Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy
Tokyo, Oct 22: Japan's new foreign minister said Wednesday his country plans to show its determination to further build up its defence to rapidly...
Bangladeshi civil tribunal sends 15 serving army officers to jail in enforced disappearance case
Dhaka, Oct 22: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) on Wednesday sent 15 serving army officers to jail after their court appearances from military custody...
At least 63 killed in crash of buses, other vehicles in western Uganda
Kampala, Oct 22: Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 63 people, police...
Ukrainians brace for another winter of power cuts as Russia shifts tactics
Shostka (Ukraine), Oct 21: As the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think about her next dialysis...
Israel identifies remains of hostage as Hamas says it is committed to ending war
Tel Aviv, Oct 21: Israel said on Tuesday it had identified the body of a hostage that was released by Hamas overnight, while the...
Former French president Sarkozy begins 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Paris, Oct 21: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a prison in Paris to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal...
Israel still fires on Lebanon almost year after ceasefire. Some predict same for Gaza
Beirut, Oct 20: As a tenuous ceasefire took hold in Gaza this month, Israel launched more airstrikes on southern Lebanon — 11 months into...
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online services
San Francisco, Oct 20 (AP) : Amazon said its cloud computing service was recovering from a major outage that disrupted online activity around the...
Mysterious airstrip built on Yemeni island comes as Houthi rebels are increasingly squeezed
Dubai, Oct 20: A new airstrip is being built on a volcanic island in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, satellite images...
China’s Communist Party begins key meet; to finalise new 5-year plan, Trump’s tariffs, crackdown on military
Beijing, Oct 20: China’s ruling Communist Party on Monday commences a key meeting to finalise a new five-year plan amid concerns over an economic...
Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia’s presidential runoff, topping right-wing rival
La Paz (Bolivia), Oct 20: Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator who was never a nationally prominent figure until now, won Bolivia's presidential election on...
Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
Paris, Oct 20: In a minutes-long strike on Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre's facade, forced...
