Flooding in central and southeast Mexico kills 28, and damages homes and hospitals
Mexico city, Oct 11: Flooding caused by heavy rains in central and southeastern Mexico has set off landslides, damaged homes and highways, and left...
Jaishankar, Muttaqi hold talks: India upgrades tech mission in Kabul to embassy
New Delhi, Oct 10: India on Friday announced the upgrading of its technical mission in Kabul to the status of an embassy and pledged...
Russian strikes wound at least 20 in Ukraine’s capital as child killed in separate attack
Kyiv, Oct 10: Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across swathes of...
Powerful earthquake off southern Philippines kills 1 person, causes damage, tsunami evacuations
Manila, Oct 10: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines damaged buildings, knocked out power, killed at least one person and prompted...
Israel-Hamas agree to hostage exchange
Cairo, Oct 9: Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in...
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature
Stockholm, Oct 9: Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday...
Putin says Russian air defences responsible for Azerbaijani jet’s crash last year, killing 38
Moscow, Oct 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Russia's air defences were responsible for shooting down an Azerbaijani airliner in December...
China says resumption of direct flights with India positive move to improve ties
Beijing, Oct 9: China on Thursday described the resumption of direct flights with India after a five-year hiatus as a positive step, saying it...
Trump again claims he pushed India, Pakistan to peace through trade pressure, tariff threats
Washington, Oct 9: US President Donald Trump has again claimed that he played a key role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan by...
Pak Army pledges to counter any attack with ‘swift and decisive response’
Islamabad, Oct 8: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday expressed concerns over the recent remarks by Indian civilian and military leaders and pledged to counter...
24 killed in Myanmar’s military strikes
Bangkok, Oct 8: Myanmar's military carried out a paraglider strike on a village that killed at least 24 people including children, and wounded more...
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, Omar M Yaghi win Nobel Prize in chemistry for molecular work
Stockholm, Oct 8: Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their work in...
