Ex-US President Donald Trump indicted in fourth case

Washington (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump was charged along with 18 alleged accomplices in connection with attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election count in the state of Georgia.

Late Monday night, Trump was charged with…

Death toll from Hawaii wildfires rises to 99

Honolulu (IANS) The death toll from the devastating wildfires in the US state of Hawaii's Maui Island has increased to 99, authorities said on Tuesday.

Addressing reporters, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said that "there are 99 so far",…

Over 2,000 war-era explosives found buried in Cambodia school

Phnom Penh (IANS) The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) experts have recovered more than 2,000 pieces of war-era unexploded ordnance (UXO) buried in a school campus in Kratie province, an official said on Monday.

"Within a three-day period…

SKorea-US-Japan summit to lead to security cooperation framework: official

Seoul (IANS) This week's trilateral summit involving South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will lead to the establishment of a "key framework" for security cooperation among the…

Pak Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar picked as caretaker PM

Islamabad (IANS) Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, a lawmaker belonging to Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has been selected as caretaker Prime Minister, a statement from the the Prime Minister's Office said on Saturday.

The decision comes after the second…

Death toll in Hawaii wildfire rises to 67

Los Angeles (IANS) The Hawaii wildfires have reached a grim milestone as the death toll rose to 67, making it the deadliest natural disaster in the state's history.

Hundreds more have been reported missing and the toll may still rise, BBC…

Six foreigners arrested in killing of Ecuadorian presidential candidate

Quito (IANS) Six suspects arrested in connection with the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio and another accused who was shot dead are all foreigners, police have confirmed.

The six armed suspects, all…

New Zealand's annual food prices up 9.6%

Wellington (IANS) New Zealand's annual food prices were 9.6 per cent higher in July 2023 than in July 2022, the country's statistics department said on Friday.

Stats NZ said in July this year, the annual increase was due to rises across…

43 injured in blast at Moscow plant: Authorities

Moscow (IANS) Forty-three people have been injured so far in a blast at an optical-mechanical plant in the city of Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region, local authorities said.

The explosion happened on Wednesday morning at around 10:40 a.m.…

41 migrants feared dead in latest Mediterranean shipwreck

Rome (IANS) Some 41 migrants were feared dead in the latest shipwreck on the treacherous route across the central Mediterranean.

The deaths were reported by four survivors of the tragedy who were brought to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa…