Kabul (IANS): The Taliban on Monday appealed to the people of Afghanistan to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country, calling them an attempt to legitimise the presence of foreign troops.
The campaign for the elections,…
Beijing (IANS): China on Monday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an open and transparent project and contribution by any country to the initiative will be a "positive factor".
"Such cooperation has always…
Washington (IANS): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Haiti, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The USGS said the centre of the quake that hit the island nation on Saturday night was about 11 miles northwest…
New York (IANS): In a blow to the Khalistan movement, President Donald Trump's administration has declared the Babbar Khalsa International terrorist group a "risk to the US personnel and interests overseas".
The National Strategy…
Johannesburg (IANS): At least 300 people have been injured in a train collision in Kempton Park city in South Africa.
"About 300 people were injured, commuters suffered serious, but not critical injuries," the Gauteng Metrorail spokesperson…
Stockholm (IANS): The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Peace Prize to Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and former Islamic State (IS) hostage and human rights activist Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as…
Sydney (IANS) A United Airlines flight landed safely at Sydney Airport on Thursday after issuing a mayday call due to low fuel reserves, authorities said.
Flight UA839, carrying 194 people, had been on a 15-hour flight to the…
The Hague (IANS): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered the US to ease sanctions it re-imposed on Iran after pulling out the 2015 nuclear deal.
Siding with Tehran, the ICJ said exports of "humanitarian" goods,…
Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday thanked the US for a record military aid package deal that has just come into effect.
On Monday, US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert confirmed…
United Nations(IANS): Maldives is currently going through a peaceful transfer of power to opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who was elected president last month, the nation's Permanent Representative Ali Naseer Mohamed has assured…