Margaritis Schinas said that it is set to introduce a Digital Green Pass that will enable the continent's safe opening "while pres
JAKARTA, MARCH 2 (IANS): Mount Sinabung located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted again on Tuesday, spewing ash clouds as high as 5,000 metres into the sky.
There were no reports of casualties or d
Paris, March 2 (AP): Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in December compared with the same month of 2019, indicating the sharp drop seen due to the pandemic was short-lived.
Figures
Lahore, March 2 (PTI): A Pakistani court has granted bail to a Christian man, who was arrested about five years ago on charges of sharing an alleged blasphemous content on a social media platform.
The Lahore
Gusau (Nigeria), March 2 (AP): Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state's governor said Tuesday.
Zamfara
Yangon, March 2 (AP): Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest last month's seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries prepared to
Geneva, March 2 (AP): A senior World Health Organisation official has said it was "premature" and "unrealistic" to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the re
Hong Kong, March 2 (AP): A court hearing for 47 democracy activists charged under Hong Kong's national security law resumed on Tuesday, following a marathon session that was adjourned well past midnight aft
Geneva, March 1 (AP): The new head of the World Trade Organization threw her support behind long-fruitless efforts among member countries to agree on fisheries subsidies that could reduce overfishing, calling t
Paris, March 1 (AP): A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.
Rome, March 1 (AP): Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has marked the eighth anniversary of his historic resignation by insisting in an interview published Monday that he stepped down knowingly and that "there is
Berlin, March 1 (AP): A temporary agreement with Iran to allow United Nations inspectors continued access to the country's atomic facilities lays the groundwork for the return to full verification measures
MOSCOW, MARCH 1 (IANS): Russia has successfully launched its first satellite to monitor the Arctic's climate and environment, the country's space corporation Roscosmos said in a statement.
A Soyuz-2.