Panama City (IANS) Representatives of more than 160 governments, parties to the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild fauna and flora (CITES) have reaffirmed their commitment to address the biodiversity crisis by adopting…
Lagos (IANS) A total of 15 people were killed and 11 others injured in recent gun attacks in Nigeria.
The deadly attacks were launched by unidentified gunmen to four villages in the state of Kaduna, said Samuel Aruwan, the state's commissioner…
Sanaa (IANS) Three Yemeni soldiers were killed in the southern province of Dhalea in a drone attack launched by the Houthi militia, a military official said.
"An explosive-laden drone of the Houthi rebels struck the government's military…
Dubai (IANS) The Court of Appeals in Dubai has upheld a verdict against five men, including an Indian, who were convicted of causing massive fire and blast on a ship docked at the Jebel Ali port last year.
A month-long jail term and a fine…
London (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin could resort to using Novichok in mass chemical weapon attacks in Ukraine if his troops continue to lose ground, US officials fear, according to a media report.
As the progress of the war has gone…
Jerusalem (IANS) At least one person was killed and 14 others were injured in two separate explosions in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
The blasts were caused by explosive devices, the police said in a statement.
One went off at a bus stop…
New Delhi: In what has been described as another "close call" for Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) located in the middle of a war zone between Russia and Ukraine has witnessed some intense shelling…
Kathmandu (IANS) People across Nepal went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new 275-seat House of Representatives of the federal parliament and seven provincial assemblies.
About 17.988 million voters are eligible to elect 275 members to the…
New Delhi (IANS) History was made for vulnerable countries and civic society who have been calling for funding for decades, diplomats from over 190 countries on Sunday struck a deal to set up a loss and damage fund to pay for climate-related damage,…
Canberra (IANS) Australia has reported a 38 per cent increase in new Covid-19 cases amid a fourth nationwide wave of the pandemic, government data revealed on Friday.
According to the data published by the Department of Health, an average of…