Washington, February 19 (AP): The Biden administration said Friday it's ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, in a sharp repudiation of former Presiden
BEIJING, FEBRUARY 18 (IANS): A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday refuted rumours about China on the situation in Myanmar, saying that Internet rumours are nothing but that, aiming at destroying
Nairobi (Kenya), February 18 (AP): Bodies with gunshot wounds lay in the streets for days in Ethiopia's holiest city.
At night, residents listened in horror as hyenas fed on the corpses of people they kn
TEHRAN, FEBRUARY 18 (IANS): At least 40 people were injured in a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook Sisakht city in Iran's western Kohgiluye va Boyerahmad province on Wednesday night, media reports said.
ASWAN, February 18 (IANS): At least four Sudanese were killed and 46 others injured in a bus-truck accident in southern Egypt on Thursday, an official medical source said.
"The bus carrying Sudanese nat
Beijing, February 18 (AP): The Chinese government defended its use of Twitter and Facebook on Thursday, following a report that it had used its growing social media presence to spread disinformation about the o
Washington, February 18 (PTI): Proposed by President Joe Biden, the US Citizenship Act 2021 - which among other things intends to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green cards would be introduc
TBILISI, FEBRUARY 18 (IANS): Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced his resignation on Thursday.
Gakharia said in a statement that he decided to step down because he could not reach an agreement w
BRUSSELS, FEBRUARY 18 (IANS): The European Union (EU) has stepped up its efforts to detect and fight Covid-19 variants by bringing together various stakeholders to develop new and adapted vaccines.
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Hong Kong, February 18 (AP): Prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai was again denied bail on Thursday ahead of his April trial on charges of colluding with foreign forces.
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Thimphu, February 18 (PTI): The Royal Bhutan Police have detained the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, a former top military officer and an associate justice for allegedly plotting to replace the country
Yangon (Myanmar), February 18 (AP): Demonstrators against Myanmar's military takeover returned to the streets Thursday after a night of armed intimidation by security forces in the country's second bigg
Canberra, February 18 (AP): In a shocking act of retaliation Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news, a milestone in the increasingly frantic jockeying between governments, media and power
Washington, February 18 (IANS): The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 109.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.42 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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London, February 17 (AP): Supporters of an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years are urging Joe Biden to put pressure on her father to release the woman, saying the U.S. president is one
Johannesburg, February 17 (AP): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to launch the inoculation drive on Wednesday, effectively joining an
London, February 17 (AP): The United Nations' human rights body said Wednesday it will seek information from the United Arab Emirates about a daughter of Dubai's powerful ruler after she said in video m
London, February 17 (PTI): The UK is to begin the world's first COVID-19 human trials to study the impact of the deadly virus on a healthy body's immune system, after receiving the approval of the count
Lahore, February 17 (PTI): Two Christian youths have been booked on blasphemy charges in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said on Wednesday.
"Model Town Police (in Lahore) have registered an FIR a
Islamabad, February 17 (PTI): Pakistan is unlikely to exit the Financial Action Task Force's 'grey' list until June, despite its efforts to garner support from the member nations ahead of the plenar