More than 20 protesters arrested in Hong Kong after clashes

Hong Kong (IANS) More than 20 people have been arrested for offences including unlawful assembly in Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sin areas, where chaos and violence raged until early Sunday morning.

After police started…

9 killed, 16 injured in Ohio mass shooting

Washington (IANS) At least nine people were killed, including the shooter, and 16 others injured in a mass shooting on Sunday that took place near a bar in the US state of Ohio, the second such incident that came less than 24 hours after a similar…

29 killed in US mass shootings in less than 24 hrs

Washington (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and over 40 others were injured in two separate incidents of mass shootings in the US states of Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours, media reports said.

In Ohio, nine people, including the perpetrator,…

Demonstrators gather in Hong Kong amid rising tensions

Hong Kong (IANS) Protesters on Saturday gathered in Hong Kong's busy Mong Kok area, where scenes of bitter violence erupted for days during the pro-democracy Occupy movement of 2014, for the ninth weekend in a row amid mounting tensions with the…

Pyongyang fires unidentified short-range projectiles: Seoul

Seoul (IANS) North Korea on Friday fired unidentified short-range projectiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the third such launch in about a week.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the projectiles were fired at 2.59…

Imran approves price hike, petrol at Rs 117.83/l

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan might have brought down the price of the staple flat breads for his countrymen but he has approved the recommendation of the Oil and Gas Development Authority (OGRA) to increase petrol prices…

Top US, China officials meet in Bangkok amid trade war

Bangkok (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi met on Thursday here amid an unending trade war between the world's two most powerful economies.

Pompeo and Wang sounded calm with conciliatory remarks…

Asean Foreign Ministers begin summit in Thailand

Bangkok (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) began a summit in the Thai capital on Wednesday, where they will discuss the ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea and…

SL to waive entry visa fee for India, 47 countries

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka will begin to waive its existing visa fee for travellers from 48 countries including India and China from August 1 as part of efforts to attract more tourists to the country, officials said on Wednesday.

In a media…

18 killed in Pakistan Army plane crash

Rawalpindi (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 13 injured on Tuesday when a Pakistan Army training aircraft crashed into a residential area near Rawalpindi city.

Five crew members, including two pilots, and 13 civilians were…