Brussels (IANS) At least 70,000 people participated in the second "Rise for Climate" march in Brussels aimed at pressuring the Belgian government and the European Union (EU) to increase their efforts to fight climate change.
Washington (IANS): Indian American Senator Kamala Harris has officially kicked off her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination at a rally where she warned that the US and the world were at "an inflection point" in history…
Kabul (IANS): Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani on Monday called on the Taliban to engage in direct talks with the government or be used a "tool" by other countries.
His comments came as the President's office, citing US…
Washington (IANS): At least five people were killed in two shooting incidents in the US state of Louisiana, police said, adding a manhunt was underway to nab the suspect.
Dakota Theriot, 21, is accused of killing his parents, Elizabeth and…
Manila (IANS) At least 27 people were killed and 77 others injured on Sunday in twin explosions during Mass at a church in Philippines' Sulu province, police said.
A senior police officer told the media that the blasts hit the Jolo…
Washington (IANS): US President Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily reopen the federal government without getting any new money for his US-Mexico border wall, retreating from the central promise of his presidency, for now, in the face of intense…
Brasilia (IANS): A dam collapse at an iron-ore mine in southeast Brazil has left at least nine people dead and up to 300 missing, officials said.
The dam burst on Friday caused a sea of muddy sludge to spread across rural areas of Brumadinho…
Bangkok (IANS): The government of Malaysia on Saturday announced its decision to cancel a $20-billion railway link project that was being built and financed by China.
Malaysia's official news agency Bernama reported that the decision to…
Beijing (IANS) China on Thursday issued a comprehensive plan to establish a long-term mechanism for the conservation of the Great Wall.
The plan was jointly publicized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the State Administration…
Kabul (IANS): A Taliban commander, believed to be the mastermind of a deadly attack on a military base in Afghanistan that killed and injured a large number of troops earlier this week, has been brought down by security forces in an airstrike, the…