World's longest sea-crossing bridge opens between Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong (IANS) A $20-billion bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai is set to finally open this week, marking the completion of the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built, nine years after construction…

US will pull out of nuclear treaty with Russia, says Trump

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that his country will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, a decades-old pact limiting strategic weapons development.

Trump made the…

17 killed, over 100 injured as train derails in Taiwan

Taipei (IANS): At least 17 people were killed and over 100 injured when a train derailed near the Taiwanese capital on Sunday, railway officials said.

The high-speed Puyuma Express, which was carrying around 300 passengers, came off the tracks…

Voting underway for Afghan parliamentary polls

Kabul (IANS): Voting was underway across Afghanistan on Saturday for the country's parliamentary polls that were delayed by three years and marred by a brazen terror attack by the Taliban that killed and injured top security officials earlier…

UN seeks immediate action to avoid another war in Gaza

United Nations (IANS) The United Nations envoy for the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov, has demanded that Palestine and Israel take immediate action to reduce current tensions in the area and avoid another armed conflict in Gaza.

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The Washington Post publishes missing Saudi journalist's last article

Washington (IANS) The Washington Post has published the last article written by its missing Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi in which he wrote about the poor state of press freedom across the Arab world.

Khashoggi's…

UN launches workplace mental health strategy

United Nations (IANS) The UN has launched a strategy to deal with workplace mental health issues and ways to maintain the well-being of its staff by dealing with the stigma attached to it.

UN staff struggling with anxiety, depression,…

10 killed as explosion rocks college in Crimea

Moscow (IANS): At least 10 people were killed and around 50 were injured on Wednesday in an explosion at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said anti-terror authorities were examining the possibility that…

Trump raises over $100 mn for 2020 re-election

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has raised more than $100 million for a re-election battle in 2020, giving him a massive financial advantage over a crowded field of potential Democratic contenders jockeying to challenge him.

Bangladeshi PM inaugurates construction of China-financed rail project

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the China-financed Padma bridge rail link project by unveiling its foundation plaque at a ceremony in Munshiganj on the outskirts of capital Dhaka Sunday.

She…