Hong Kong, December 3 (IANS): Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, along with two others -- Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow -- were sentenced to 13.5, seven and 10 months in prison, respectively,
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KABUL, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated his call for Afghan ceasefire. Stoltenberg, at the first session of the NATO's foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday, said:
TEHRAN, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized a Parliament's Bill calling for suspension of UN inspections of the country's nuclear facilities, IRNA news agency rep
TOKYO, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): Japan enacted a law on Wednesday to cover the costs of vaccination against Covid-19 for residents of the country. Amid rising hopes for the early arrival of vaccines following recen
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has identified China as a "full-spectrum" systematic rival and a threat in the coming decade. In its latest, 2030 Expert
Bangkok, December 2 (AP): Thailand's highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country's constitution, allowing him to stay in his job.-
Lahore, December 2 (PTI): Over 3,000 activists of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), including three sons of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, have been booked by police in Punjab province for hold
Hogn Kong, December 2 (AP): Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to jail on Wednesday on charges related to an unauthorised anti-government protest last year at-
Beijing, December 2 (AP): China on Wednesday rejected US accusations it is weakening its enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea, but said more efforts are needed toward reaching a political settlement
Washington, December 2 (AP): President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by-
London, December 1 (PTI): In recognition of his generous benefaction , the University of Cambridge announced on Tuesday that its chemistry department will be named after Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla's
JAKARTA, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): About 550 people fled from their homes on Tuesday after the Semeru volcano on Indonesia's main Java Island erupted, spewing incandescent lava and hot smoke, according to the Nati
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "looks forward to" working with US President-elect Joe Biden, according to the UN chief's spokesman Stephane Dujarric. G-
Beijing, December 1 (PTI): China's ruling Communist Party has reinforced its "absolute leadership" over the country's two million-strong force, asserting that the PLA should function strictly
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Johannesburg, December 1 (AP): Health officials are hoping that new, long-acting drugs to help prevent HIV infection will be a turning point for the fight against a global health threat that's been eclipsed
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Colombo, December 1 (PTI): Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by members of the Muslim community against the government's regulation that makes cremations mandatory for
Baku, December 1 (AP): Azerbaijan on Tuesday completed reclaiming territory ceded by Armenia under a Russia-brokered peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): On World AIDS Day on Tuesday, a latest report from the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic could result in 123,000 to 293,000 n
YANGON, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): The Myanmar military on Tuesday announced the extension of the suspension period of its operations against armed groups until the end of December. The Office of the Commander-in-Ch
UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): The Covid-19 pandemic is heightening the dangers of gender-based violence and human trafficking for women and girls, UN officials have said. "In every part of the worl
