Yangon, January 4 (IANS) Myanmar's State Administration Council on Saturday pardoned approximately 6,000 prisoners to mark the country's 77th Independence Day anniversary, according to the council's orders.The
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Tokyo, January 4 (IANS) Japanese media on Saturday reported that 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka, recognised as the world's oldest person, has died of old age.Itooka died earlier this week at a nursing home in the c
Quito, January 4 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency in seven provinces and three municipalities amid escalating internal unrest and armed conflict.The provinces af
New Delhi, January 3 (IANS) United States President-elect Donald Trump on Friday launched a fiery attack on outgoing President Joe Biden, calling him "the worst President in the history of the United States" wh
Seoul, January 3 (IANS) South Korea's anti-corruption agency suspended its attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid Friday following an hours long standoff between inv
Vienna, January 2 (IANS) On a frosty morning in Slovakia's capital Bratislava, cameraman Peter Lahky expressed his concerns over a looming energy crisis after Ukraine halted Russian gas transit to Europe, feari
Seoul, January 2 (IANS) Concerns have grown over a potential clash if investigators proceed with a warrant to detain South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as the impeached president has vowed to "fight to the en
Dhaka, January 2 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu monk and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote, also associated with the Inte
Jerusalem, January 2 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning stating that Israel would intensify its military operations in Gaza if Hamas does not agree to a deal for the release of h
New York, January 1 (IANS) The New Year dawned with a terrorist “hell-bent on carnage” ploughing his vehicle into a crowd of celebrants in New Orleans killing 10 people and injuring 35, officials said. &nbs
Moscow, January 1 (IANS) Russian energy giant Gazprom said Wednesday that it has stopped gas supply for transit through Ukraine due to expiration of key agreements and the lack of renewal by the Ukrainian side.
Seoul, January 1 (IANS) Senior aides of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, including his chief of staff, offered to resign Wednesday, a day after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to the Con
United Nations, December 31 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for making 2025 'a new beginning' in his message for the New Year."Throughout 2024, hope has been hard to find. Wars are causing e
Seoul, December 31 (IANS) North Korea has launched the construction of what appears to be a 4,000-ton frigate equipped with a vertical launching system, South Korea's military said, as Pyongyang seeks to advanc
Seoul, December 31 (IANS) A lawyer for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday protested against a detention warrant for the impeached president over his botched martial law imposition, calling the warr
Seoul, December 31 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee has expressed "deep condolences" over a recent deadly plane crash in South Korea, which claimed the lives of 179 people.Flo
Washington, December 31 (IANS) A US federal appeals court has upheld a jury's decision ordering President-elect Donald Trump to pay $5 million for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The
Seoul, December 30 (IANS) A surge in cancellations of travel deals and airline tickets was reported on Monday as concerns over aviation safety mounted following a deadly airliner crash that claimed 179 lives, a
Washington, December 30 (IANS) World leaders and US politicians have offered their condolences following the death of former US President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday.Carter, who as president brokere- Seoul, December 29 (IANS) The United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will face a "decisive response," including military-technical countermeasures, should they make new missile threats agai
