Washington (IANS) The last two witnesses scheduled for publicly testifying before a House panel as part of an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump offered their narratives of events relating to the investigation.
Fiona Hill, former…
New York (IANS) Contrasting India's and Pakistan's involvement in Afghanistan, India's envoy to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, has said, "Unlike (the) other country in the region, which believes in sharing 'terrorism', we believe…
Hong Kong (IANS) Hong Kong police has asked the demonstrators to leave the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) campus as soon as possible, citing bad and dangerous conditions inside.
Dozens of demonstrators have refused to leave the blockaded…
Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the island country's 23rd Prime Minister in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat here on Thursday.
Rajapaksa, who…
Washington (IANS) US Congressman Pete Olson has praised India for revoking Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, saying the move will bring equality and peace to the region.
Speaking in the US House of Representatives, Olson said that Article…
New York (IANS) Four key witnesses testifying in the President Donald Trump impeachment inquiry have expressed varying degrees of reservations about him asking Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the involvement of former Vice President…
Beijing (IANS) Chinese authorities on Tuesday expressed their opposition to a Hong Kong High court ruling against a law banning face masks during the ongoing anti-government protests that have rocked the city since June.
Zang Tiewei, spokesperson…
Kunduz (Afghanistan) (IANS) At least 14 Taliban militants, including a militants' divisional commander, were killed in an air strike carried out by Afghan Air Force in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, police said.
The sortie…
Seoul (IANS) North Korean state media in a report on Monday said that leader Kim Jong-un supervised an airborne landing training, while emphasizing the need to improve the country's war preparedness.
Kim's "field guidance" was reported…
London (IANS) Altaf Hussain, the founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) who has been charged with a terrorism offence, has requested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help by giving asylum and financial help to him and his companions, a media…