NEW DELHI, JUNE 22 (IANS): Anthony Fauci, Americas top infectious disease expert, has responded strongly to growing right-wing criticism and conspiracy theories connected to the release of thousands of his emai
UNITED NATIONS, JUNE 22 (IANS): A new UN report has revealed that there were at least 26,425 grave violations against children in 2020.
The annual Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) report released on Monday
BARCELONA, JUNE 22 (IANS): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed that his government will on Tuesday pardon nine Catalan political leaders jailed for their roles in organising the region's inde
Seoul, June 22 (AP): North Korea has told the World Health Organisation it tested more than 30,000 people for the coronavirus through June 10 but has yet to find a single infection.
The WHO said in a monitor
Washington, June 22 (PTI): US President Joe Biden is looking forward to a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani here on Friday during which they will discuss ways to ensure that Afghanistan will neve
SEOUL, South Korea, June 22 (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed prospects for early resumption of diplomacy with the United States, saying Tuesday the U.S. expectations
Chicago, June 21 (AP): A radar-confirmed tornado swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago, damaging more than 100 homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing multiple injuries,
Bangkok, June 21 (AP): Lawyers for Myanmar's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said Monday she told them some of the testimony against her was wrong in her trial on criminal charges that could send her to pr
London, June 21 (PTI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday warned of a "rough winter" ahead even though things may be "looking good" for July 19 to be the so-called "terminus
Hong Kong, June 21 (AP): Hong Kong's embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets so it can pay salaries and avoid
Geneva, June 21 (AP): Independent human rights experts working with the United Nations have urged the Vatican to do more to stop and prevent violence and sexual abuse against children, citing persistent allegat
United Nations, June 21 (PTI): About 10,000 refugees have fled from Myanmar to India and Thailand as nationwide clashes in the country led to "acute" new displacements of hundreds of thousands of civi
UNITED NATIONS, JUNE 21 (IANS): UN agencies have expressed concern over the disappearance of a Yemeni child refugee in Libya.
A joint statement issued on Sunday said: "The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and
NEW DELHI, JUNE 21 (IANS): A documentary follows a trail that leads to Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which seems to not only fight terror, but sponsor it as well, German broadcaster DW, which air
Geneva, June 21 (AP): The UN's top human rights body opened its latest session on Monday and was immediately embroiled in a debate over the representation of Myanmar, where a military takeover toppled the c
Dubai, June 21 (AP): Iran's president-elect said Monday he wouldn't meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile programme and its support of regional militias, sticki
Seoul, June 21 (AP): President Joe Biden's special envoy for North Korea said Monday he hopes to see a positive reaction from the North soon on US offers for talks after the North Korean leader ordered offi
Mexico City, June 21 (IANS): At least 15 people died in armed attacks in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, local authorities said in a statement.
The attacks took place on Saturday afternoon in different d
New York, June 21 (IANS): Rising from the pall of Covid-19 restrictions, New York City celebrated International Yoga Day at the Times Square with day-long performances of the ancient Indian art of developing a
Washington, June 21 (IANS): US National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's remarks that Pyongyang should be ready for a dialogue, as well as a confrontatio