Bangkok, March 19 (IANS): Thai authorities announced on Friday that the mandatory quarantine period for people entering the country will now be reduced to 10 days from two weeks in its latest effort to support
Nay Pyi Taw, March 19 (IANS): The main spokesperson for Myanmar's former de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy (NLD) has been detained, a party member said on Friday.
The s
Seoul, March 19 (IANS): North Korea announced on Friday that it will sever diplomatic ties with Malaysia after it extradited a Pyongyang national to the US over money laundering charges, according to a state me
Mexico City, March 19 (IANS): At least 13 top officials were killed after a police vehicle was ambushed in Mexico, according to authorities.
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon in Coatepec Harinas
Dubai, March 18 (AP): As Israel heads to the polls next week for the fourth time in two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to capitalise on his new partnership with the United Arab Emirates in
Rome, March 18 (AP): Italy inaugurated a living monument to its COVID-19 dead Thursday as it marked the anniversary of one of the most haunting moments of the pandemic: when Bergamo's death toll reached suc
Bangkok, March 18 (AP): Confusion over what exactly happened during recent attacks on factories in Myanmar has highlighted the complex and troubled nature of the country's relations with China amid a broad
Moscow, March 18 (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden's remarks about him reflect U.S. own past and current problems.
Biden was asked in an interview whether
Madrid, March 18 (AP): Lawmakers voted on Thursday to make Spain the seventh country in the world and the fourth in Europe to allow physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia for long-suffering patients of incur
Moscow, March 18 (AP): A senior Russian lawmaker warned Thursday that Moscow would follow up on its move to recall its ambassador in Washington with other moves if the United States fails to offer an explanatio
London, March 18 (AP): The world is awaiting a decision from Europe's top medical regulator on whether its initial investigation into whether there is any evidence to show the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccin
UNITED NATIONS, MARCH 18 (IANS): The UN and its partners have launched the 2021 humanitarian response plan for Yemen that seeks $3.85 billion for urgent, life-saving aid for more than half of the country's
DODOMA, MARCH 18 (IANS): Tanzanian President John Magufuli has passed away due to a heart disease at the age of 61, the country's Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced.
"With great sadness, I
Seoul, March 18 (AP): North Korea said Thursday it will ignore a US offer for talks unless it withdraws its hostile policy on the North, days after Washington said it reached out to Pyongyang through various ch
Mandalay (Myanmar), March 18 (AP): A Myanmar construction magnate with links to military rulers claimed he personally gave more than half a million dollars in cash to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a broadc
Seoul, March 18 (AP): America's top diplomat on Thursday pressed China to use its tremendous influence to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, calling it a source of instability and danger
Kabul, March 18 (AP): A helicopter crash overnight has taken the lives of at least nine Afghan military personnel in a central province, the defense ministry said Thursday.
In a statement, it said that four
New York, March 18 (PTI): Pediatricians have reported the first known case of a woman, who was given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during her pregnancy, giving birth to a baby with antibodies against t
Tokyo, March 17 (AP): A Japanese court for the first time ruled Wednesday that same-sex marriage should be allowed under the country's constitution, a moral victory that does not have any immediate legal co
Washington, March 17 (AP): President Joe Biden defended his decision to waive any punishment for Saudi Arabia's crown prince in the killing of a US-based journalist, claiming that acting against the Saudi r