Morelos, Mexico, Sep 3 (IANS) Gunmen killed five people on Monday at a bus terminal in Cuernavaca, the capital of the central Mexican state of Morelos, officials said. The gunmen entered the Estrella de Oro…
London, Sep 3 (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday night outside 10 Downing Street that there are no circumstances in which he will ask the European Union (EU) to delay his country’s…
Rome, Sep 2 (IANS/AKI) UN culture organisation Unesco’s chief Audrey Azoulay on Monday condemned the killing of a Mexican journalist and a Somali cameraman last month. She also called for a probe in the killing…
Geneva, Sep 2 (IANS/AKI) United Nations refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi has voiced concern at the publication of a National Register of Citizens in India’s northeast state of Assam that could leave some 1.9 million…
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Amid tensions with its neighbour India following its decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan asserted that his country would never ever start…
Cairo, Sep 2 (IANS/AKI) The Arab League has a vital role to play in a “lasting political solution” in Libya, United Nations Special Envoy Ghassan Salame said on Monday after meeting its Secretary General Ahmed…
Moscow, Sep 2 (IANS/AKI) Russia’s Ambassador to Egypt, Sergei Kirpichenko, has died “suddenly” in hospital in Cairo at the age of 68, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Kirpichenko was appointed…
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) At least 30 people were trapped on a burning boat off the coast of southern California on Monday, with unconfirmed reports of casualties and a rescue operation underway, media reports said….
Tehran, Sep 2 (IANS) Iran on Monday confirmed a recent explosion at its satellite launching site in Semnan province, the media reported. “The explosion was in the launcher and (at that time) the satellite had…
Ramallah, Sep 2 (IANS) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Monday said continued Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem reveal that US peace efforts are “fake”. The Ministry’s remarks came against the…
Male, Sep 2 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in the Maldives on an official visit on Monday at an invitation by the atoll nation’s President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. During his visit, Wickremesinghe…
Hong Kong, Sep 2 (IANS) The Hong Kong police said they arrested 159 people between Friday and Sunday, marking the highest number of those detained over a weekend since the anti-government protest movement began in…
Tunis, Sep 2 (IANS) Campaigning for presidential elections in Tunisia got underway on Monday in what will be a test for the country’s young democracy. The elections in Tunisia are scheduled to be held on…
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 2 (IANS) The democratically elected Tibetan Parliament-in-exile on Monday said it stands in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong who are peacefully protesting for democracy and freedom. “Along with commemorating…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia for two days starting Wednesday to attend the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) and the 20th annual summit between the two nations, the Ministry…
Muzaffarabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin has said that Pakistan should send its troops across the Line of Control (LoC) to extend “the much-needed military aid to struggling” Kashmiris if the United…
Kabul, Sep 2 (IANS) The US chief negotiator on Monday shared a Taliban draft peace agreement with representatives of the Afghan government, officials said. Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representative for Afghanistan, met Afghan President…
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) In an effort to keep the focus on Kashmir, after being isolated on the issue by several world leaders, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will discuss the matter with leaders from…
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has missed the revenue collection target by a whopping Rs 50 billion for August, the second month in the new fiscal year, despite introducing several…
Nairobi, Sep 2 (IANS) At least six people have died and one person remains missing following a sudden flood that swept Hells Gate National Park in Kenya, authorities said on Monday. The tour group of…