Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero
Wellington, Aug 3: The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling...
Russian planes fire a salvo of glide bombs at a southern Ukraine city, killing 1 and wounding dozens
Kyiv, Aug 3: Russian planes dropped eight powerful glide bombs in a span of 90 minutes on residential districts of the southern Ukrainian city...
BNP authorises PM Rahman to finalise nominee for Bangladesh’s presidential elections
Dhaka, Aug 2: The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) has authorised Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to select the party's candidate for the country's presidential elections,...
Pak Hindu rights body demands implementation of constitutional guarantees for minorities
Peshawar, Aug 2: A Hindu rights organisation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has announced to launch an outreach campaign to urge the provincial government to...
Blaze on Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead, dozens missing
Surabaya (Indonesia), Aug 2: An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java on Sunday, leaving at...
Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war
Washington, Aug 2: US President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies...
Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, 7 injured: city spokesman
Boise (US), Aug 2: Three people were killed and seven more were injured, some critically, in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in...
Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, US to stop new strikes
Washington, Aug 2: President Donald Trump in a Saturday evening social media post claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal...
Indian diaspora in China flags visa, social media concerns at embassy’s first Open House in years
Beijing, Aug 2: Members of the Indian diaspora in China raised concerns over abusive anti-India content on Chinese social media, declining work visas for...
Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East
Cairo, Aug 1: US President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of...
Britain’s new leader shifts power from Downing Street to Manchester with ‘No. 10 North’
Manchester, Aug 1: Britain has a new hub of power: a bland modern office block about 260 km from the prime minister's official London...
Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East
Cairo, Aug 1: US President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of...
