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…

More than 70 Chinese cities under Covid lockdown impacting over 300 mn people

Hong Kong (IANS) More than 70 Chinese cities have been placed under full or partial Covid lockdowns since late August, impacting more than 300 million people, as local authorities rush to stamp out infections at all cost in the final countdown to…

Sri Lanka issues red alert for heavy rain

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's Meteorological Department on Monday issued a red alert for several districts as heavy rain were expected to lash the island nation in the coming days.

The Department warned that some areas could experience rains…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…