Liz Truss set to be next UK PM

London (IANS) Liz Truss has been named as the new Conservative leader on Monday afternoon -- and she will become UK PM on Tuesday, media reports said.

Truss takes the helm of a country in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis after seeing off…

Powerful typhoon lashes Japan's Okinawa islands through weekend, evacuation ordered

Tokyo (IANS) Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor arrived in the south of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, resulting in orders for residents of three municipalities to evacuate.

As of Saturday evening, the typhoon, the 11th of the season, had caused…

Indian Army chief arrives in Kathmandu

Kathmandu (IANS) Indian Army chief, Gen Manoj Pande arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday.

In his visit, made at the invitation of his Nepalese counterpart, Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma, he is leading an 11-member delegation.

During his visit, General…

Fatalities reported as migrants cross US-Mexico border

Washington (IANS) Fatalities have been reported as migrants tried to cross the US-Mexico border in some sections in Texas, authorities said.

At least eight migrants were found dead on Thursday when trying to cross Rio Grande, the border river…

Tanker refloated after running aground in Suez Canal

Cairo (IANS) A large oil tanker stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal was refloated, authorities said on Thursday.

"The vessel coming from Portugal ran aground in the Suez Canal at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, and tug boats released it into its…

Sydney sees transport chaos amid dispute between drivers, local govt

Sydney (IANS) Thousands of frustrated commuters in Australia's largest city of Sydney had to squeeze their way into overcrowded carriages on Wednesday due to a long-running dispute between train drivers and the New South Wales (NSW) government.

Evacuation order lifted for town 11 yrs after Fukushima disaster

Tokyo (IANS) An evacuation order in a town hosting Japan's disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted on Tuesday, 11 years after the severe nuclear accident, with only a few former residents expected to return.

The mandatory…

Lahore traders seek permission for vegetable import from India

Islamabad (IANS) In view of the skyrocketing prices of vegetables amid the ongoing floods and relentless monsoon rain across Pakistan, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday demanded the government to give permission for vegetable…

Floods inflict $10bn loss on Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) The devastating flash floods in Pakistan have inflicted a loss of at least $10 billion on different sectors of the countrys struggling economy, according to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail.

Miftah said these were the initial…

US warships transit Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit

Taipei (IANS) Two US Navy warships sailed southward through the strategic Taiwan Strait for the first time since a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that was harshly condemned by China.

The guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS…