Myanmar's ousted democratic leaders rescind Constitution

Nay Pyi Taw (IANS) Ousted democratic leaders of Myanmar have said that they were rescinding the country's 2008 constitution, which gave significant power to the armed forces.

The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), or Parliament,…

In a first, US does not describe Tibet as 'inalienable part of China'

Dharamsala (IANS) In a first, a US State Department report does not describe Tibet as an "inalienable part of China".

Reacting to the crucial development, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), headquartered in this northern India hill station,…

White House announces new actions to curb anti-Asian violence

Washington (IANS) The White House on Tuesday announced new actions including additional funding and a cross-agency initiative to curb the alarming rise in violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) during the…

US ignores Pak in climate change summit

Islamabad (IANS) Following Pakistan's exclusion from a virtual summit hosted by the US on climate change slated to take place next month, the country's civil society activists, working in the field of environmental protection, have expressed…

World leaders call for new int'l pandemic treaty

Brussels (IANS) Twenty-five world leaders have supported a proposal from European Council President Charles Michel to draw up a new international treaty on pandemic preparedness in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

Leaders including UK Prime…

Massive container ship freed from Suez Canal

Cairo (IANS) A massive container ship which had blocked the Suez Canal since March 23 has been freed and re-floated, maritime service provider Inchcape Shipping said on Monday.

The Panama-flagged ship, Ever Given, had veered off its course…

B'desh intel report warned of bloodshed, attacks

Dhaka (IANS) Two days prior to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dhaka last week, a report issued by the Bangladesh intelligence said that there were extensive preparations of bloodshed and massive attacks on police, media and government…

B'desh militants set fire to central library

Dhaka (IANS) Hefazat militants on Sunday set fire to the central public library in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria district, the birthplace of legendary Indian sarod player and multi-instrumentalist Allauddin Khan, during a dawn-to-dusk nationwide strike.

Pak SC finds entire evidence in Daniel Pearl case doubtful

Islamabad (IANS) In a 2-1-majority judgment in the 2002 murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl, the Pakistan Supreme Court held that the entire evidence is shrouded with doubts, with prosecution failing to prove the four accused guilty.

32 killed as 2 trains collide in southern Egypt

Cairo (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 66 others wounded in Egypt's southern province of Sohag when two trains collided on Friday, according to a government statement that feared the number might rise.

The Egypt Health Ministry…