UN urges Pakistan, Afghanistan to end hostilities to protect civilians
Islamabad, Oct 16: The United Nations on Thursday urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to bring “a lasting end to hostilities” to protect civilians, after days...
10 dead in Indonesia’s oil tanker fire, explosion
Batam, Oct 15: A fire and explosion on a crude palm oil tanker at a shipyard on Indonesia's Batam Island on Wednesday killed at...
Pak announces 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan
Islamabad, Oct 15: Pakistan on Wednesday said a 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed with Afghanistan, amid border clashes between the two countries that have...
Toxic fumes prevent rescuers’ entry to fire-ravaged chemical depot in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Oct 15: Plumes of smoke continued to billow from a charred chemical warehouse here on Wednesday, preventing firefighters from entering the building even...
India elected to UN Human Rights Council for seventh time
New York, Oct 15: India has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026-28 term, marking the country's seventh...
Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash
Jakarta, Oct 15: Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day Wednesday, spewing towering columns of...
Israeli military says one of the 4 bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of hostage
Tel Aviv, Oct 15: The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of...
Pakistan alleges India trying to ‘mould’ history by ‘inventing outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts’
Islamabad, Oct 15: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday alleged that India is trying to “mould” history by “inventing outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts”.
The statement comes a...
Smoke continues to billow from charred chemical godown day after B’desh fire tragedy claims 16 lives
Dhaka, Oct 15: Plumes of smoke continued to billow from a charred chemical warehouse in the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, a day after a...
16 killed in fire at garment factory and chemical warehouse in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Oct 14: At least 16 workers were killed and several others injured on Tuesday in a fire that broke out at a garment...
India to resume postal services to US from Oct 15
New Delhi, Oct 14 : India Post will resume international postal services of all categories to the US from October 15, according to an...
US, Malaysia work to expand Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire in advance of ASEAN summit
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 14: Malaysia and the US are facilitating efforts to secure an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia that they hope...
