Bangladesh tells U.N. Security Council cannot take more Myanmar refugees
UNITED NATIONS : Bangladesh told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that it cannot take any more refugees from Myanmar, ...
Kashmiri Islamist party banned
Srinagar: India banned a Kashmir-based Islamist political party called Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) for five years on Thursday, accusing it ...
Trump, Kim end summit abruptly but say dialogue still alive
The United States and North Korea on Friday put forward starkly different accounts over the breakdown of a high-stakes summit in ...
Libya rivals agree to hold polls: UN
The head of Libya’s internationally recognised government and a rival military strongman have met and agreed to hold elections ...
Israel attorney general says plans to indict Netanyahu
Israel’s attorney general announced Thursday he intended to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, ...
Nearly 50% of India currently facing drought: IIT Gandhinagar scientists
Nearly 50% of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16% falling in the “exceptional” or “extreme” category, ...
‘No agreement’ reached at Kim-Trump nuclear talks
The nuclear summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Hanoi ended without an agreement Thursday, the White House ...
IAF plane shot down, pilot taken captive by Pak. army
An Indian pilot was captured by Pakistan after a major aerial confrontation and chase between Pakistan Air Force planes, which ...
Global powers urge India, Pak to avoid further military action: Susuhma assures restraint
New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI) Amid heightened tension and India remaining firm that it ‘reserves the right’
to take decisive ...
Nigeria’s Buhari wins re-election
Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday re-elected Nigeria’s president, after a delayed poll that angered voters and raised political ...