Kolkata, May 19 (IANS): Rebels of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) hit and set ablaze seven tanker trucks in northern Shan state with artillery to cut down aviation fuel supplies for Myanmars military junta.
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Beijing, May 19 (PTI): China on Wednesday accused the US of resorting to provocative moves in the Taiwan Strait and undermining peace and stability in the region after an American naval ship sailed through the
Gaza City, May 19 (AP): Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It's been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of what was once her family's home, destroyed amid a barrage of Isr
Gaza, May 19 (IANS): A UN report said on Tuesday that 52,000 Palestinians took refuge at schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, as a round of probably he
Moscow, May 19 (IANS): Russia is ready to cooperate with all states and form mutually beneficial partnerships, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony where the credentials of 23 countries' amba
Washington, May 19 (IANS): The US House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill aimed at combating the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the country, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden's
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS): Rebels of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) hit and set ablaze seven tanker trucks in northern Shan state with artillery to cut down aviation fuel supplies for Myanmars military junta.
Kathmandu, May 19 (IANS): An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Lamjung district in northern-central Nepal on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured, a local official said. Wi
Tunis (Tunisia), May 18 (AP): Tunisian authorities say more than 50 migrants have drowned off the coast of the North African country, while 33 others were rescued by workers from an oil platform. Defence Min
Washington, May 18 (IANS): US President Joe Biden's administration has approved a $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel, according to media reports. Citing sources familiar with the mat
GENEVA, MAY 18 (IANS): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray and said that humanitarian
Melbourne, May 18 (PTI): Pledging that he will not risk Australian lives, Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said the strict measures adopted by his government have avoided 30,000 deaths in the country du
Jerusalem, May 18 (AP): Sirens wailed just before the Jewish holiday of Shavuot began on Sunday evening, sending Chen Farag and her family once again running for cover as they have dozens of times over the past
Islamabad, May 18 (PTI): A mob, wielding batons and iron rods, has attacked a police station here in the Pakistani capital in an attempt to lynch a man detained on a charge of blasphemy, according to a media re
Dhaka, May 18 (IANS): Rozina Islam, a Bangladeshi journalist who was arrested on accusations of trying to "steal" 22 government documents, was sent to prison on Tuesday. Following the order, Dhaka
Tel Aviv, May 18 (IANS): Israel fired artillery into southern Lebanon after six rockets were fired toward the Jewish state but fell short within Beirut's territory, the army here said. The fire on Monday
Paris, May 18 (IANS): France, Germany and Spain have reached a deal over the next phases of the development of a new fighter jet project known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which the countries co
Washington, May 18 (IANS): The US will share 20 million more doses of its Covid-19 vaccines with the rest of the world by the end of June, said President Joe Biden. Monday's announcement came under mount
Canberra, May 18 (IANS): A new extinct crocodile species dating back to millions of years ago has been discovered in the sparesely-populated Australian Outback. A team from the Museum and Art Gallery of the
Gaza City, May 17 (AP): The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers (9 miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas comm
