KABUL, MAY 6 (IANS): The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan has further intensified since the start of the withdrawal of the US-led forces from the country on May 1 as the Taliban militants have stepped up activit
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Beijing, May 6 (AP): China's government on Thursday rejected criticism of its human rights and economic record by foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major economies and accused them of meddling in its
TEHRAN, MAY 6 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the regime of US anti-Tehran sanctions has been shattered. "As the head of the (Iranian) government, I declare to the people that the san
BERLIN, MAY 6 (IANS): The German government has banned Ansaar International, an Islamic group, and its sub-organisations on suspicion of financing terrorist groups outside the country, Interior Minister Horst S
KOLKATA, MAY 6 (IANS): The Myanmar junta has banned satellite television after imposing severe restrictions on the internet and media, provoking global rights groups to protest the military's tightening gri
HONG KONG, MAY 6 (IANS): Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was on Thursday sentenced to another 10 months in prison for taking part in an unsanctioned protest last year to mark the anniversary of China'
Toronto, May 5 (AP): Canada's health regulator has authorised Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 and older. Dr Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, on Wednesday confirmed the de
SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 5 (IANS): Banned on Facebook and Twitter, former US President Donald Trump has launched a new so-called social media platform, which is actually just a WordPress blog on his own website. H
Brussels, May 5 (AP): The European Union is planning to tighten rules on foreign investment in its 27 members and boost production autonomy for sensitive strategic goods, two measures bound to hit China amid al
San Francisco, May 5 (AP): Former President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook for now. The social network's quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his a
Kathmandu, May 5 (PTI): Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led government on Wednesday lost majority support in the House of Representatives after the CPN (Maoist Center) led by Pushpakamal Dah
Kabul, May 5 (AP): A bomb targeted a minibus carrying medical workers in the Afghan capital Wednesday morning, killing one person, a Kabul police official said. Three medics were wounded and taken to hospita
Jakarta, May 5 (AP): Myanmar's security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Huddled inside her home in Yangon, 19-year-old Shwe dared to p
ROME, MAY 4 (IANS): Italian police have busted two drug-trafficking gangs in major raids in the area surrounding the Sicilian city of Messina, local media reported on Tuesday. More than 25 suspects were arre-
Manila, May 4 (AP): The Philippines' foreign secretary apologised Tuesday after tweeting an obscene phrase demanding China get out of Philippine-claimed territory in the South China Sea in an outburst that
TEHRAN, MAY 4 (IANS): Iran has always been ready for talks "at any level and in any form" with its neighbours, including Saudi Arabia, to settle issues, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh sa
LONDON, MAY 4 (IANS): Foreign ministers from G7 countries will on Tuesday discuss human rights and threats to democracy on the second day of a special meeting in London, according to the UK Foreign Office. T
United Nations, May 4 (AP): China's UN ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup, warning that further violence could lead
Jerusalem, May 4 (AP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a midnight deadline on Tuesday to put together a new coalition government - or be looking at the possibility of leading his Likud party int
Mexico City, May 4 (AP): An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70, city officia
