North Korea voices complaint against China via rebukes on trilateral summit: Seoul

Seoul (IANS) North Korea appears to have indirectly expressed its complaint against Beijing when it slammed a joint declaration issued after the latest trilateral summit among leaders of South Korea, China and Japan, Seoul's Unification Ministry…

India announces US$ 1 million relief assistance for landslide-devastated Papua New Guinea

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday announced an immediate relief assistance of US$ 1 million to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Papua New Guinea which was devastated by a massive landslide on May 24. 

The landslide…

Severe weather with tennis ball-sized hailstones, tornadoes in parts US leave 15 dead

Washington (IANS/DPA) Powerful storms have caused extensive damage in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States, with at least 15 lives lost.

Rescue workers and police searched for victims in the rubble and treated dozens…

Death toll rises to 11 in Russian attack on Kharkiv's DIY store

Kyiv (IANS/DPA) The death toll from a Russian airstrike on a DIY store in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has risen to 11, Kharkiv region Governor Oleh Syniehubov announced on Sunday. 

Russia attacked the store with at least one glide…

Hamas steps up attack on Israel, fires barrage of missiles; first in past few months

New Delhi (IANS) Palestine-based militant outfit Hamas on Sunday launched a fresh missile attack on Israel, prompting the latter to blare warning sirens across Tel Aviv, the first such incident in the past few months. 

Hamas armed wing Al-Qassam…

Over 300 people buried after huge landslide hits Papua New Guinea

Sydney (IANS) More than 300 people were buried after a massive landslide hit a remote region in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG), local media reported. 

Aimos Akem, a member of parliament for the Lagaip open electorate in Enga province, confirmed…

Death toll in fresh rainstorms, floods rises to 17 in Afghanistan

Kabul (IANS) Death toll due to fresh rounds of rainstorms and flooding in Afghanistan's Faryab and the neighbouring Sari Pul province over the past two days mounted to 17, local officials said on Saturday.

In the Lawlash district of the…

About 100 feared dead during huge landslide in Papua New Guinea

Sydney (IANS) About 100 people were feared dead after a huge landslide battered a remote village in Papua New Guinea, the media reported.

The incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. local time in Kaokalam Village in Enga Province, located over 600…

Ali Bagheri Kani appointed as Iran's caretaker FM after Amir-Abdollahian's death

Tehran (IANS) Iran's Interim President Mohammad Mokhber has appointed Ali Bagheri Kani as the country's caretaker Foreign Minister, the media reported. 

Bagheri Kani previously served as Deputy Foreign Minister For Political Affairs,…

US claims Russia likely launched space weapon into orbit last week

Washington (IANS/DPA) The US has claimed that Russia launched what is likely a space weapon capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit, US Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder announced. 

Ryder added that the launch took place on…