Frequent disasters expose climate risks to infrastructure in South Asia
Kathmandu, Aug 5: Floods that damaged hydropower dams in Nepal and destroyed the main bridge connecting the country to China show the vulnerability of...
Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
Hiroshima, Aug 5: Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a dwindling number of the aging Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated...
Chinese woman becomes third person charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws
Melbourne, Aug 4: A Chinese citizen was charged Monday under Australia's recent foreign interference laws with covertly collecting information about an Australian Buddhist association,...
Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike
New York, Aug 4: Boeing workers who build fighter jets went on strike Monday at midnight Central Daylight Time.
About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities...
Indian-origin lawyer named Ohio’s new solicitor general
New York, Aug 4: Indian-origin lawyer Mathura Sridharan has been named Ohio’s 12th solicitor general, the state’s top attorney for appeals in state and...
Iran founds new Supreme National Defence Council after June attacks by Israel
Tehran, Aug 4: Iran founded a new defence council after attacks in June by Israel and the US, Iranian state media reported Monday.
Iran's Supreme...
A year after bloody uprising, Bangladesh is far from political stability
Dhaka, Aug 4: Abdur Rahman Tarif was talking to his sister Meherunnesa over the phone when the voice on the other end of the...
Navies of India, Singapore conclude SIMBEX
Singapore, Aug 4: The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indian Navy have completed their annual Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) that was...
Boeing workers who build fighter jets plan to go on strike
New York, Aug 4: Boeing workers who build fighter jets are planning to go on strike on Monday at midnight Central Standard Time.
About 3,200...
Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian oil depot on fire as Zelenskyy announces prisoner exchange
Moscow, Aug 4: An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian...
Four senior Indian-origin persons killed in car crash in West Virginia
New York, Aug 3 : In a tragic incident, four senior Indian-origin persons were killed in a car crash in West Virginia, authorities said...
Bangladesh tribunal commences trial of deposed PM Hasina over crimes against humanity
Dhaka, Aug 3: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday commenced the trial of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia over crimes against...
