Aus man rescued 10 hrs after clinging to tree in floodwaters

Sydney (IANS) A man in Australia was rescued on Tuesday, 10 hours after clinging to a tree in floodwaters.

Battered by a low pressure system bringing record rainfall and damaging winds, several drought-affected, bone-dry rivers near the township…

15 killed in B'desh boat capsize

Dhaka (IANS) At least 15 people were killed after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, according to the Bangladesh Coastguard.

The accident took place 10 km northwest of St Martin's Island.

Sixty-two…

Coronavirus to pull down China's GDP

Hong Kong (IANS) The economic damage caused by novel coronovirus to the Chinese economy is likely to be larger than SARS, leading to GDP estimates being revised downwards.

Citigroup has cut China's GDP forecast for the first quarter of…

Final Iowa caucus recount gives Buttigieg delegate win

Washington (IANS) Almost a week after the Iowa caucuses, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has won 14 of the state's 41 delegates, thus putting him in first place in the Democratic Party's state caucuses and giving him a key…

Thai mall gunman shot dead after killing 26

Bangkok (IANS) A soldier who killed 26 people in a shooting spree at a shopping mall in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima was shot dead by police on Sunday, Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha said.

The gunman, Sgt. Jakrapanth Thomma, 32,…

Tear gas fired as HK protesters block roads

Hong Kong (IANS) Hong Kong riot police fired several rounds of tear gas after protesters blocked roads and chanted the five demands of the city's anti-government movement, it was reported.

On Saturday night, about 100 protesters gathered…

Counting underway for Irish general elections

Dublin (IANS) Counting was underway in the Irish general elections on Sunday as an exit poll put the three main political parties -- Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, Sinn Fein -- tied in first preference votes.

Ballot boxes from across Ireland's…

Syrian army captures 600 sq km of areas in Idlib, Aleppo

Damascus (IANS) The Syrian army said on Sunday that it has captured 600 square km of areas over the past few days in the countryside region of Idlib and Aleppo provinces in northern Syria.

Dozens of villages and towns as well as hills were…

Passport-free entry to Kartarpur under consideration: Pak Min

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan's National Assembly was informed that a proposal for allowing passport-free entry for Sikh pilgrims to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur was under consideration, in order to attract more visitors, it was reported…

Saudi rejects Pak plea for discussion on Kashmir at OIC

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) In yet another setback to Islamabad, Saudi Arabia has once again declined Pakistan's request for an urgent meeting of the council of foreign ministers on Kashmir at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).