BEIJING: Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and US and Canadian fighter jets were sent...
KATHMANDU: A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 18 people, aviation officials say.
The pilot...
DHAKA: Defending her decision to enforce a curfew with a shoot-on-sight order following violent clashes between the police and protesters in Bangladesh, Prime Minister...
NEW DELHI: Chinese scientists studying the soil samples of the moon brought by Chang'e-5 mission found water molecules in lunar soil, according to the...
MELBOURNE: The United States election will be held on November 5. On Sunday US time, President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election contest...
DEIR AL-BALAH: Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel's campaign in the territory has now killed more than 39,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 89,800.
The new...
WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris has said she plans to "earn and win" the Democratic presidential nomination to defeat Donald Trump after President Joe Biden decided...
DHAKA: Internet and mobile data services are still down despite apparent calm in Bangladesh following a verdict that scaled back a controversial quota system...
DHAKA: Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that had sparked student-led protests in which at least 114...
Secures two-thirds majority
KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli won a crucial floor test in Parliament on Sunday with more than two-thirds of...
GAZA: Discovering the poliovirus in Gaza environmental samples is deeply concerning but it’s a relief that no cases of the paralysing disease have been...
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Washington’s concerns over Russia’s cooperation with North Korea, Iran and China in the midst of its...
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has pledged to end Ukraine's war with Russia after its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reached out to the former US president to...
The Hague (Netherlands): The top UN court says Israel's presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end.
The International...
Internet, mobile services disrupted, students demand reforms
DHAKA: Police and security officials fired bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangladesh on Friday, as internet...
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a surprise visit to Gaza’s Rafah, pledging to uphold Israeli control over the Rafah crossing...
NEW DELHI: Bassett Furniture Industries, a century-old cornerstone of the US furniture industry, has been brought to its knees by a ransomware attack. The...
WASHINGTON: India is a "strategic partner" of the US and Washington is keen to continue developing that partnership, the Pentagon has said.
Pentagon Press Secretary...
DHAKA: Authorities at the premier Dhaka University on Wednesday announced an indefinite closure of the institution after ongoing protests demanding reforms in the quota...
UNITED NATIONS: India has once again called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to recommit to time-bound negotiations on the council’s reform, criticising...
TEL AVIV: Hardline Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on the prime minister to annex the occupied West Bank if the International Court of...
UNITED NATIONS: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives.
Speaking on behalf...
NEW DELHI: Two UN agencies have called for a catch-up in child immunisation, warning global vaccinations of children stalled last year, leaving 2.7 million...