Hong Kong (IANS) Hong Kong was battered by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years, leading to widespread flooding and waterlogging, authorities said on Friday.
On Friday, streets and subway stations were inundated, with schools and workplaces…
United Nations (IANS) If a request is made to formally change the name of 'India' to 'Bharat', the United Nations would consider it, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday -- and, going by a recent precedent, it would probably take just…
Islamabad (IANS) The Pakistani rupee (PKR) again picked up a crash mode against the US dollar, hitting another record low, according to the country's central bank.
The State Bank of Pakistan said the greenback traded at 307.10 PKR in the…
Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden will focus on "fundamentally reshaping and scaling up the multilateral development banks" during his upcoming visit this week to New Delhi for the G20 leaders' meeting, the White House said.
Biden's…
Beijing (IANS) More than 36,000 people in Fuzhou, capital of China's Fujian province, have been temporarily evacuated as typhoon Haikui brought heavy rainstorms to the region, authorities said Wednesday.
As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, torrential…
Seoul (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may soon travel to Russia to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and discuss a possible arms deal, according to a news report.
In its report published on Monday, The New York Times, citing unidentified…
Wellington (IANS) New Zealand scientists on Tuesday released "Shaking Layers" heatmaps to show the intensity of shaking caused by earthquakes in different parts of the country.
The maps could help emergency responders work out where the highest…
Taipei (IANS) At least 44 people were injured and thousands of households were left without power as the powerful typhoon Haikui slammed into Taiwan, authorities said.
Haikui, the first typhoon in four years to directly hit Taiwan, made landfall…
Kiev (IANS) Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Monday said he has submitted a letter of resignation to parliament chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk after his dismissal by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"It was an honor to serve the Ukrainian…
Seoul (IANS) A day after the North fired cruise missiles following major joint exercise between South Korea and the US, North Korea has conducted a drill for a "simulated tactical nuclear attack."
As per North's official Korean Central…