4 protesters shot dead as tensions rise in Cameroon ahead of election results, opposition says
Yaounde (Cameroon), Oct 27: At least four protesters were killed during clashes with security forces in Cameroon as opposition supporters rallied to demand credible...
East Timor joins ASEAN
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 26: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was...
Top Pakistani military official meets Bangladesh’s interim govt chief Yunus
Dhaka, Oct 26: Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza has said Islamabad was willing to deepen ties with Dhaka...
Bhagavad Gita ‘nectar of wisdom’ for modern world, say Chinese scholars
Beijing, Oct 26: The Bhagavad Gita is the “nectar of wisdom” and a “miniature history of Indian civilisation” offering answers to the spiritual and...
Russia targets Kyiv with drones, killing 3 and wounding 29
Kyiv, Oct 26: Russia targeted Ukraine's capital with drones, killing three people in their homes, local authorities said early on Sunday.
At least 29 people...
Trump attends ceasefire ceremony with Thailand, Cambodia during Malaysia visit
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 26: Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement on Sunday during a ceremony attended by US President Donald Trump, whose...
Russian missile and drone attacks kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy pleads for air defence
Kyiv, Oct 25: Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said, and...
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93
Bangkok, Oct 25: Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, has...
Russia faces shrinking, aging population; tries restrictive laws to combat it
Moscow, Oct 25: For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the spectre of Russia's shrinking and aging population.
In 1999, a year before...
Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads
Washington, Oct 24: President Donald Trump announced he's ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he...
Trump admin says it will contest lawsuits challenging USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee
Washington, Oct 24: The US government has said it will fight lawsuits aimed at blocking the USD 100,000 fee imposed on new H-1B visa...
8 TTP terrorists killed, 5 injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar, Oct 24: Eight TTP terrorists were killed and five others injured on Friday during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,...
