United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “looks forward to” working with US President-elect Joe Biden, according to the UN chief’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Guterres “was pleased to speak (over phone) […]
Islamabad; At least 13 people were killed and 15 others injured in a passenger van-bus collision in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday. The accident took place when the van hit the […]
New York: Joe Biden, who is to become US President in January, has picked Indian-American Neera Tanden, a controversial close confidante of the Clintons, to head the powerful White House Office […]
Kabul: At least 30 policemen were killed and over 20 others injured in a suicide car bomb blast that hit a military camp in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province on Sunday, top officials […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter and called him “lightweight” after the latter questioned the President over the November 3 election outcome which has projected Democrat […]
Shyamhari Chakra Two decades ago, two teenagers – one from India and the other from Sri Lanka – fell in love and got married. Twenty years later, their cross border […]
Kabul: At least seven people were injured on Saturday in two separate magnetic IED blasts in Kabul, police in the Afghan capital said. The first blast occurred at around 7.10 a.m. […]
New York: An unoccupied small utility vehicle (SUV) fell into a giant sinkhole at a residential neighbourhood in New York City’s Queens borough, according to a media report. The incident took […]
Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 61.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.44 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest […]
Caracas: Venezuela’s Supreme Court has convicted six former American oil executives of corruption and sentenced them to prison. The six Americans, who were executives of US-based refining company Citgo, were arrested […]
Washington/Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday became the latest world leader to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden. “Promoting the healthy and stable development of China-US relations is not only in […]
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run SpaceX on Wednesday launched another successful mission carrying 60 more Starlink satellites onboard a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit that will join the rest in beaming […]
Washington: The US state of Pennsylvania certified the presidential election results for Democrat Joe Biden. Governor Tom Wolf tweeted on Tuesday that the Pennsylvania Department of State “certified the results of […]
Washington: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that China will secure economic recovery and ensure balanced and high-quality growth with the right mix of supportive macroeconomic policies. “China’s […]
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Upset by India’s latest ban on 43 Chinese mobile applications, China on Wednesday urged the government to restore the trade relations for mutual benefit. “China and […]
Busan: A fire broke out at an apartment building in the southeastern city of Busan on Tuesday, leaving one dead and 23 injured, fire authorities said. The fire started at […]
Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 58.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.38 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest […]
Beijing: Beijing has witnessed a significant drop in new HIV/AIDS casess during the January-October period, the Chinese capital’s health authorities said on Sunday. A total of 1,408 new HIV/AIDS cases were […]
Canberra: A man was killed in a shark attack on Sunday in the waters off a popular beach in Western Australia. This is the 22nd fatality due to a shark attack […]
Lahore: A seven-year-old girl was hospitalised after a shopkeeper allegedly raped her at gunpoint in Lahore, police said, adding the perpetrator has been arrested. The incident took place on Saturday […]
United Nations: Public international finance must be allocated to countries and sectors most in need amid the Covid-19 andemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his video message to the International […]
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