Rome, September 14 (IANS) Pope Francis has slammed both US presidential candidates -- Donald Trump and Kamala Harris -- for what he called "anti-life policies" on abortion and migration, and advised American Ca
Moscow, September 13 (IANS): In a move that will further strain their already fraught relationship, Moscow has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats after the country's counter-intelligence agency
Geneva, September 13 (IANS): Reacting strongly to the recent comments made by some foreign diplomats posted in India, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday said that the envoys and their leade
Yangon, September 13 (IANS): Myanmar's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has designated a new protected public forest area in the western region of Sagaing, state-run daily The Mirror
Seoul, September 13 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for increasing the number of centrifuges for uranium enrichment in order to increase its nuclear weapons for self-defence, the state media s
Moscow, September 13 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that by providing Ukraine with long-range weapons, Western countries risk involving directly in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.In such circumsta
United Nations, September 13 (IANS): While reaffirming support for a permanent seat for India, the US is calling for text-based negotiations for reform of the UN Security Council giving an impetus to the stalle
Washington, September 13 (IANS): The defence chiefs of South Korea and the US have reiterated the "robustness" of the two countries' alliance in a phone call, the Pentagon said, as Pyongyang has ratcheted up te
Washington, September 13 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has announced that he will not participate in another presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Har
Cairo, September 13 (IANS) Countries in the Middle East condemned on Thursday an Israeli airstrike on a school operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNR
Yangon, September 12 (IANS) At least 17 people have died in floods triggered by heavy rain in the Yamethin township of Mandalay region within two days, an official from the Mandalay Fire Services Department tol
Lima (Peru), September 12 (IANS): Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori died at the age of 86 in Lima "after a long battle against cancer," confirmed his daughter and political leader Keiko Fujimori."Our f
Canberra, September 12 (IANS): Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Thursday announced he has stripped distinguished service medals from military commanders during the war in Afghanistan over alleged w
Washington, September 12 (IANS): The US on Thursday condemned North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles, reaffirming its "ironclad" security commitment to South Korea.Pyongyang launched multiple short-range ba
United Nations, September 12 (IANS): Six staff members of the UN relief agency for Palestinians, known as UNRWA, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.Israeli air
New York, September 12 (IANS) The 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack brought together US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in a moment of civility on Wednesday barely 10
Seoul, September 12 (IANS) North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, the South Korean military said, the first such launch since July 1.The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jerusalem, September 12 (IANS) Israel has revealed a document, which it says was written by a senior Hamas commander, detailing severe losses suffered by the militant group during Israel's offensive in Gaza.The
Kathmandu, September 11 (IANS): A team from credit ratings agency Fitch has arrived in Nepal to conduct a first-ever sovereign credit rating for the country, a government official said on Wednesday.A Fitch team
Juba, September 11 (IANS): Nearly 800,000 refugees who have fled conflict in Sudan are facing hunger and diseases in South Sudan amid a lack of humanitarian funding and soaring cost of food, a global charity wa