BEIJING: China is all set to operationalise the first electric train in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, connecting the provincial capital Lhasa with...
Washington:The Biden administration is stepping up preparation for relocating tens of thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who worked with US forces during the...
UNITED NATIONS: The Delta variant, the significantly more transmissible strain of COVID-19, is expected to become a "dominant lineage" if current trends continue, the...
Boston: Scientists have found signs of inflammation and neurodegeneration in the brains of individuals who died of Covid-19, similar to what is observed in...
Washington: The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to America's attempt to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Chief...
WASHINGTON: Four members of the Saudi hit squad that killed US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 had received paramilitary training in the United States...
BEIJING: China on Tuesday politely declined UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's call for a 'meaningful access' to verify the 'serious' reports...
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out hosting American bases in Pakistan for military action inside war-torn Afghanistan, fearing it might lead to...
Dubai: Iran’s president-elect said on Monday he would not meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile programme and its support...
United Nations: About 10,000 refugees have fled from Myanmar to India and Thailand as nationwide clashes in the country led to "acute" new displacements...
DUBAI: Authorities in Dubai have eased travel restrictions for its residents from certain countries, including India, if they have received two doses of a...
Kabul: Afghanistan’s former president said on Sunday the US came to his country to fight extremism and bring stability to his war-tortured nation and...
Dubai: The moderate candidate in Iran's presidential election has conceded he lost to the country's hard-line judiciary chief.
Former Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati wrote...
JERUSALEM: The Palestinian Authority is calling off an agreement whereby Israel would transfer 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to it in exchange for...
Washington: China is a "pacing challenge" for America, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said, asserting that it is "really important" for the US to...
London: Researchers are developing a rapid, low-cost and mass manufacturable saliva-based biosensor test for Covid-19 inspired by the glucose test strips used to check...
LONDON: The number of people infected with the coronavirus is increasing rapidly in England, doubling every 11 days, which coincides with the Delta variant...
WASHINGTON: Documents released by a US congressional panel on Tuesday revealed new details of how then-President Donald Trump tried to mobilise the Justice Department...
Islamabad: A Pakistan court has adjourned till October 5 the hearing of a government’s plea to appoint a counsel for Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan...
London: A new, experimental anti-viral treatment used for some worst-affected Covid-19 patients has been found to save lives, according to the results of a...
Brussels : NATO leaders on Monday declared China a constant security challenge and said the Chinese are working to undermine global order, a message...
Beijing : The Chinese mission to the European Union on Tuesday denounced a NATO statement that declared Beijing a “security challenge,” saying China is...