Seoul, January 8 (IANS): A North Korean party magazine stressed the importance of designating the state leader's successor in a publication in March last year, shortly before leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju-a
Tehran, January 8 (IANS): Irans top judicial authority, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, has warned that there will be no leniency for anyone accused of aiding what he described as the enemy against the Islamic Repu
Islamabad, January 8 (IANS): A leading international human rights organisation condemned the convictions and severe prison sentences issued in absentia by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan against a gro
United Nations, January 8 (IANS) In a sweeping ideology-driven move targeting the UN, President Donald Trump is pulling the US out of 31 entities linked to it, alleging that they no longer serve American intere
Washington, January 8 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said that Venezuela has agreed to purchase only American-made products using proceeds from a new US-brokered oil deal, describing the arrangement as a maj
Dhaka, January 7 (IANS): Bangladesh's administration has become increasingly dysfunctional since the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government assumed power following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami Leagu
Taipei, January 7 (IANS): Taiwan's National Security Bureau has accused Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of conducting military drills near the self-ruled island along with cyberattacks, sharing over 19,000 "contr
Washington, January 7 (IANS): The recent arrest of a senior official of an ISIS affiliate organisation, Mehmet Goren, has reignited accusations against Pakistan for providing safe havens to terrorist groups. Go
New Delhi, January 7 (IANS): Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday slammed certain politicians back home who have been holding her and Awami League party responsible for the death of Bangl
New Delhi, January 7 (IANS): The sharp decline in Pakistans exports and the damage caused to the agricultural sector due to the floods are expected to pull down the countrys growth rate to below the IMFs estima
New Delhi, January 7 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with both leaders discussing ways to further strengthen the bila
New Delhi, January 7 (IANS): China's rare earth weapon has emerged as one of the most sophisticated instruments of modern economic statecraft as it exploits Western dependencies on materials essential for defen
Quetta, January 7 (IANS): The Baloch National Movement (BNM) strongly condemned the Pakistani military over what it described as a "baseless propaganda campaign" against its leadership.This came against the bac
Washington, January 7 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told US lawmakers that President Donald Trump aims to acquire Greenland through negotiations with Denmark, and that recent tough rhetoric from the
Washington/New Delhi, January 6 (IANS) Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton has termed Washington's decision to impose tariffs against India for purchasing Russian oil before holding negotiatio
Bangkok, January 6 (IANS): Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said in a media interview on Tuesday that the country's military has lodged a protest with Cambodia over an explosion in the bo
New Delhi, January 6 (IANS): The US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has raised questions about how the resulting political instability could affect Chinas significant economic interests there, as
Bangkok, January 6 (IANS): Thai Army spokesperson Winthai Suvaree stated on Tuesday that the Cambodian side has contacted local Thai military units, claiming it had no intention of firing into Thai territory.Ea
New Delhi, January 6 (IANS): The scales are tilting in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with opinion polls now predicting a landslide victory in the upcoming Bangladesh elections, scheduled for
Oslo, January 6 (IANS): Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said If the US attacks another NATO country, everything stops. In an interview with Danish broadcaster DR on Monday, the Danish prime minist