Phnom Penh, January 20 (IANS): The World Bank announced that it has approved new financing to help Cambodia improve equitable access to basic education.
In a statement, the World Bank said it will provide a
Kortrijk, January 20 (AP): The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down in western Belgium on Thu
Lahore, January 20 (PTI): At least three people were killed and 20 others injured on Thursday in a powerful blast at the Paan Mandi in Lahore's famous Anarkali market, where Indian commodities are sold, pol
New Delhi, January 20 (IANS): An anti-cybercrime court in Rawalpindi has sentenced a Muslim woman to death on charges of sending blasphemous material over WhatsApp, Samaa TV reported.
The judge delivered the
Washington, January 20 (PTI): US President Joe Biden has said that Vice President Kamala Harris would be his running mate if he stood for office again in 2024.
President Biden made this emphatic assertion on
London, January 19 (AP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament but it may be too little to prevent his Conservative Party's lawmakers fr
Ankara, January 19 (IANS): Turkey and Serbia have agreed to bring together leaders of Bosnians, Croats, and Serbs in a bid to solve the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan h
San Francisco, January 19 (IANS): Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has slammed the United Nations (UN) once again, saying that there are "not enough people" in the world and one should be more worr
Jakarta, January 19 (IANS): Indonesian lawmakers passed a law on the relocation of the nation's capital to the island of Kalimantan, which shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated is
Davos, January 18 (PTI): It is not possible to end the COVID-19 virus as such viruses never go away and end up becoming part of the ecosystem, a top WHO official said on Tuesday but asserted that it is possible
United Nations/Geneva, January 18 (PTI): UN human rights experts have voiced grave concern over attempts by the Taliban in Afghanistan to steadily erase women and girls from public life, saying women from ethni
Luanda, January 18 (IANS): Angola estimates to produce 10.5 million carats of diamonds in 2022 with a revenue of $1.4 billion, the country's National Diamond Company (Endiama) announced here.
The informa
Kabul, January 18 (IANS): The death toll from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis has increased to 22, an official confirmed on Tuesday.
"The latest figures by ou
Tokyo, January 18 (AP): Japan's government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people.
Japan has never had a lockdown during
Seoul, January 18 (AP): North Korea said Tuesday it had conducted a test-firing of tactical guided missiles, a day after South Korea's military detected the North launching two ballistic missiles into the s
Brussels, January 18 (AP): Christian Democrat Roberta Metsola of Malta was elected president of the European Union's parliament Tuesday, taking over for a 2 -year term following the death of Socialist David
Dubai, January 17 (AP): A possible drone attack may have sparked an explosion that struck three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and another fire at an extension of Abu Dhabi International Airport on Monday that killed
Davos, January 17 (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said joint efforts are the only way to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and called for fair distribution of vaccines and expedited inoculation drive
Seoul, January 17 (AP): North Korea on Monday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea's military said, with the apparent goal of demonstratin
Beijing, January 17 (PTI): China's population grew to 1.4126 billion by the end of last year, increasing by less than half-a-million as the birth rate fell for the fifth consecutive year, stoking fears of a