Landslides, flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island leave at least 10 dead, 6 missing
Medan(Indonesia), Nov 26: Torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 10 people and leaving six others...
Israel’s govt approves proposal to bring all remaining 5,800 Jews from India’s northeast
Jerusalem, Nov 25 : Israel's government has approved a proposal to bring all the remaining 5,800 Jews from India's north-eastern region, commonly referred to...
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street gets lift from hopes for Fed rate cut
Bangkok, Nov 25: Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after US stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon.
US futures...
New mandatory ETA scheme imposes advance clearance of all travellers to UK
London, Nov 24: International visitors from countries so far visa-exempt will not be able to travel to the UK without advance permission in the...
China denounces Japan’s plans to deploy missiles in island close to Taiwan as ‘extremely dangerous’
Beijing, Nov 24: The rift between China and Japan over Taiwan on Monday deepened further with Beijing terming Tokyo's plans to deploy missiles in...
3 security personnel killed in suicide attack at paramilitary force HQ in Pakistan’s Peshawar
Peshawar, Nov 24: At least three security personnel were killed and two others injured in a suicide attack at a paramilitary force headquarters on...
Death toll climbs in Southeast Asia as heavy rains cause floods, landslides
Hanoi(Vietnam), Nov 24: The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday with another person...
Bangladesh sends letter seeking Hasina’s extradition
Dhaka, Nov 23: Bangladesh’s interim government of Muhammad Yunus has sent an “official letter” to New Delhi seeking the extradition of deposed prime minister...
50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, 253 students and 12 teachers still being held
Abuja (Nigeria), Nov 23: Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria's Niger state have escaped captivity and are...
Death toll in Vietnam floods reaches 90
Hanoi, Nov 23: At least 90 people have now died in floods and landslides in central Vietnam triggered by heavy rains earlier this week,...
UNSC reforms no longer an option, but a necessity: PM Modi at IBSA meet
Johannesburg, Nov 23 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the reform of the UN Security Council was no longer an option, but...
Stronger quake may hit Bangladesh, warn experts as 10 killed in 5.7 tremor
Dhaka, Nov 23: Experts have urged the Bangladesh government to take immediate action after an earthquake claimed at least 10 lives in the country,...
