Dhaka (IANS) At least 43 people were killed in a deadly fire that broke out at a six-storey commercial building on Baily Road in Dhaka late on Thursday night.
Of the deceased, 33 died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and 10 in Sheikh Hasina…
Colombo (IANS) India on Friday inked a pact with Sri Lanka to provide renewable energy to three islands Delft, Nainativu and Analaitivu off Jaffna which are completely cut off from the national grid.
On behalf of Sri Lankan government, Sri…
Moscow (IANS) The presence of Western troops in Ukraine in any form would lead to a "direct escalation" of the situation, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
The Spokesperson added on Wednesday that with every new shipment…
Karachi (IANS) Pakistan's foreign exchange market is tense on reports about the expected higher dollar outflows, local media reported.
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently burdened with arranging $1.8 billion for repayment of a Chinese…
Tokyo (IANS) Japan on Wednesday started the fourth-round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Despite opposition from local fishermen, residents as well…
Mexico City (IANS) Highlighting the importance of Mexican migrant workers to the US economy, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena has again urged Washington to regularise their legal status.
Addressing a press conference, Alicia Barcena…
Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli warplanes carried out a strike on a Hezbollah military site in Lebanon on Tuesday, responding to a barrage of rockets launched by the armed group earlier in the day.
The Israeli army confirmed that approximately 35…
Kiev (IANS) Around 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion began two years ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The Ukrainian President said at a news conference on Sunday that he is providing…
Washington (IANS) US Secretary of state department Antony Blinken has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's war not only threatens Ukraine but also Washington, NATO allies and free open international trade.
On the second anniversary…
Abuja (IANS) At least 72 fatal cases of Lassa fever have been reported in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, since the beginning of this year, public health authorities said on Thursday.
The 72 deaths were among a total of 411 cases…