Dhaka, March 7 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in a massive explosion at a building in Siddique Bazar, a crowded marketplace in Old Dhaka, at 4:50 p.m. (local time) on Tue
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Even as the Republican Party predicts its a 'Ron vs Don' for nomination for 2024, former US President Donald Trump feels he has not been done yet and has vowed to remain in th
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has welcomed a draft agreement reached under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversit
Seoul, March 7 (IANS) Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Tuesday said that "deeply troubling" signs of activity are continuously being detected at Nor
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) The US and China are heading towards inevitable conflict if Washington does not change its approach, Chinas new Foreign Minister Qin Gang said in a fiery press conference on Tuesday in w
Tokyo, March 6 (IANS): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that his government will uphold a key postwar apology, previously issued by the country following South Korea providing a solution to
Seoul, March 6 (IANS): Google and Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit against a ruling by the South Korean data protection watchdog to penalise the global tech giants for illegally collecting personal data here
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Monday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khans plea seeking suspension of the non-bailable arrest warrant issued against
Hong Kong, March 5 (IANS) China has set an official economic growth target of "around 5 per cent" for 2023, as it seeks to revive the world's second largest economy after a year of tepid growth be
Dhaka, March 5 (IANS) At least six people were killed and more than 30 were injured in an explosion at an oxygen plant in Kadam Rasul (Keshabpur) area of Chittagong's Sitakunda upazila in Bangladesh, police
Lahore, March 5 (IANS) The Islamabad police on Sunday returned without making an arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, despite the issuance of an arrest warrant against him in the Toshak
Taipei, March 4 (IANS) China's military budget is set to increase again, the spokesperson for its "rubber-stamping" parliament has said, before a week-long political meeting expected to make big c
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS): On March 7, 1971 the people of Bangladesh crossed the Rubicon. When Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman rose to address a million-strong crowd in Dhaka on the day, he was doing a whole
Kiev, March 4 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his visiting Latvian counterpart, Egils Levits, have signed a joint declaration confirming Latvia's support for Ukraine's European and Eur
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz spoke about the end of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's political career in a fiery speech.
The Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Friday declared a state of emergency as it reels from two earthquakes and two cyclones.
Port Vila, March 3 (IANS): The Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Friday declared a stat
A Palestinian teenager was shot dead wby Israeli soldiers in a village near the West Bank city of Qalqilya, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement.
Ramallah, March 3 (IANS): A Palestinian te
Tunisia denied that it had deported immigrants from sub-Saharan African countries by force, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tunis, March 3 (IANS): Tunisia denied tha
Italian President Sergio Mattarella paid tribute to the 67 asylum seekers who lost their liver earlier this week after their boat capsized off the coast of Crotone.
Rome, March 3 (IANS): Italian Presiden
US President Joe Biden said he will sign off on a Republican-backed resolution that seeks to override Washington's District of Columbia's new controversial crime laws on sentencing.
Washington, M